Heated steering wheel. Am I going to get hands on one?
Edit: It should be noted that this thread was split off from the P85D Delivery tracking thread (
Tracking P85D delivery thread) by a moderator, who also selected the thread title. I have been quite vocal in support of the mods, but now I have to say that to break out a group of posts in this way, assigning them a new subject, and not noting what you've done in any way is not the best form, as it gives the impression that the first poster--in this case me--would choose to start a thread with a subject of "Heated steering wheel. Am I going to get hands on one?" I would respectfully ask that the mods leave indications when they've made changes. --AW
Edit Number 2: Since I wrote the above, the mods have apparently moved more posts into this thread above my post, making the above edit somewhat less relevant. You'll have to believe me that at one point this post was the first post in this thread. And I know the mods didn't do this to make my first edit irrelevant, but rather because they realized that my post wasn't, in reality, the first post on the topic. I'm just in favor of pointers and explanations when posts are moved. -AW
Edit 3: Actually you don't have to take my word for it. Just see the attached screen capture.
Edit 4: And now reading the posts above mine, it is clear that this thread has posts from multiple threads in it. The post that immediately precedes mine now would make mine sound silly if we had been posting in the same thread. We weren't. All the more reason that any time posts are moved and threads combined there should be some sort of major indication of that that for all to see.
My DS had tried to reach me last night. We played a little phone tag, and connected earlier today. At that time he told me that my P85D was still scheduled to go into production this week, and still could be delivered the week of December 22, but that it might be later. He was somewhat vague about the delays. Note that this was late morning, hours before the email from Jerome Guillen came out.
I had asked him, during that call, about whether or not my car would be coming with the rumored heated steering wheel I had only read about for the first time here, just a little while earlier. He said he had also heard rumors about that, but that he did not know for certain, and that he would find out. A little while ago I received an e-mail message from him indicating that based on when my car was going to be built and on the fact that I had selected the Subzero Weather Package that my Model S would, in fact, have a heated steering wheel! Naturally I am quite pleased.
I think there are two important points here for others to take note of, one of which may still be actionable for those of you not yet in production. I could definitely be wrong, but since both delivery specialists that confirmed heated steering wheels for their customers mentioned when their customers cars were being produced as a factor, it sounds like it's possible that some of the earliest built P85Ds with the Subzero Weather Package may --NOT-- have the heated steering wheel. (That's just my take on it. My DS did not indicate that in any way.)
The other important point, of course, is that if your vehicle is not yet in production, and you want a heated steering wheel, and you did not select the Subzero Weather Package, there is some chance you may still be able to add the package and get the heated steering wheel. Again, this is pure conjecture on my part. My DS said nothing to lead me to believe this. But it's probably worth a call to your DS if your car is not yet in production and you want the heated steering wheel and you didn't have the Subzero Weather Package.