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Toyota bZ4X Owner's Manual: Comfort Features: Heated Steering Wheel, Seat Heaters, Seat Ventilators, and Radiant Heaters

Toyota bZ4X Owner's Manual / Interior Features of Your 2025 Toyota bZ4X / Utilizing the Climate Control System and Defogger / Comfort Features: Heated Steering Wheel, Seat Heaters, Seat Ventilators, and Radiant Heaters

This feature provides gentle warmth to the grip area of the steering wheel, enhancing comfort during cold weather driving in your 2025 Toyota bZ4X.

The seat heaters in your vehicle are designed to warm up the upholstery of the seats, providing a comforting and cozy feel for both the driver and passengers during cold temperatures.

To help maintain airflow and reduce perspiration, the seat ventilators in your 2025 Toyota bZ4X work by drawing air into the seats, creating a cooling and more comfortable seating experience, especially in warm weather.

The radiant heaters, located in the front footwells, are designed to directly warm the feet of the driver and front passenger, providing an added layer of comfort in cold conditions.

WARNING - Preventing Minor Burn Injuries

Exercise caution if individuals in the following categories come into contact with the heated steering wheel, seats, or radiant heaters when the heating function is turned on, as they may be more susceptible to minor burns:

NOTICE - Preventing Damage to Seat Heaters and Seat Ventilators

To avoid causing damage to the delicate heating elements and ventilation fans within the seats of your 2025 Toyota bZ4X, do not place heavy objects with uneven or sharp surfaces on the seats. Additionally, be careful not to stick any sharp objects, such as needles or nails, into the seat upholstery.

To Prevent 12-Volt Battery Discharge

To conserve the vehicle's battery power, avoid using the heated steering wheel, seat heaters, seat ventilators, or radiant heaters for extended periods when the main EV system of your 2025 Toyota bZ4X is turned off. These features draw power from the 12-volt battery.

The 2025 Toyota bZ4X offers a range of comfort-enhancing interior features to make every journey more pleasant, regardless of the weather outside.

Heated steering wheel

Turns the heated steering wheel on/off Each time the switch is pressed, the operation condition changes as follows.

AUTO (lit) → Hi (2 segments lit)→ Lo (1 segment lit) →  Off The AUTO indicator (A) and/or level indicator (B) illuminates during operation.

Heated steering wheel

The heated steering wheel can be used when

The power switch is in ON.

Seat heaters

Front

Turns the seat heaters on/off Each time the switch is pressed, the operation condition changes as follows.

AUTO (lit) → Hi (3 segments lit) → Mid (2 segments lit) → Lo (1 segment lit) → Off

The AUTO indicator (A) and/or level indicator(B)  illuminates during operation.

Front

Rear (outboard rear seats)

Each time the switch is pressed, the operation condition changes as follows.

Hi (3 segments lit) → Mid (2 segments lit) → Lo (1 segment lit) → Off

When not in use, put the switch in the neutral position. The indicator (A) will turn off.

Rear (outboard rear seats)

The seat heaters can be used when

The power switch is in ON.

WARNING

To prevent causes of overheating and minor burn injuries

Observe the following precautions when using a seat heater

Seat ventilators (front seats)

Turns the seat ventilators on/off

Each time the switch is pressed, the operation condition changes as follows.

AUTO (lit) → Hi (3 segments lit) → Mid (2 segments lit) → Lo (1 segment lit) → Off

The AUTO indicator (A) and/or level indicator(B) illuminates during operation.

Turns the seat ventilators on/off

The seat ventilators can be used when

The power switch is in ON.

When the seat ventilator fan speed level is Hi, the seat ventilator fan speed becomes higher according to the fan speed of the air conditioning system.

Radiant heaters

Radiant heaters

  1. Front passenger's side radiant heater
  2. Driver's side radiant heater

Turns the radiant heaters on/off Each time the switch is pressed, the operation condition changes as follows.

AUTO (lit) → Hi (3 segments lit) → Mid (2 segments lit) → Lo (1 segment lit) → Off

The AUTO indicator (A) and/or level indicator (B) illuminates during operation.

Radiant heaters

Operating Conditions for Radiant Heaters

The radiant heaters in your 2025 Toyota bZ4X are designed to be used when the vehicle's power switch is in the 'ON' position and the driver or passenger seatbelt is fastened, indicating that the vehicle is ready for operation.

WARNING - Preventing Overheating and Burn Injuries

Observe the following safety precautions when using the radiant heaters in your 2025 Toyota bZ4X to prevent the risk of overheating and potential minor burn injuries:

Safe Use While Driving:

Do not touch the radiant heaters or hold your hand or foot directly over them while you are driving, especially in a way that requires you to remove a hand from the steering wheel or a foot from the pedals. Such actions could lead to mishandling of the vehicle and potentially cause an accident resulting in serious injury or death.

NOTICE - Preventing Damage to the Radiant Heaters

To prevent damage to the radiant heaters in your 2025 Toyota bZ4X, avoid piercing them with uneven or sharp objects such as wires or needles, which could harm the heating elements.

The inclusion of radiant heaters in the 2025 Toyota bZ4X further enhances the interior comfort, particularly by providing targeted warmth to the feet during colder journeys.

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