heated steering wheel kaput

[lenoble at optonline.net]

Hello,

This is a common problem with the A8 also. I think most people
just give up and wear gloves if the cold wheel bothers you.

I don't know of any other fix besides changing the wheel.

> visited my local dealer for the 60k service yesterday and was advised
> the cure for my non-functioning  heated steering wheel was "replace
> steering wheel" (give or take $500 since I'm a second owner and

> repair warranty expires in a year. Audi doesn't seem to have
> engineeredthis  very well if the fix is to replace the  entire

You can say (write) that again! This problem has been around
since '97 or so.

Barry