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      01-29-2022, 10:34 AM   #68
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Originally Posted by Meza View Post
No, no driver assistance options on the car (no LDW, no Blind spot. just rain sensor, no Kafas camera) - in fact I have a really useful coin storage compartment in the dash where the driver assistance switches normally live!

So those two chunky wires I indicated are the wires which would/could power the steering heater?

I wonder if next step is to pop the airbag off and look inside the wheel?
Yes, those red/black and brown wires are the power and ground. Since your steering column switch cluster has those and the pins in the connector location for the Heated Steering Wheel switch, I would say you could try doing the retrofit without replacing it first to see if it works, worst case scenario is that you would have to replace it. But maybe you'll get lucky and not have to. At least you don't have to run the extra wiring all the way to the FEM!
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