BMW Wants to Charge for Heated Seats. These Grey Market Hackers Will Fix That.

VICE (07/19/2022)
  • After BMW recently announced that heated seats will become an $18/mo subscription, several hackers claim they’ll help owners.
  • Since BMW seats will still have the heating components, the hacking services are offering to unlock the feature in BMWs software.
  • These hackers already offer BMW software adjustments on eBay and Etsy such as disabling annoying car chimes and advanced smartphone intergration.
  • Bimmer Tech offers an adjustment that extends the BMW i3’s electric range.
  • However, BMW could counter these hacks by resetting the software during servicing.