{"id":85345,"date":"2026-04-23T09:37:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=85345"},"modified":"2026-04-23T09:37:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:37:31","slug":"bmw-ix3-heated-rear-seats-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=85345","title":{"rendered":"The BMW iX3 Finally Gets Heated Rear Seats, With A Catch"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"post-summary-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"post-summary-title\">Article Summary<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"post-summary-list\">\n<li>The bigger, more luxurious iX3 for China has heated rear seats.<\/li>\n<li>BMW has promised to introduce this option on the standard-wheelbase model as well.<\/li>\n<li>At a later date, ventilated front seats will also be available at an extra cost.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p>When BMW outlined its spring updates for the European lineup in early February, the iX3 was on the list. The second-generation electric crossover gained additional body colors and a white steering wheel option. Additionally, BMW added 22-kW AC charging and 3.7-kW Vehicle-to-Load (V2L). However, heated rear seats were still missing.<\/p>\n<p>Fast-forward to April, and the iX3 finally gets the long-awaited feature you\u2019d expect in a luxury model. There\u2019s a big asterisk, though, since it\u2019s currently limited to the long-wheelbase version, aka the \u201cNA6.\u201d BMW unveiled the bigger version in China this week, but plans to sell it in at least four additional markets: Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and India.<\/p>\n<p>The back of the center console has dedicated physical buttons to turn the heated rear seats on and off. As with most cars offering rear-seat heating, only the outer seats are equipped. BMW has previously confirmed that this <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2025\/12\/04\/bmw-ix3-heated-rear-seats-coming-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">feature will become available<\/a> on the standard-wheelbase iX3 at some point in 2026, with South Korea expected to lead the rollout of<\/span>\u00a0the \u201cNA5.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-BMW-iX3-Long-Wheelbase-with-heated-rear-seats.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-512742\" title=\"2026 BMW IX3 LONG WHEELBASE WITH HEATED REAR SEATS\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-BMW-iX3-Long-Wheelbase-with-heated-rear-seats-830x648.jpg\" alt=\"2026 BMW IX3 LONG WHEELBASE WITH HEATED REAR SEATS\" width=\"830\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-BMW-iX3-Long-Wheelbase-with-heated-rear-seats-830x648.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-BMW-iX3-Long-Wheelbase-with-heated-rear-seats-1311x1024.jpg 1311w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-BMW-iX3-Long-Wheelbase-with-heated-rear-seats-768x600.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-BMW-iX3-Long-Wheelbase-with-heated-rear-seats-1536x1200.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-BMW-iX3-Long-Wheelbase-with-heated-rear-seats-2048x1600.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Later in its life cycle, the iX3 will also offer optional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2025\/12\/06\/new-bmw-ix3-ventilated-front-seats-confirmed\/\">ventilated front seats<\/a>. In the meantime, the elongated version brings a few features not found on the global model. In addition to a leg rest, the front passenger seat includes physical controls to adjust the seating position. Whether these will eventually make their way to the standard-wheelbase model remains unclear, but we honestly wouldn\u2019t hold our breath.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2026\/04\/22\/2026-bmw-ix3-long-wheelbase-reveals-more-luxurious-interior\/\">separate article<\/a>, we\u2019ve already covered in detail how the long-wheelbase iX3 differs from the version sold in most markets. From thicker rear seats to upgraded ambient lighting, the cabin appears to be a much nicer place to spend time. It\u2019s too bad that BMW will limit the \u201cNA6\u201d to just a handful of regions.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first crossover in the segment to give Chinese customers extra perks. The combustion-powered X3 also features a longer wheelbase and enhanced equipment in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2025\/03\/26\/2025-bmw-x3-long-wheelbase-details\/\">\u201cG48\u201d form<\/a>. Likewise, the X1 and even the X5 are larger and more upscale in China than their global counterparts.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t expect BMW to introduce long-wheelbase sedans or SUVs in the United States, as the company\u2019s research suggests there\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2026\/03\/20\/bmw-rules-out-long-wheelbase-cars-for-the-u-s\/\">not enough demand<\/a> to warrant such a decision. That said, it remains open to offering LWB models in other international markets, provided the business case makes sense.<\/p>\n<p>Following the new iX3 and i3 long-wheelbase models, the next BMWs expected to receive the LWB treatment are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2026\/04\/02\/bmw-3-series-g58-long-wheelbase\/\">3 Series \u201cG58\u201d<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2026\/03\/16\/bmw-confirms-china-next-generation-x5\/\">X5 \u201cG78.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article Summary The bigger, more luxurious iX3 for China has heated rear seats. BMW has promised to introduce this option on the standard-wheelbase model as well. At a later date, ventilated front seats will also be available at an extra cost. When BMW outlined its spring updates for the European lineup in early February, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":85346,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=85345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85345\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/85346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=85345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=85345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=85345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}