– 1991 BMW 7 Series (E32) First neon lights – 1994 (for the 1995 model year) Ford Explorer First DC HID lights – 1996 (for the 1997 model year) Lincoln Mark VIII First all-LED tail lights – 1998 Maserati 3200 GT First lowbeam/highbeam HID headlamps (Bi-Xenon) – 1999 on Mercedes-Benz CL-Class First all-LED headlamps – 2007 Audi R8 First low beam, front position light and sidemarker LED headlights – 2008 Lexus LS600h First continuously adaptive highbeam (HID) – 2009 on the Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W212) First headlamps with pedestrian highlighting/warning – in 2011 on Mercedes-Benz CL-Class (C216) First full-LED car + tail lights with automatic variable intensity control – 2013 on the Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W222) First laser headlights – 2014 Audi R8 LMX Electrical system First magneto – 1897 Lanchester Motor Company First electric self-starter – Arnold (copy of the Benz Velo) before 1900. First power door locks – 1914 Scripps-Booth First twin-spark engine – 1914 Alfa Romeo Grand Prix First electric power windows – 1938 Buick Y-Job (see "Other" for nonelectric production power windows) First combination key and ignition switch – 1948 (for the 1949 model year) Chrysler First 12 volt system – 1948 Lancia Ardea mk3 First alternator – 1959 (for the 1960 model year) Plymouth Valiant First sealed battery – 1969 (for the 1970 model year) Pontiac "Freedom Battery" First keyless entry system (by keypad) – 1980 for the 8th gen Ford Thunderbird, 5th gen Mercury Cougar, and Lincoln Continental Mk VI, and Town Car First multiplexing wiring – 1986 (for the 1987 model year) Cadillac Allanté & Chrysler C-Body [1988] First integrated car systems control – 1987 Toyota Soarer (Electro Multi Vision) Climate control First exhaust system heat – 1917 (???) First cooling system heat – 1926 (???) (Cadillac also lists heat as an option for $32 in the 1926 model year although it is not clear what the source is) First automobile air conditioning – 1939 (for the 1940 model year) Packard First automatic climate control – 1963 (for the 1964 model year) Cadillac First heated seats – 1965 (for the 1966 model year) Cadillac First digital climate control – 1975 Rolls-Royce Camargue First electrically heated windshield – 1985 Ford Scorpio/Granada Mk. III and 1986 model year Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable First ventilated seats – 1998 Saab 9-5 First cooled seats – 2000 Lincoln Navigator First heated steering wheel – 2001 Audi A6 and BMW 7 Series