Heated Front Seats
01-02-2007, 03:10 AM
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When I turn on the heaters for either of the two front seats, they seem to come to temperature quickly and the seats get pretty warm. After a few minutes, they seem to cool noticeably and then stay at a much lower temperature. I was wondering if this is normal or if my seat heaters are not working correctly.
01-02-2007, 04:02 AM
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Originally Posted by stanatl' post='372924' date='Jan 2 2007, 07:10 AM
When I turn on the heaters for either of the two front seats, they seem to come to temperature quickly and the seats get pretty warm. After a few minutes, they seem to cool noticeably and then stay at a much lower temperature. I was wondering if this is normal or if my seat heaters are not working correctly.
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heyyyyy, I noticed that too. REgardless if I switch the heating on low (one green light) or max (3 green lights) the seat gets very very hot, almost uncomfortable. so I have to turn the whole thing off....
actually it is happening randomly.... sometimes it works fine....
maybe depending on outside temperature or AC settings???
actually it is happening randomly.... sometimes it works fine....
maybe depending on outside temperature or AC settings???
01-02-2007, 04:40 AM
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Interesting to hear you guys say that! My seats heatup quickly and they stay very warm until I reduce the level. They are very consistent. Maybe you should have your dealer check it out.
01-02-2007, 04:56 AM
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This may sound silly but could it be that your body is warming up enough to make it feel like the seat isn't as warm as when first activated? In other words, if you warm up to a temperature closer to that of the seat, wouldn't it feel less warm?
01-02-2007, 05:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='372944' date='Jan 2 2007, 08:56 AM
This may sound silly but could it be that your body is warming up enough to make it feel like the seat isn't as warm as when first activated? In other words, if you warm up to a temperature closer to that of the seat, wouldn't it feel less warm?
It doesn't get that cold in Atlanta so I'll just wait until I take the car in for my first service visit to have them check it out. Other than that, no issues!!! What a car!!!
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Gotcha. I think it may be by design that the seats do an extreme heat when they're first turned on because some of that energy would be needed to heat a cold seat. (The cold seat would conduct the heat away from the person for a while, wouldn't it?) It's kind of like the heated steering wheel -- there are cold spots near the wheel's spokes since the spokes draw the heat away from the heated part.
Speaking of the seat heater distribution settings in iDrive, does anyone think that it actually does anything? I don't use it much but I seem to remember that adjusting it really doesn't make much difference...
Speaking of the seat heater distribution settings in iDrive, does anyone think that it actually does anything? I don't use it much but I seem to remember that adjusting it really doesn't make much difference...
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='372951' date='Jan 2 2007, 09:28 AM
Gotcha. I think it may be by design that the seats do an extreme heat when they're first turned on because some of that energy would be needed to heat a cold seat. (The cold seat would conduct the heat away from the person for a while, wouldn't it?) It's kind of like the heated steering wheel -- there are cold spots near the wheel's spokes since the spokes draw the heat away from the heated part.
Speaking of the seat heater distribution settings in iDrive, does anyone think that it actually does anything? I don't use it much but I seem to remember that adjusting it really doesn't make much difference...
Speaking of the seat heater distribution settings in iDrive, does anyone think that it actually does anything? I don't use it much but I seem to remember that adjusting it really doesn't make much difference...
01-02-2007, 07:26 AM
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I too have experienced the same thing, but now I just turn it on to the first light and it works for me. But my GF on the other hand blasts on all 3 lights as soon as she gets into the car and it's funny because after like 2 mins she's screaming the seat is too hot for her ass! All good though, I should actually try to adjust the heat in the iDrive tho...........
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Originally Posted by Torquey5' post='372978' date='Jan 2 2007, 10:26 AM
I too have experienced the same thing, but now I just turn it on to the first light and it works for me. But my GF on the other hand blasts on all 3 lights as soon as she gets into the car and it's funny because after like 2 mins she's screaming the seat is too hot for her ass! All good though, I should actually try to adjust the heat in the iDrive tho...........
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