Heated seats...? More barberque!
02-28-2008, 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by hondik' post='537361' date='Feb 28 2008, 08:51 PM
Heating you back only is harmless and makes much more sense anyway.
02-28-2008, 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='537308' date='Feb 28 2008, 07:29 PM
I've even noted a discernible difference between the drivers seat and the passenger seat. As for the wife thing, I think that's universal, my wife also loves the seat heater on its highest setting ONLY. As for the "Infrared Heaters" she would love that too, so long as it didn't mess up her hair and makeup! WOMEN! 
I think its because they are all "Cold-Blooded" 
I think its because they are all "Cold-Blooded" 
02-29-2008, 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Dav530d' post='537653' date='Feb 29 2008, 09:38 AM
I took mine to the dealers for a heated seat element recall about 2 years back. Yours may need checking
02-29-2008, 01:40 AM
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Originally Posted by narvselius' post='537639' date='Feb 29 2008, 09:57 AM
I'm one those guys who actually read every page in the manual (yeah, I know I'm strange ) so I'm fully aware of the distribution option in iDrive. But the reason I asked is because I had (yet another) loaner as my car broke down, and the E61 523iA I had for one week had standard seats, black Dakota, and they didn't have the same roasting effect. I coyuld actualy leave it on on full effect for quite a while before I could smell something burning and I needed to call the fire department. So maybe it's part of the Comfort Seat option? You don't just get a multi contour seat, you also get the possibility to roast your xxxx!
) so I'm fully aware of the distribution option in iDrive. But the reason I asked is because I had (yet another) loaner as my car broke down, and the E61 523iA I had for one week had standard seats, black Dakota, and they didn't have the same roasting effect. I coyuld actualy leave it on on full effect for quite a while before I could smell something burning and I needed to call the fire department. So maybe it's part of the Comfort Seat option? You don't just get a multi contour seat, you also get the possibility to roast your xxxx!Our local car magazine TM published pictures (taken with thermographic camera) about seat heater efficiency and heating area. BMW 123d with std. seat was one of the cars and it had heater elements which covers almost the whole seat.
02-29-2008, 06:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Westcoast M5' post='537294' date='Feb 28 2008, 01:18 PM
In idrive you can change the overall distribution but I still only use setting 1, because the higher settings are way too hot. In my 550 which also had comfort seats they never got that hot - perhaps there is a variation between individual cars. With my current car they seem dangerously hot on setting 3 
That said, my wife can have it on max for an hour without any problem....but of course she would be happy if there were 1500 degree infrared heaters that came down from behind the sun visors.
That said, my wife can have it on max for an hour without any problem....but of course she would be happy if there were 1500 degree infrared heaters that came down from behind the sun visors.
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Originally Posted by vesil' post='537677' date='Feb 29 2008, 10:40 AM
I guess that heater element area is smaller with comfort seat compared to std., but they get same amount of electricity. Therefore comfort seats become really hot quickly.
Our local car magazine TM published pictures (taken with thermographic camera) about seat heater efficiency and heating area. BMW 123d with std. seat was one of the cars and it had heater elements which covers almost the whole seat.
Our local car magazine TM published pictures (taken with thermographic camera) about seat heater efficiency and heating area. BMW 123d with std. seat was one of the cars and it had heater elements which covers almost the whole seat.
My 545 touring comfort seat heaters warm up very quickly then too hot on stage 3; but the solution is simple.
1. Set idrive so mainly to your back and not your bott.
2. Stage 3 heating to warm you up quickly.
3. Reduce to stage 2 or stage 1 after a minute or two.
Simple and sorted.
Regarding my wife, she sticks with stage 2 all the time; dunno how; may be heat takes time to get thru the lagging?
But she has a point on one thing; the front thigh extenders dont warm up on my cars comfort seats so she moans about the cold front, warm rear; is this the case for all such seats?
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