How hot are the heated seats supposed to get at the highest Knob setting? Mine seem like they're producing the heat of setting #1 when they are on #5. Anyone?
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How hot are the heated seats supposed to get at the highest Knob setting? Mine seem like they're producing the heat of setting #1 when they are on #5. Anyone?
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Mine are lukewarm.
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Yours go up to 5 or 3? Mine go up to 5. Takes a good 7-10 minutes for them to warm up completely. Also, I believe they are actuated by someone actually sitting on the seat. If no one is sitting on it, I don't believe they get as hot as they would with weight on it. Don't quote me on that, but it seems to be my experience. Once I sit on them, they seem to get hotter.
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Mine go to 5. And I think sitting in them will let the sensor know that someone is in the seat and warms it up. I'll try the several minutes rule to see if it is indeed time that it needs to properly reach full temperature.
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10 minutes is enough to see do they work properly..
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They get hotter once you sit on them, for the obvious reasons that for one, your weight is squeezing all the air out of the foam, which acts as insulation (the air). Second, your butt is acting as insulator to trap the heat.
I don't believe the seats heating elements are activated when you sit on them, unless there was a change 2006+. I've often switched on the passenger side seat heating element, so that the seat will be pre-heated, before my passenger enters the vehicle.
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I don't believe the seats heating elements are activated when you sit on them, unless there was a change 2006+. I've often switched on the passenger side seat heating element, so that the seat will be pre-heated, before my passenger enters the vehicle.
I always pamper my passengers
Mine heat up fine and fast about 1 min to warm and 2 for HOT.They get hotter once you sit on them, for the obvious reasons that for one, your weight is squeezing all the air out of the foam, which acts as insulation (the air). Second, your butt is acting as insulator to trap the heat.
I don't believe the seats heating elements are activated when you sit on them, unless there was a change 2006+. I've often switched on the passenger side seat heating element, so that the seat will be pre-heated, before my passenger enters the vehicle.
I always pamper my passengers
they work with the heat setting no matter if someone is seating on them. That would be a nice feature so they are off when not needed.
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Mine are actually fine.
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I'm confused, didn't you write as your thread opening post, that setting #1 was like #5?
In any case, #5 is waaaay to hot for me after 5 min, even when -20C here. I start off at #5 for the initial 3-5 min, then I lower it to #2, and just leave it there.
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To clarify, mine are fine now that I understand they need to be left on for a while to warm up to full hear when set to 5. Mine were not heating up for me for some reason, but after my battery issue it's been fine.
And there's a lesson there about the PMU boys and girls.... the Power Management Unit progressively starts turning off devices to shed electric loads anytime it detects the battery is not getting the charge it needs.
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