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Old 10-14-16, 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by kwasley
so i had the same problem on my 14 IS350, complained to the dealer who tested it to be 'within factory spec' however after complaining in the followup email, they agreed to take it for 2 days and replaced the foam,nuluxe base, heater and amplifier with the newer one. it is now 2 degrees warmer when tested but it feels much warmer now. i'm very happy with my seats now.

wow. how much complaining did you have to do? also noticed you're in canada, anyone from the USA able to get this resolved?
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Old 10-14-16, 10:55 PM
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Yes, if the e-mail to the dealer can be posted, albeit redacted, it'd be a huge help to those who remain.

Thanks!
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Old 12-30-16, 12:17 PM
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How's the heated seats on the 17s?
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Old 12-30-16, 03:39 PM
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I have a '14 F Sport and the heated seats on level 3 feel like my BMW on level 1. Very disappointed in the heating function :/
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Old 12-30-16, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 3ISOwner
How's the heated seats on the 17s?
Same as the previous years, no change.

IMO, the best heated seats are on the ES. Put that sht on max, and you could fall asleep while driving.
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Old 01-23-17, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by nathantse
Same as the previous years, no change.

IMO, the best heated seats are on the ES. Put that sht on max, and you could fall asleep while driving.

Wow, in a way this makes me feel better about my early model 3IS. I'm guessing 4IS will have better heated seats.
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Old 01-25-17, 11:21 AM
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Both my 12 Camry Hybrid and 11 Sienna heated seat work much much better than the 200T.
Complain to dealer and get the same respond everyone get. It's just suck.
My brother ES Hybrid work just good or better than the Camry.
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Old 01-26-17, 04:11 PM
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These seats have thermostats/sensors that controls the temp. On max setting they should be around 38 deg C give or take. This data can easily be read from OBD. When dealer says it is operating within spec ask them to show readouts from techstream. Also have them measure the surface temp with IR thermometer. I bet you the temp will be around 26 even on max setting which is lower than your body temp.
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Old 01-29-17, 07:26 PM
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It's winter time here in Chicago and its so sad that after paying over 50 grand for this car, my bum still feels cold even though the heated seats are on max settings.. Hope Lexus does better in the future.
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Old 01-04-18, 07:09 AM
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bumping this up to see if there is any updates on this fix from Lexus.
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Old 01-04-18, 08:54 AM
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The heated seats on a '17 work really well. Within 5 minutes of them being on they're hotter than my 22 year-old gf's ***. I think shes 22, maybe 21.
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Old 01-04-18, 09:21 AM
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This thread is useless without pics ;-)
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Old 01-04-18, 09:42 AM
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I can barely feel mine on. My 04 bmw had much better heated seats. Hell, my 07 wrx had better heaters than this.
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Old 01-04-18, 10:28 AM
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not as hot as bmw's but no complaints from me. they work fine. for me it's the heated steering wheel. love that thing!
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Old 01-04-18, 07:39 PM
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Considering it's winter, this auto function will hold each position longer - any idea roughly how long it takes to automatically switch?
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