Air ventilated Seats
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Just a little update. My wife took her 300h by the dealer for a car wash today and had a couple of questions for the technology CSR about the vehicle. While speaking to the CSR she mentioned that I thought the ventilated seats are worthless. This is the first time my wife had met this woman, but the first thing out of her mouth was "I bet he drives an MDX." She said that everyone who also owns an Acura complains about the seats. She went on to explain that the design of the 300h is to have the back of the seat ventilated and not the bottom as with the Acura design. While I understand the differences in design, I still believe the Acura design to be much better, with more ventilation. Also, they still can't explain why I could feel the ventilation in the GS from the bottom of the seat.
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The seats in the GS (ES too) are ventilated, not air conditioned. Cabin air is circulated thru them with no additional cooling. I don't know if any model of Lexus has actual AC seats, unless maybe the LS.
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Actually they are cooled seats, back side and the bottom of the seat, it's 2008 GS 450h.
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Just a little update. My wife took her 300h by the dealer for a car wash today and had a couple of questions for the technology CSR about the vehicle. While speaking to the CSR she mentioned that I thought the ventilated seats are worthless. This is the first time my wife had met this woman, but the first thing out of her mouth was "I bet he drives an MDX." She said that everyone who also owns an Acura complains about the seats. She went on to explain that the design of the 300h is to have the back of the seat ventilated and not the bottom as with the Acura design. While I understand the differences in design, I still believe the Acura design to be much better, with more ventilation. Also, they still can't explain why I could feel the ventilation in the GS from the bottom of the seat.
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As previously mentioned, the airflow probably could have been better on both cars, but I'd rather have the feature than be without it.
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From: Can
front ventilated and cooled seats not just ventilated.
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Look here on Lexus.com
http://www.lexus.com/cpo/model_library/GS/2008.html
"Heated and ventilated front seats"
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LexBob2, I know the difference between expectations and ventilated seat that isn't working properly. If that was the case Lexus would not agree to review my concern.