reachtom

I just purchased a 2013 GS 350 Luxury Plus and cant get the heated or ventilated seats to come on automatically so that when I start the car with the remote start they come on to help heat or cool down the seats. I drove another luxury plus as well as an FSport that had this programmed to stay on. When we started up those two at the dealer, the ventilated seats came on automatically but yet the dealer cant seem to determine how to set mine so they come on automatically when i start the car.

Thoughts?

PLAYTYM

I'd like to figure this out as well. However once RES+ comes out for the GS it will be a non issue.

Chris8152

Iam not sure if this is going to help or even if its relevant, firstly we don’t have remote start in the UK and secondly my car is a hybrid. When I start the car in eco mode ( witch is the de fort setting so it always starts in eco mode ), if the heater mode is set to auto the seats will automatically come on to help warm you up.
So what I was thinking was if you leave your heater on auto when you remotely start your car would your seats come on as well?.

kdsr123

my gs doesnt do this, i tired putting it in normal mode but it still wouldn't stay on

bentleymp2

We have remote start?

faifai83

Remote start is a port-installed option, or standard on the upper level trims of the '13 Altima

Chris8152

mine will only work in eco mode

bentleymp2

There is this one feature that our keys come standord with that the Altima keys don't... Our keys can open the doors to a new GS.

PLAYTYM

I have my climate control set to the default 75 degrees F. When I start the car in ECO MODE in cold weather the seats do not come on??? I wonder what I coudl be doing wrong?

Chris8152

Try this
I have
The air or recirculated mode set to AUTO
S-FLOW mode set to ON
Auto button set to ON

I don’t know what the difference has to be between the outside temperature and the temperature set inside the car.
It worked today with outside temperature of 7 deg C
Inside temperature set to 20 deg C

PLAYTYM

So, I just set everything as listed above...we shall see when I remote start my vehicle before I leave work. Does the actual seat lights come on or is it just the warm fuzzy feeling? Also...What the heck is this S-Flow setting...never even realized it was there or what its for???

jtrue28

So does the GSh automatically start in ECO mode for all hybrid owners...or just in the UK/Europe? Because if that can be set to automtically start in ECO, I want it to be set to Sport S+. Also, I thought someone said the dealer can dictate how long the heating/ventilation on the seats stays on, but not customizable by the user.

Also, does adjusting the heated seats temperature "reset" the timer for the heat to turn off? Seems like mine has stayed on longer, but I also monkey around with the levels the entire time.

LuxoRocket

S-Flow selectively enables/disables air-flow from the air vents based on inputs from the occupancy, humidity and temperature sensors. In other words, if your car is optioned with a 3-zone climate control system and you are driving the car with no passengers, air will only flow around the driver's seat.

PLAYTYM

So...this morning it worked, must of been the temp wasn't cold enough. NICE!

reachtom

I have spoke to Lexus numerous times on this issue and they continue to say it doesnt work yet I have seen it work in two vehicles for sure. One was a 2013 GS 350 Luxury Plus just like mine and a F Sport. When the car is running if the ventilated seats are turned on you can turn the car off and then back on and the ventilated seats are still active. It also happens with the heated seats the same way. It doesnt matter the temperature as it was 80 degrees F and the heated seats were on when the car started. I even tried one time when it was over 80 degrees and turned the heated seat on for the driver and ventilated seat for the passenger. I then turned the car off and restarted it and the heated seat automatically came on for the driver and the ventilated for the passenger. So this is an option that does work, it is just up to Lexus to determine how it is programmed to work.

The latest response they told me was that it wasnt an option and if they were to program this to work then they would first have to get approval from the NHTSA which doesnt make since if they already have 2013 GS 350s operating in this fashion. Maybe if everyone that currently owns a 2013 GS 350 starts calling Lexus and asking them how to program this to work, maybe they will really research this and find out how to make it work. I find it hard to believe that the only two vehicles out there that does this just happens to be the two I saw at the dealership.

Here are the steps to see if it works on your vehicle.
1. Start the car
2. Turn on the ventilated or heated seats
3. Turn off the car
4. Start the car again
When you start the car again, the heated or ventilated seats should automatically come on just as they were before you turned the car off.

Note: It does not matter what drive mode the vehicle is in as I tried all the options on that and it worked in every mode the same way.