Heated seats?
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From: kjhklh
Originally Posted by wolverine
Is it supposed to take really long to warm up? I get to my destination before it even begins to heat up.
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Originally Posted by wolverine
yea it usually takes like 15 min to even get a little warm on the highest setting. but is it normal?
VW's an exception as well, but that's because they start on fire
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Originally Posted by the lndr
my driver seat works great but I have got complaints about the passenger seat. anyone else?
. Just take it into the dealer if you think something is wrong.
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Ventilated seats use airflow...
which is slower than the toaster coils that were used in previous years. The advantage is that they can also cool the seats through the perforations in the leather. This trend is found in all of the newest Lexus models and will probably become the standard. In the past you wouldn't find the heated seat option in Florida as it wasn't necessary. Now seat cooling is offerred which makes the car more adaptable to all climate conditions. It's not as dramatic a warm up as the older type so just put it on 3 (max) and wear layers if you have to...
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From: kjhklh
Originally Posted by TheRupp
That's honestly pretty normal on a Lexus. I've noticed that BMW is honestly the only manufacturer where the heated seats get hot quickly.
VW's an exception as well, but that's because they start on fire
VW's an exception as well, but that's because they start on fire
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Originally Posted by VitB6
My Audi gets HOT within 1 minute (no joke). My parents have an RX 330 and those seats also get HOT within 3-4 minutes. 15 minutes for it to get luke warm is a LOOOONG time.
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I honestly haven't used the heated seats in the GS's yet, only the vents. I'll try them out later.
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I asked the sales guy to explain how the cooling process works. He said that there is a wafer that air passes through. If its on that it heats the seat, if its off then cool air just passes through. He said that the IS is not AC cooled like the GS and above are, its just ambient air. So on hot days, you might not notice the cooling affect as much as the colder days.
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Originally Posted by TheRupp
That's honestly pretty normal on a Lexus. I've noticed that BMW is honestly the only manufacturer where the heated seats get hot quickly.
VW's an exception as well, but that's because they start on fire
VW's an exception as well, but that's because they start on fire
Originally Posted by skynite
I asked the sales guy to explain how the cooling process works. He said that there is a wafer that air passes through. If its on that it heats the seat, if its off then cool air just passes through. He said that the IS is not AC cooled like the GS and above are, its just ambient air. So on hot days, you might not notice the cooling affect as much as the colder days.
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