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Old May 21, 2007 | 11:39 PM
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i have a few questions regarding these features. i'm not sure if they are functioning properly or my car has some problems

1) how drastic do your headlights turn left and right with your wheel?
2) can you hear a blower going under your seats when you turn your seat heaters to 3. I know you can hear a blower when you set it to cold "3"
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Old May 22, 2007 | 12:09 AM
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With the AFS system, your left headlamp will bend up to 15 degrees and the right headlamp will bend up to 5 degrees. You should be able to see them move if it's dark enough and you're going around a big enough corner.

But keep in mind they only function when you're going above a certain speed... if you're just parked and turn your wheel nothing will happen.

You might also wanna check and make sure the AFS is enabled in your dash display computer thing.
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Old May 22, 2007 | 12:19 AM
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cool. any feedback regarding the seat warmers? do they make a noise?
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Old May 22, 2007 | 04:51 AM
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The fan only comes on in "cooling" or ventilation mode and not when you use the heaters.
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Old May 22, 2007 | 07:58 AM
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and you can def hear the cooling fan
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Old May 22, 2007 | 08:10 AM
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Yea I dont hear anything when I use my seat heaters either.
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Old May 22, 2007 | 08:18 AM
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Yeah nothing hear also in heat mode
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Old May 22, 2007 | 12:20 PM
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so it doesnt utilize the the fan to heat the seat? does anyone know if your car has to be warmed up for it to work? will it work from a cold start in acc mode?
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It'll work right away... it's just a heating element. No fan for heating the seat.
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I don't hear any sound from the heated side either, only when I turn to ventilated side.
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Your AFS turn depend on speed and degree of turn. And no. I don't hear the blower.
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Your afs will also turn less drastic the further down the road your lights are pointing. For example, after i lowered my car my lights would turn like crazy but didnt' shoot far down the road. I then adjusted the length they shot down the road and there was less turning.

On a side note, I need to play with the adjustments more. My right one doesn't turn as good as my left.
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