Ventilated Seat
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Ventilated Seat
When I'm using my ventilated seats the bottom of the seat is nice and cool but it feels like the my back is being heated.
Does anyone notice this or should I have it checked out?
Does anyone notice this or should I have it checked out?
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The back part of the seat should be ventilated, it's just very faint. I noticed that when your back presses against the seat, it blocks the air so it feels very weak. If you lean forward or adjust lumbar to none, you can hear them working and feel it better. Play around with your seating position. It also depends on the clothing you're wearing.
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Weirdest thing! This happened to me today for the first time. I always have ventilation on lowest setting. I got in the car and drove away, the top of the seat between shoulder blades...
Very HOT!???
Seriously.
I felt it with my hand, as if the ventilation was shorting the heating elements.
It stayed hot a while after I turned off ventilation.
Then it cooled.
Service check soon.
Any others experience this?
Very HOT!???
Seriously.
I felt it with my hand, as if the ventilation was shorting the heating elements.
It stayed hot a while after I turned off ventilation.
Then it cooled.
Service check soon.
Any others experience this?
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Had this happen to me on my way home. The bottom of the seat was cooling but mid back the seat got very hot. Turning it off did cut the heat and then it would come right back when I turned it on. Got home and let the car sit for a bit, then took it out again to see if it came back and it seemed to be gone.
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This happened to me. To make sure I turned on the ventilation on the passenger side too, no one sitting in it. It warms up at the same spot as the driver side. Just below shoulder blade area. The seat portion is cool and you can feel the air. The back (Warmer part) is not emitting air, but just hot. Turned the switch on and off, but still gets hot in the the back. Finally, turned the car off for about 10 minutes. Turned it back on, and the problem went away. However, I feel that this problem will return.
Last edited by odist; 06-01-15 at 09:21 PM.
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Happening to me as well. I live in Arizona and we are hitting triple digits. The RC seems to heat up inside significantly more than my previous vehicles (Honda/Infiniti). Not sure why. Regardless, there's definitely a "hot spot" in the back of the seat. The airflow is faint on highest setting but that one "intense" spot is about midway up my back. I'm 6'2".
ETA: I see OP has "playa" interior like I do. No way it's associated with that, right?
ETA: I see OP has "playa" interior like I do. No way it's associated with that, right?
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Just used my vented seats on high for the first time today as the temps finally got to a point in Denver where I could use them and I experienced the exact same thing. Cooling on the seat and it got very hot about where my shoulder blades are. It was uncomfortable enough that I was cooler leaving them off. I take it into the dealer for the 5k checkup soon. Curious what others experience and/or hear from the dealer about this issue.