RX350 Ventilated Seats
#61
It is my wife's vehicle and heated seats are important to her (I despise them). Good thing cooled seats are way down on her priority list because they are not very effective. I would enjoy them if they actually worked.
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pvsmith (06-06-19)
#65
It's important to note that the seats are only ventilated, not cooled. They only blow the cabin air thru the seat. They don't have their own cooled air system just for the seats. It does seem to be improved on the 4th Gen RXs. As the ventilated seats are set up to suck air in, not blow air out. This helps pull the heat away from your body and seems to be more effective.
#66
As for 4RX, the manual does not specify (p. 523).
Where did you get this information? I suspect this incorrect and that the air flow is so weak you perceive it to be sucking air rather than blowing air out.
#67
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A few years back someone inserted a stiff piece of bent cardboard on the floor below the rear of the drivers seat, where the rear seat passengers feet may hit it. It blocked the seat air flow from going to the rear and apparently increased airflow through the seat perforations. I have not tested this, but am throwing it out there in case someone else is inclined to try it out. If you search you may find the old thread as it had photos.
#69
Lexus should step up their game and truly incorporate air conditioned seats that really work into the next generation of all models.
#71
#72
This is information is wrong for the the 3RX (owner's manual, p. 620).
As for 4RX, the manual does not specify (p. 523).
Where did you get this information? I suspect this incorrect and that the air flow is so weak you perceive it to be sucking air rather than blowing air out.
As for 4RX, the manual does not specify (p. 523).
Where did you get this information? I suspect this incorrect and that the air flow is so weak you perceive it to be sucking air rather than blowing air out.
#74
Our Chevy has cooled/ventilated seats. Those work great.
Our Lexus has a **** that turns on a fan, makes a lot of noise, but doesn't cool worth a crap.
And yes, we set the A/C fan to blow 50% from the dash and 50% toward the floor to help the "cooled/ventilated" seat function work better, but it makes no difference. The Lexus RX 350 cooled seat function in the Gen 3 car is worthless. We specifically paid more for this car to get this function so if this post seems like I'm angry about it, I am. I expected much better from Lexus, much less from GM. But GM figured it out, Lexus is clueless.
Our Lexus has a **** that turns on a fan, makes a lot of noise, but doesn't cool worth a crap.
And yes, we set the A/C fan to blow 50% from the dash and 50% toward the floor to help the "cooled/ventilated" seat function work better, but it makes no difference. The Lexus RX 350 cooled seat function in the Gen 3 car is worthless. We specifically paid more for this car to get this function so if this post seems like I'm angry about it, I am. I expected much better from Lexus, much less from GM. But GM figured it out, Lexus is clueless.
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