Seat warmer function question
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Burning Brakes
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Seat warmer function question
Hi Guys, I've got the competition seats in my C7. With the seat warmer on full it takes about 30 minutes to even tell it's on. How does that compaire with everybody else. The dealer just looks at me and says it's fine. It's almost useless. C6 seat warmers were great...
What kind of experience is everyone else having.
What kind of experience is everyone else having.
Last edited by Batman 357; Dec 28, 2018 at 09:09 AM.
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I have comp seats as well, the heat is noticeable in minutes. I would go sit in another car at the dealer if you can to compare.
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I agree as my Tacoma heated seats on high will fry your *** in a minute. I've found heated seats in other vehicles fairly useless. By the time they get warm your heater is up to temp and heat from seats is not really needed.
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I've got the GT seats in my car, and the heaters are mediocre at best. The seats in my wife's Mazda are better, but hardly great. Neither are anywhere near as good as the seats I had in my Audi. Those were amazing. Even on the low settings, they put both cars to shame. I never once turned them up to 10.
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The heat in my Competition seats is detected in minutes. I have to say comparing them to my Cadillac or Audi they do take a little longer to come up to full temperature, and usually need to be lowered after about 20-30 minutes.
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I must say my new '19 GS's seats do seem to warm up faster than did the '14's and are absolutely noticeable now
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"it depends"
What are you wearing when you turn them on, how many layers, thin jeans, thick jeans, long coats, how cold outside??? All these can determine how fast it heats up...
If it is 40 degrees out and you have an old pair of jeans you will "feel" the heat faster and hotter... If it is 10 degrees out, you are wearing a thick pair of jeans and a heavy coat it can take 30 minutes before you "feel" the seat heaters...
What are you wearing when you turn them on, how many layers, thin jeans, thick jeans, long coats, how cold outside??? All these can determine how fast it heats up...
If it is 40 degrees out and you have an old pair of jeans you will "feel" the heat faster and hotter... If it is 10 degrees out, you are wearing a thick pair of jeans and a heavy coat it can take 30 minutes before you "feel" the seat heaters...
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In comparison to my Land Rover Discovery 4 the C7 seat warmer has very bad function.
It takes more than 10 minutes until you can feel a little bit.
In my Land Rover the seats are after 2 minutes very warm, after 5 minutes I have to reduce from 3 to 2, otherwise the seats are too hot.
In my C7 I can drive for hours and the seats are only hadwarm - very poor.
Greets Thomas
It takes more than 10 minutes until you can feel a little bit.
In my Land Rover the seats are after 2 minutes very warm, after 5 minutes I have to reduce from 3 to 2, otherwise the seats are too hot.
In my C7 I can drive for hours and the seats are only hadwarm - very poor.
Greets Thomas
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My GS is the opposite from my Wife's Maxima SE.....her heated seats get hot quick, my C7 seats are slow to heat up. Her's are slow to cool and mine are quick to cool off. I'm okay with that though since I drive mine more in the hotter months than the cool months.....lol
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My seats seem to take a while, several minutes to feel the slightest warmth the heated seats in the wifes Enclave cook the buns very quickly. Oh well never had heated seats in my other Vettes so I will live with it 
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I have a Stingray 2LT and the seat heaters do get warm, but not nearly as warm as the heated seats in my '15 Impala. But is is noticable and warms up in a reasonable period of time.
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The C7 seats are not going to get real hot like most Car, SUV or Truck seats.
C7 seat bottoms are only 8 inches thick, while Car, SUV or Truck seat bottoms are 13 inches thick or more.
There's only so much room in the C7 seat bottom, and it's even more crowded now with both the ventilated and heating elements.
Yes it takes a while for the C7 seats to get hot, or even warm, but IMO how hot do we need the seat to be ?
I've almost never used the heated seats until lately with winter weather temperatures and clear roads.
I timed how long it took to notice any heat, and after 3-5 minutes they're warm, then I shut them off.
Just my experience for what it worth
C7 seat bottoms are only 8 inches thick, while Car, SUV or Truck seat bottoms are 13 inches thick or more.
There's only so much room in the C7 seat bottom, and it's even more crowded now with both the ventilated and heating elements.
Yes it takes a while for the C7 seats to get hot, or even warm, but IMO how hot do we need the seat to be ?
I've almost never used the heated seats until lately with winter weather temperatures and clear roads.
I timed how long it took to notice any heat, and after 3-5 minutes they're warm, then I shut them off.
Just my experience for what it worth
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Heated seats are too slow to heat
The C7 seats are not going to get real hot like most Car, SUV or Truck seats.
C7 seat bottoms are only 8 inches thick, while Car, SUV or Truck seat bottoms are 13 inches thick or more.
There's only so much room in the C7 seat bottom, and it's even more crowded now with both the ventilated and heating elements.
Yes it takes a while for the C7 seats to get hot, or even warm, but IMO how hot do we need the seat to be ?
I've almost never used the heated seats until lately with winter weather temperatures and clear roads.
I timed how long it took to notice any heat, and after 3-5 minutes they're warm, then I shut them off.
Just my experience for what it worth
C7 seat bottoms are only 8 inches thick, while Car, SUV or Truck seat bottoms are 13 inches thick or more.
There's only so much room in the C7 seat bottom, and it's even more crowded now with both the ventilated and heating elements.
Yes it takes a while for the C7 seats to get hot, or even warm, but IMO how hot do we need the seat to be ?
I've almost never used the heated seats until lately with winter weather temperatures and clear roads.
I timed how long it took to notice any heat, and after 3-5 minutes they're warm, then I shut them off.
Just my experience for what it worth
Melting Slicks
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From: Ten Mile TN
In comparison to my Land Rover Discovery 4 the C7 seat warmer has very bad function.
It takes more than 10 minutes until you can feel a little bit.
In my Land Rover the seats are after 2 minutes very warm, after 5 minutes I have to reduce from 3 to 2, otherwise the seats are too hot.
In my C7 I can drive for hours and the seats are only hadwarm - very poor.
Greets Thomas
It takes more than 10 minutes until you can feel a little bit.
In my Land Rover the seats are after 2 minutes very warm, after 5 minutes I have to reduce from 3 to 2, otherwise the seats are too hot.
In my C7 I can drive for hours and the seats are only hadwarm - very poor.
Greets Thomas