Heated Seats
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From: Wisconsin
Heated Seats
Not that I use them often but are they really heated? I might feel a very little after 20 minutes but nothing like my other vehicles. Others agree? My second C7 and they were the same so it’s not a malfunction.
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Never tried mine yet but have read they are not as good as the ones on the C6.
Glad I live in Texas where it makes no difference if they work or not.
Glad I live in Texas where it makes no difference if they work or not.
Last edited by wayback; May 12, 2021 at 09:47 AM.
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From: Wisconsin
We drove the car the other day, I’m in Wisconsin, 40’s outside, very disappointed. My other vehicles actually warm you these do pretty much nothing. Glad it’s a summer car. Now I wonder about the cooled selection.
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Both the heat and ventilation is weak IMHO compared to other vehicles I've owned or been in.
Most are disappointed in the ventilation because they are not cooled seats, it just a fan not air conditioning.
Most are disappointed in the ventilation because they are not cooled seats, it just a fan not air conditioning.
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The ones in my C7 are not as good as those in my Impala, but they do the job of taking the chill out of the seats and feel comfortable in cooler temps.
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I've had several cars with ventilated seats. That has been true of each one of them. They are designed, seems to me, to draw cool air and pump it through the seats. It is subtle, but I sure notice a difference over a long drive.
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The seat fans work well to cool you if the AC is on and vents are on floor or bi-level.
The heaters are very slow to warm up due the the extra porous layer for the ventilation. They do put out heat if you wait long enough. My Acadia seats heat up very quickly, but they are not ventilated.
Ron
The heaters are very slow to warm up due the the extra porous layer for the ventilation. They do put out heat if you wait long enough. My Acadia seats heat up very quickly, but they are not ventilated.
Ron
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I think heated seats have been tuned down over the years. Probably for safety reasons. Our 2008 Ford truck will cook you, but it has a 10 minute timer built in. Regarding cooling, it is pretty weak. It helps a lot to turn on the AC and direct the air to the floor outlets. I do this when it hits 80 or above, even with the top down.
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I use mine everyday. They aren’t the best nor are they the worst. They do make my back feel better after they get up to temp. I don’t like how they automatically change from hi to medium though.
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The heated seats to me get super hot. The cooled seats on the other hand only work until it gets up into the mid-70's. When the car is super hot, unless you have the AC blasting, they don't really cool you. I get they might be "vented" but still.
Back to heating, I find MOST cars to have heated seats that are WAY to hot.
Back to heating, I find MOST cars to have heated seats that are WAY to hot.
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I guess if I ever had to say one negative thing about my C7 Z06 3LZ it would me the heated seats that get lukewarm at best.
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The heated seats to me get super hot. The cooled seats on the other hand only work until it gets up into the mid-70's. When the car is super hot, unless you have the AC blasting, they don't really cool you. I get they might be "vented" but still.
Back to heating, I find MOST cars to have heated seats that are WAY to hot.
Back to heating, I find MOST cars to have heated seats that are WAY to hot.
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By the time they heat up, your cabin ambient air temperature is warmed up by the HVAC system. At least that's my assessment of my 2017's heated seats.
Some people like to use em even after the cabin heats up, but I don't. My Mercedes-Benz' have heated seats that I cut off when the cabin warms up, just as the C7's. My MY of Mercedes has DC HVAC heating, to where you get instant heated air, even at cold start up. Not sure I like all that battery drain, but I'm not an electrical expert.
Some people like to use em even after the cabin heats up, but I don't. My Mercedes-Benz' have heated seats that I cut off when the cabin warms up, just as the C7's. My MY of Mercedes has DC HVAC heating, to where you get instant heated air, even at cold start up. Not sure I like all that battery drain, but I'm not an electrical expert.
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The heated seats to me get super hot. The cooled seats on the other hand only work until it gets up into the mid-70's. When the car is super hot, unless you have the AC blasting, they don't really cool you. I get they might be "vented" but still.
Back to heating, I find MOST cars to have heated seats that are WAY to hot.
Back to heating, I find MOST cars to have heated seats that are WAY to hot.
Last edited by Skid Row Joe; May 12, 2021 at 02:53 PM.
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The heated seats to me get super hot. The cooled seats on the other hand only work until it gets up into the mid-70's. When the car is super hot, unless you have the AC blasting, they don't really cool you. I get they might be "vented" but still.
Back to heating, I find MOST cars to have heated seats that are WAY to hot.
Back to heating, I find MOST cars to have heated seats that are WAY to hot.