Heated seats not too hot?
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I've had my GX for 3 weeks now, love it. It's been cold recently and I've been using the heated seats. The problem is they don't give off too much heat, barely getting warm. Is this how they are or do mine have an issue? I had a BMW and those seats would make my sweat.
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Mine is the same. I have a 330 conv and can only use the low setting. GX is either off or on "high".
GX "high" is lower than BMW low, according to my "rear sensors".
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GX "high" is lower than BMW low, according to my "rear sensors".
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i guess this is the type of seat heaters they placed on the GX. to me, it's not bad. I mean, how hot do we all want our seats to be, as hot as if the car was parked half a day in a 120 degree vegas heat (of summer)??? lol
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the heat level of the BMW seats was when my back was stiff - a twenty minute drive with the seats on high really lossened it up.
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Originally Posted by db6
Thanks - so I'm not alone - the only nice thing about the heat level of the BMW seats was when my back was stiff - a twenty minute drive with the seats on high really lossened it up.
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Yeah, I can barely feel the heat even when it's on high. Not sure if anyone thinks the same, but I think that the heated seat switches are located at an inconvenient spot. Because I have to reach out from the seat when I wanna turn on the heated seat. Probably the designer didn't think that ppl would use that feature too often.
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Originally Posted by db6
I've had my GX for 3 weeks now, love it. It's been cold recently and I've been using the heated seats. The problem is they don't give off too much heat, barely getting warm. Is this how they are or do mine have an issue? I had a BMW and those seats would make my sweat.
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My '05 GX seats get plenty hot. After reading many posts about the lack of heat, I didn't expect much, particularly after my last Mitsu could get very hot. To my pleasant surprise, they get quite hot where I end up having to turn it down or off.
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My 04 does not get hot at all...at least not that I can tell. Neither seat seem to heat. The indicator light comes on, but I don't think the seat is warming at all. It gets just as warm by sitting in it as it does using the heater. Kind of a waste.
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Previously, I had an Acura with high and low settings for the heated seats. I was bummed when my new to me 2GS4 only had on and off settings. As I understand it and have come to appreciate, my GS seats heat up and then the integral thermostat keeps the seats from getting too hot. No more fooling around with high and low - just turn it on and let it do its thing.
Now the GX. I think it has fourteen settings?! On and off would be my ideal, but a high and low would be OK. Why so many settings in between on and off?! Ugh.
Ranting aside, I turn them on full and back them off to a mid-way point once they get warm. I hadn't really thought about it, but I don't think either my GS or GX are all that warm. They get warm enough for me, so I'm happy in that regard.
Now the GX. I think it has fourteen settings?! On and off would be my ideal, but a high and low would be OK. Why so many settings in between on and off?! Ugh.
Ranting aside, I turn them on full and back them off to a mid-way point once they get warm. I hadn't really thought about it, but I don't think either my GS or GX are all that warm. They get warm enough for me, so I'm happy in that regard.
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My '04 GX has seats that you can run on full blast and barely notice it.
Past BMW's and current Porsche will burn your butt.
I think it's a matter of getting used to the equipment and realizing that Lexus has "barely" heated seats.
Bob
Past BMW's and current Porsche will burn your butt.
I think it's a matter of getting used to the equipment and realizing that Lexus has "barely" heated seats.
Bob