The Random E46/ZHP Question Thread

[johnrando]

Good info, didn't know that trick. I love the heated seats, especially living near the beach with leather seats, but I rarely get above setting 1 and usually only for a little while. They really come in handy on road trips with the top down when it starts to get cooler at night.

[704sw]

I agree. By the time they get up to temp, the cold leather has already made you shriek and gotten up to temp with your body.

Now if only you could activate them remotely so that the seats preheat as you walk out to the car...like a block heater for your ass...

You're such an enabler. Now I want to figure out how to make this happen.


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[holyc0w]

Heated cloth seats FTW

In the cold I start off with setting 3 and go down to 1 eventually. If it's somewhere above 35 degrees, I might not even turn the air on.

[az3579]

I read about that in the owner's manual while we were driving the blue car back from Canada.

Damn it, dreams crushed. I've never seen or heard anyone mention it. I just assumed everyone just pressed the button three times to turn it off like I do. lol

[Karl Lazlo]

Audi's heated seats are better, IME. Damn near cook breakfast (eggs AND bacon) on them and they slowly lower the temp during the drive.

They are sublime.

[cakM3]

Damn it, dreams crushed. I've never seen or heard anyone mention it. I just assumed everyone just pressed the button three times to turn it off like I do. lol

BP...I knew about this for awhile now... I just assumed you knew...

[anandoc]

Damn it, dreams crushed. I've never seen or heard anyone mention it. I just assumed everyone just pressed the button three times to turn it off like I do. lol

While I didn't know this neat little trick, it would be even better if the car could remember the last state of the seat heater button. That is, if I turned the car off while the seat heater was on at level 1, the next time I turn the car on it should turn on seat heating automatically at level 1.

During the winters, the first thing I do when I start the car is to switch on the seat heater. It would save me that additional step

[san]

Damn it, dreams crushed. I've never seen or heard anyone mention it. I just assumed everyone just pressed the button three times to turn it off like I do. lol

If it makes you feel any better I didn't know about it too and now I want to try it on my friends's cars (BMW and non-BMW) lol


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[Sockethead]

I agree. By the time they get up to temp, the cold leather has already made you shriek and gotten up to temp with your body.

I thought they heated up pretty fast. They are much better than the MDX we have

While I didn't know this neat little trick, it would be even better if the car could remember the last state of the seat heater button. That is, if I turned the car off while the seat heater was on at level 1, the next time I turn the car on it should turn on seat heating automatically at level 1.

The newer BMWs do this but only for a short period of time... like if you run into a store quickly, it will hold the setting when you come back to the car.

[theothersawyer]

I use my heated seats 99% of the time. I wish I could only turn on the back portion though. I use it to relax the muscles in my back!