Heated Seats

essixx · 02-23-2011, 03:05 AM

Hi All, can you help me out with your experiences, please? I just purchased an 09 Z Touring with the Sport option and wanted to know your thoughts on the heated seats. I live in Iowa and it has been cold here (of course) and the seats warm up at first but after the car interior warms up, the seats seem like they just barely stay warm. Is this normal for our cars? I have a 2002 Durango that will fry your butt if you leave it on high too long.
I don't want waste my time at the dealership if this is how our cars operate.
Thanks for any input you have.

kellyefields · 02-23-2011, 04:04 AM

i believe the seats have a thermostat that does not allow your but to fry. i believe this is to keep the leather from cracking/fading. Mine does the same thing so I would not worry.

ZCarMan · 02-23-2011, 05:54 AM

It an interesting question. Just yesterday I heard on the radio a piece talking about heated seats injuring folks. The reporter was discussing how many cars from various makers over the years have actually had people get burned by the seats. It turns out that some car manufacturers have the thermostats heating seats to 120 degrees!! But most are less. I'm not sure what the Z is set to.

TreeSemdyZee · 02-23-2011, 06:54 AM

They are made to be warm, not hot. I don't know about the 370, but I know in the 350 that I had, the seats would automatically turn off after awhile. They are meant to take away the shock of cold seats on a cold day, not heat your butt.

Red__Zed · 02-23-2011, 11:11 AM

Mine only gets warm, and once the ambient air is warm, they seem to turn down in intensity.

wilsonp · 02-23-2011, 06:55 PM

Mine seem to get too hot on the high setting after a while, but they stay warm on the low setting even after the car is warm.

cujo · 02-23-2011, 07:24 PM

I can hear the fan goes very high at first, but after driving for a while, it starts to adjust accordingly....

Jessobear · 02-23-2011, 10:29 PM

On this car, the seats seem to stay nice and comfortable on low even if you leave them on the whole time. In my old Saab, on really cold days I'd hit them initially on high but had to knock it back to low pretty quickly and then I'd have to shut them off entirely once the car got warm.

essixx · 02-24-2011, 02:32 AM

Thank you for the replies. It does seem the Low setting stays somewhat warm after the interior warms up. The High setting cools down after the interior is warm, even to the point it feels like it shut off. My wife likes to use the Heated seats to keep her warm since I like the inside of the car cooler than she prefers. That is why she noticed it right away when we were driving home to Iowa from Wisconsin where we picked the Z up at.
Minor inconvenience for such a beautiful and well designed vehicle. We both LOVE this car!!!

Jessobear · 02-24-2011, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by essixx

My wife likes to use the Heated seats to keep her warm since I like the inside of the car cooler than she prefers.

LOL say no more. My ex girlfriend was a big fan of the heated seats and dual-zone climate control on my Saab. She would put the seat warmers on high and just leave them there and then turn her side of the car up to full heat. Man did that suck driving her around!

IMWEZL · 02-24-2011, 08:22 AM

Yeah I like this feature. I rode in a friend's C6 Z06 and I'm not sure what was worse, him driving stick for the very first time or the heated seats making my butt sweat.

cujo · 02-24-2011, 01:08 PM

My wife loves the heated seat as well especially when I drop the top. It is such a fantastic feature when having both the wind in your face/hair while your back and rear are nice and toasty

However, I could not make out which level on the dail knob is low and which is high (Heat feels the same to me). I just turned the damn thing on b/w high and low, and just enjoy my ride

JACKPAC · 02-24-2011, 01:28 PM

My commute is quite long and I've noticed that the seats will heat up, shut off, then intermittently turn on and off to maintain temp.

02-23-2011, 03:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
essixx Base Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Iowa Posts: 21 Drives: 2009 Silver auto Rep Power: 14	Heated Seats Hi All, can you help me out with your experiences, please? I just purchased an 09 Z Touring with the Sport option and wanted to know your thoughts on the heated seats. I live in Iowa and it has been cold here (of course) and the seats warm up at first but after the car interior warms up, the seats seem like they just barely stay warm. Is this normal for our cars? I have a 2002 Durango that will fry your butt if you leave it on high too long. I don't want waste my time at the dealership if this is how our cars operate. Thanks for any input you have.

02-23-2011, 05:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
ZCarMan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: MD Posts: 4,488 Drives: 09 Z34, 13 F-150 Rep Power: 26	It an interesting question. Just yesterday I heard on the radio a piece talking about heated seats injuring folks. The reporter was discussing how many cars from various makers over the years have actually had people get burned by the seats. It turns out that some car manufacturers have the thermostats heating seats to 120 degrees!! But most are less. I'm not sure what the Z is set to. __________________ Jon Swift \| SPC \| Stillen \| Motordyne \| AAM \| Cobb \| Hawk \| Volk Racing \| Bridgestone Green Demon Eyes

02-23-2011, 06:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
wilsonp A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,134 Drives: 2009 Touring Sp Nav Rep Power: 17	Mine seem to get too hot on the high setting after a while, but they stay warm on the low setting even after the car is warm. __________________ 2014 Cayman S PDK Sport Chrono White/Black Was 2009 370Z Touring Sport+Nav 7AT Metallic Black/Persimmon Was 1991 NSX Auto Black/Black

02-23-2011, 07:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
cujo Base Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: California Posts: 99 Drives: 2010 370z Roadster Rep Power: 14	I can hear the fan goes very high at first, but after driving for a while, it starts to adjust accordingly.... __________________ Brilliant Silver/Roadster/Touring/6MT/Fast Intentions.

02-24-2011, 01:08 PM	#12 (permalink)
cujo Base Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: California Posts: 99 Drives: 2010 370z Roadster Rep Power: 14	My wife loves the heated seat as well especially when I drop the top. It is such a fantastic feature when having both the wind in your face/hair while your back and rear are nice and toasty However, I could not make out which level on the dail knob is low and which is high (Heat feels the same to me). I just turned the damn thing on b/w high and low, and just enjoy my ride __________________ Brilliant Silver/Roadster/Touring/6MT/Fast Intentions.

02-23-2011, 04:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
kellyefields A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Lexington Ky #BBN Age: 48 Posts: 1,156 Drives: Supercharged Rep Power: 17	i believe the seats have a thermostat that does not allow your but to fry. i believe this is to keep the leather from cracking/fading. Mine does the same thing so I would not worry.

02-23-2011, 06:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
TreeSemdyZee Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kentuck-IANA Age: 60 Posts: 4,885 Drives: '09 370 & ‘14 Juke Rep Power: 27408	They are made to be warm, not hot. I don't know about the 370, but I know in the 350 that I had, the seats would automatically turn off after awhile. They are meant to take away the shock of cold seats on a cold day, not heat your butt.

02-23-2011, 11:11 AM	#5 (permalink)
Red__Zed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: window seat Posts: 28,940 Drives: Mostly on two wheels Rep Power: 120	Mine only gets warm, and once the ambient air is warm, they seem to turn down in intensity.

02-23-2011, 10:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
Jessobear Base Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 201 Drives: '10 370Z Tour/Sp M6 Rep Power: 15	On this car, the seats seem to stay nice and comfortable on low even if you leave them on the whole time. In my old Saab, on really cold days I'd hit them initially on high but had to knock it back to low pretty quickly and then I'd have to shut them off entirely once the car got warm.

02-24-2011, 02:32 AM	#9 (permalink)
essixx Base Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Iowa Posts: 21 Drives: 2009 Silver auto Rep Power: 14	Thank you for the replies. It does seem the Low setting stays somewhat warm after the interior warms up. The High setting cools down after the interior is warm, even to the point it feels like it shut off. My wife likes to use the Heated seats to keep her warm since I like the inside of the car cooler than she prefers. That is why she noticed it right away when we were driving home to Iowa from Wisconsin where we picked the Z up at. Minor inconvenience for such a beautiful and well designed vehicle. We both LOVE this car!!!

02-24-2011, 08:22 AM	#11 (permalink)
IMWEZL Track Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: HNL Posts: 603 Drives: 370Z/MKVII GTI Rep Power: 17	Yeah I like this feature. I rode in a friend's C6 Z06 and I'm not sure what was worse, him driving stick for the very first time or the heated seats making my butt sweat.

02-24-2011, 01:28 PM	#13 (permalink)
JACKPAC Track Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 516 Drives: MB 370z Rep Power: 17	My commute is quite long and I've noticed that the seats will heat up, shut off, then intermittently turn on and off to maintain temp.

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