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Apr 28th, 2018, 10:34 | #1 |
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Heated Seats
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I have a 2011 Executive with the 4 heated seats. Initially I thought they weren’t working but after further checking it turns out they do work but none of them get very warm at all! My last car could melt the flesh off your back, so these are a little disappointing to say the least. Is this normal or is there an issue? Thanks. |
Apr 28th, 2018, 13:37 | #2 |
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I believe that's normal, especially so if the performance of all four is about equal.
When I first went into Volvo ownership nearly 15 years ago after testing a number of other manufacturer's offerings the exact same thing struck me. However once you get used to it, you start to see it as the benefit that it is. You can leave the seat on for an entire journey and the heat quite quickly builds up to a comfortable level, without having to continually turn them on/off/up/down. I now find the max setting in a friend's BMW to be way too hot for my comfort. That said, it is possible (using VIDA) to increase the thermostat thresholds (at least for the front - I don't have the rear option so I don't know about those) if you want a couple of extra degrees of heat (and assuming that this hasn't already been done). |
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Apr 28th, 2018, 13:40 | #3 |
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I should add that if you don't access to VIDA, your local main dealer will do this for you. I did exactly that for my first Volvo and I recall that they charged me around £30 for it.
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These days on the later models they do get noticeably warm , but after about 10 minutes it is too warm as the heater has warmed up strongly by then .
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Apr 28th, 2018, 21:35 | #5 |
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I queried this with the dealer when I bought my Executive and asked if they could adjust the temperature with VIDA, but they said that their experience showed that higher temperatures caused the leather to dry out and become brittle.
My wife’s V40 has cloth seats and they are toasty warm.
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Apr 29th, 2018, 23:27 | #6 |
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Thanks guys much appreciated for all your help.
I kinda see where they are coming from and makes sense that you can leave them on all the time instead of keep playing with the buttons. That said in the winter when you want them most, you are wrapped up with jumpers and coats so don’t really feel any benefit. Thanks again. M. |
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May 1st, 2018, 21:11 | #7 |
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You can also adjust in Vida how much these heat up actually. There is a temperature level for each setting, worth checking. I think at the highest level, if Vida is set to the highest temperature one won't be able to stay seated with a light coat.
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