jamiebaruch
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Does anyone know if you can change a setting to allow for the heated seats to be activated as part of the preconditioning?
Many thanks in advance.
J
Many thanks in advance.
J
cmj912 said:With the fabric seats, though, there is no cold-bottom-delay...they are easier to get into. No shock and they warm up fast...
psquare said:cmj912 said:With the fabric seats, though, there is no cold-bottom-delay...they are easier to get into. No shock and they warm up fast...
Bit too fast for my liking. Even when it's very cold outside, I never go beyond setting 1, to be honest.
cmj912 said:I don't either! 1 seems toasty enough! I have found that often it is even enough to do the "maximize range" thing and, if you've had the heat on when the car is plugged in, turn it off and just use the seat warmer.
The Volt has an ICE that can drive the car and a moderately large fuel tank...IOW, a few extra watts is not a big deal. Could BMW have done it? Sure. They opted for more range.Leasi3 said:A coworker of mine has a 2016 Volt and its equivalent to cabin pre-conditioning heats up the seats and the steering wheel.
jamiebaruch said:Does anyone know if you can change a setting to allow for the heated seats to be activated as part of the preconditioning?
Many thanks in advance.
J
I've never tried the cloth seats for comparison, but I find the leather seats heat up plenty fast and never need to go above 1.psquare said:cmj912 said:I don't either! 1 seems toasty enough! I have found that often it is even enough to do the "maximize range" thing and, if you've had the heat on when the car is plugged in, turn it off and just use the seat warmer.
When mine was in for a software upgrade, I had a loaner i3 with leather seats. Seat heating works slower with leather. From a battery SOC perspective, I guess it's a good thing that I have to turn mine off quicker.
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