Hit the button for my heated seats for the first time today. What luxury! I love it!
Alicia

 

Certainly wish I had them in my SE, especially on winter days.

 

And they worked ??
Lucky for you as so many of these heaters have failed.
Enjoy them !!

 

Mine works fine, the wife loves them. She wishes the Challenger had them.

 

IMO, the best extra to have in any car.....keeps you lovely and warm on those cold mornings......expecially now that we are getting more & more of them!!

Tiger

 

I was thinking the same thing

 

Yup, love mine as well!! They work fine and will get plenty of use on spring and fall days with the top down.

 

nothing like having warm buns in the morning with your coffee

 

I have had 3 heaters fail in 2 cars...

 

my driver side seems to have recently failed.
Think the bumper to bumper warranty will cover it?

 

I rarely use mine, but the wife sure likes them. I've been lucky with the roadster as they all work and on the coupe, the driver-side bottom does not, but everything else does. The heated seats are nice when you have the top down and its 35 out (yes I have done this). It keeps you nice and somewhat toasty.

 

I use mine as well and thus far, they are working (fingers crossed). Definately nice with these cold days. I hate driving with my jacket on so having the seats heated up to keep me warm until the heater kicks in allows me to shed the jacket before entering.

I've had heated seats in other vehicles as well and while they are great, they do fail and in my mind are way to expensive to get fixed (unless you do it yourself and even then the elements aren't cheap).

 

My wife (until recently) worked where she could initiate the remote start on the HHR from her worksite to warm the car up 5-10 minutes before she got off. Now she's not in that situation & really appreciates the bun warmer in the XF. Same with mine....in the teens last night when I left work.



Has anyone put a remote start on their automatic XF?

 

Interesting to read about the system working/non working And the warm seat is nice, but the back warmer is fantastic. It's like being wrapped in a warm blanket on a nasty day.

Should this heat component fail, I'm sure I will not replace or repair. Some decisions are easier than others.


Alicia

 

Actually quite easy to replace. I plan on using Cadillac elements
If mine fail. Wired directly if I have to. The elements are reasonably inexpensive off market

 

Yes, I would think that it would. The MaxCare plan I am considering purchasing from Chrysler does. At any rate no harm in asking and if they say no ask them to point it out to you in the agreement. Best of luck

Tired

 

Interesting. Is the Cadillac unit close to the same wattage. Do they use a standard connector or would that need to be swapped out with the one from the failed unit? Thanx.

Tired

 

Man guys...after all your talk ( and the cold mornings) I'm going to have to get mine working.

 

To be honest the Cadillac's were probably more wattage, but on low that wouldn't really matter. I seriously couldn't put them on high except just to jump start the heat. I never did see the specs on each, because I had no need. Mine were on an Eldorado and heated very well and very evenly, so like I said, even if I had to cut the plugs and wire them directly I would. Best heated seats I've ever seen. They're really only heating pads stuck to the foam and then covered with leather.

 

I live in the South, so can't be too concerned, but my seats (neither one) don't even attempt to heat up when I throw the switch. What's the first thing to check?