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      05-19-2016, 08:58 AM   #1
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Seat ventilation question

Does everyone feel the ventilation when activated and is it obvious?

I'm not sure our seat ventilation is functioning. When it is activated on the center stack nothing seems to be happening. It doesn't matter if there are three, two or one blue bars illuminated or if the temperature is set to blue or red, there is no apparent air movement. I have other vehicles with seat ventilation it is always apparent that air is moving when activated and it even feels cool at first. After several minutes of using seat ventilation the seat feels like it is actually warmer, just like if you were sitting in an non-ventilated seat. Seat heat is working fine.
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      05-19-2016, 12:25 PM   #2
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Does everyone feel the ventilation when activated and is it obvious?

I'm not sure our seat ventilation is functioning. When it is activated on the center stack nothing seems to be happening. It doesn't matter if there are three, two or one blue bars illuminated or if the temperature is set to blue or red, there is no apparent air movement. I have other vehicles with seat ventilation it is always apparent that air is moving when activated and it even feels cool at first. After several minutes of using seat ventilation the seat feels like it is actually warmer, just like if you were sitting in an non-ventilated seat. Seat heat is working fine.
Interesting to read your take, Speeddeacon. I noticed right away that the cooling / ventilation feature was, let's say, "more mild" compared to the feature in my last 7-Series. In my last car (2012 F02 740Li) when on the highest setting, you could hear the fans whirring in the seat (I often wished they weren't as loud), and could definitely feel the cool air being blown through the seat bottom and seatback. However, in the G12, I do get a mild cooling effect, but do not "feel" the air circulating at all, nor are the fans as audible as they were in the F02. I chalked it up to BMW taming the feature in the name of refinement.

One other difference I've noticed is with the heated steering wheel. Again, in my 2012 F02, the wheel would get quite warm when I switched on that feature (I actually loved how warm it got). However, in the G12, the wheel does get warm, but only "lukewarm" vs. "warmish hot". Again, I figured they dialed it down in the name of refinement. Or, maybe they dialed it down to protect the sensors in the steering wheel that sense you're touching it (for lane-keeping assist / steering assist). Who knows?

I do miss the intensity of both features though (the seat cooling and heated steering wheel).
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      05-19-2016, 12:38 PM   #3
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I feel like mine isn't working as well. In my f10 m5 it was very apearent. I was going to take it in to service.
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      05-19-2016, 02:31 PM   #4
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Its nearly imperceptible in mine as well. I thought it was bad in my '14, its completely useless in my '16. Living in Florida, that is my biggest, and really only complaint about the car. I can get great AC seats in my pickup truck but not in a 6 figure luxury car.
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      05-19-2016, 08:12 PM   #5
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Wow, thanks everyone, I appreciate the responses. Seems as though it is not just our car then. Perhaps if all the owners complain, BMW will remedy it, who knows. If this is my only disappointment then I will be quite happy.
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I noticed the luke warm steering wheel during my test drives as well. I was expecting hot since my new F12 gets TOASTY and that's key for a vert.
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I had the ventilation seat checked out by the Service yesterday. I was told it functioned as designed since it moves the same air through the seat and not generating any cooler air. This is not a big issue for me at this point so I will let it go for now.
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I have an m6gc and m5 prior to that as well as the current x5. I think it's safe to say all bmw seat ventilation SUCK. the warmers on the other hand are pretty awesome
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