heated/ventilated seats

XtremeMaC · 10-11-2021, 12:26 PM

Just got my 2022 X6 xDrive40i 2 days ago.
Today, I pressed on the heat/vent button. then pressed on vent. seat started warming up.
I'm like whaaat. then realized once I pressed the button it engaged heat as well.

it strikes me as super odd that system is allowing enabling both heat/vent at the same time.
I can engage level 3 on both at the same time.

jad03060 · 10-11-2021, 01:28 PM

Check your climate rules...the 'on' setting for the heat may be enabled there automatically.

FWIW, the heat and vent functions help on a long trip to prevent sweating into the leather on a cold day, but definitely not on a warm one!

GrussGott · 10-11-2021, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by XtremeMaC

it strikes me as super odd that system is allowing enabling both heat/vent at the same time.

jad03060 · 10-11-2021, 02:26 PM

It wouldn't make sense if the seats were literally actively cooling...but, they are just ventilation fans moving ambient air through.

Personally, I see no problem with having both on if it suits your needs, and I do use both in the winter on longer trips.

allinon72 · 10-11-2021, 04:14 PM

Remember they are ventilated, not cooled. Big difference. That's why both modes are allowed at the same time.

TurtleBoy · 10-11-2021, 08:12 PM

I have seen a number of folks that purposely turn them both on at the same time because they feel that the seats get heated faster/more evenly with the air moving through the seats.

Auricom · 10-11-2021, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by TurtleBoy

I have seen a number of folks that purposely turn them both on at the same time because they feel that the seats get heated faster/more evenly with the air moving through the seats.

Ja. That's what I do in the winter LOL.

allinon72 · 10-12-2021, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Auricom

Ja. That's what I do in the winter LOL.

Makes sense - just like a furnace in a house, you want to get air moving over the heat source in order to circulate it quicker!

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XtremeMaC New Member 13 Rep 20 Posts Drives: 2022 X6 xDrive40i G06 Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: SE Michigan, USA iTrader: (0)	heated/ventilated seats Just got my 2022 X6 xDrive40i 2 days ago. Today, I pressed on the heat/vent button. then pressed on vent. seat started warming up. I'm like whaaat. then realized once I pressed the button it engaged heat as well. it strikes me as super odd that system is allowing enabling both heat/vent at the same time. I can engage level 3 on both at the same time.
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jad03060 Major General 3206 Rep 6,872 Posts Drives: X5 45e Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: NH iTrader: (0)	Check your climate rules...the 'on' setting for the heat may be enabled there automatically. FWIW, the heat and vent functions help on a long trip to prevent sweating into the leather on a cold day, but definitely not on a warm one!
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jad03060 Major General 3206 Rep 6,872 Posts Drives: X5 45e Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: NH iTrader: (0)	It wouldn't make sense if the seats were literally actively cooling...but, they are just ventilation fans moving ambient air through. Personally, I see no problem with having both on if it suits your needs, and I do use both in the winter on longer trips.
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