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Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by sktn77a, Jan 22, 2011.

  1. sktn77a

    sktn77a Member

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    Hi there: I have a 2010 Prius 4. The heated seats are real hot when first swiched on. After about 3-4 min the passenger seat appears to either switch down to a low setting or switch itself off (can't really tell if it's on a low setting or if its off completely). The light on the switch remains on. Is this normal operation or is there a problem?

    I've seen other threads on this but nobody actually states "This is normal - this is how they are supposed to work".
     
    #1 sktn77a, Jan 22, 2011
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    It cycles and it's supposed to be normal.
     
    #2 32kcolors, Jan 22, 2011
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    Thanks 32k. Makes sense. My seat heater is so hot when its on that I thought it might be overheating and shutting itself off.
     
    #3 sktn77a, Jan 22, 2011
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    The heated seats warm up and then cool down (cycle). You'll also notice that the back of the seat warms up. I've never seen any correlation between the car heater temp and the seat heaters. The owners manual only tells you how to trn on the heaters and doesn't say anything else.
     
    #4 Gumbylives, Jan 22, 2011
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    The "thermostat" within the seats is preset and not adjustable. That said, I rarely find them to be too hot.
     
    #5 HTMLSpinnr, Jan 22, 2011
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    I just wish that the buttons were easier to get to and more intuitive to use. I mean a button located on the left and right instead of up and down.
     
    #6 Texas911, Jan 23, 2011
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    I like the thumbwheel in my '06 Sienna much better. I can set it where I want it.

    For me, the seat heater in the Prius is either too hot or off.
     
    #7 Barefoot, Jan 23, 2011
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    I've used my Prius butt warmer a few times. I generally use it for no more than 2 or 3 minutes because it gets quite warm and I don't need toasted buns. By then I'm sufficiently warm enough to forgo additional cooking time.
     
    #8 Lottamoxie, Jan 23, 2011
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    Luv my heated seats, takes the edge off until the heat kicks in. Yes, the switches should be positioned right & left and turn off when the vehicle is shut down!
     
    #9 duffasaurus, Jan 23, 2011
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    Agree 100%
     
    #10 chrisj428, Jan 25, 2011
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