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Temp control on heated seats

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion' started by Wendell Thompson, Nov 11, 2014.

  1. Wendell Thompson

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    Is there a way to set the temperature of the heated seats on the 2015 Prius 4?
     
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    They are on/off. So toasty warm buns is the only setting. ;)
     
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    The bun warmers are thermostat-controlled when turned on. No user-adjustable temperature settings.
     
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    .............some times to warm for my "taste" :barefoot:
     
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    i slip a pad beneath me when they get too warm.
     
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    You could try wiring them in series with a switch. That would reduce the temperature by half. I think seat-warmers are overdue for a variable setting. I don't use the damn things, they make my rear itchy.
     
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    My UK PiP has high and low settings for the seats but I have no evidence that there is a thermostat, just gets hotter and hotter.
     
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    Thanks everyone, thats what I was afraid of.
     
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    what, the tmi? me too.;)
     
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    The 2012 PIP has a switch that sets them to hi or low. You could check into what that switch does and see if it would work in your car.
     
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    Yes they def do get very hot very quick…..You would have to have an on / off battle with the button when its cold out.....

    I test drove a 5 and yeah, sticky butt… lol

    weird how on a 30k+ car there is no adjustable settings? But the 5 does have the "wonderful" ruin your just washed car, "hood sprayer thing" aka headlight cleanser…haha, what a useless gadget, it actually turned me away from the 5 which I would have got a great deal on..

    I have a Persona with softex (very nice material btw) and find so far that I don't really miss my Dodge Chargers heated seats, I do miss the heated steering wheel a little though on cold mornings.