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Kevzeboy

Member Since: 19 Jul 2014
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 87

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Indus Silver

Heated Seats

My tdci has the cold climate pack on. Very nice.

I think there is something wrong with the heated seats. The get warm all over, but not hot and don't seem to stay on for too long before going off?

The ones in my wife's volvo get mega warm and come on more frequently. I had some XS seats with heaters in from Exmoor trim that I retro fitted into my old td5 and they were on par with my wife's Volvo and most of the other vehicles I have been in with heated seats.

Am I expecting too much or is there a common problem?

Kevin

19th Feb 2015 8:39pm

Phoenix90

Member Since: 04 Mar 2012
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 377

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Stornoway Grey

I am sure someone will be along shortly to confirm, but I believe they get to a certain temperature and then switch themselves off, waiting until they get below that temperature (maybe 37C) before coming on again.

Like you, I have them in my Defender and my Volvo and the ones in my Volvo are much warmer and more noticeable than the Defender ones.

19th Feb 2015 10:46pm

x-isle

Member Since: 26 May 2011
Location: Midlands
Posts: 1327

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black

Mine gets toasty but not super warm. They are quite basic compared to more modern ones that have variable settings. If I leave the Evoque ones on full blast, 10 mins later, I'm cooking.

The other point is, the XS seats are not leather on the pressure points and therefore won't feel as hot as heated leather seats.

EDIT: I've also just checked the specs and the Defender has a 20amp fuse powering the heaters for both seats, the Evoque has a 15amp fuse per seat. So it's an indication that the heater loop in the Defender seats are lower powered. Not really scientific proof, but a good indication. Craig Rogers

2007 Puma 110 XS
2011 Evoque Coupe Dynamic Lux
www.craigrogers.photography

19th Feb 2015 11:07pm

Cheshire110

Member Since: 26 Jul 2013
Location: Cheshire/London
Posts: 2769

Re: Heated Seats

Kevzeboy wrote:
My tdci has the cold climate pack on. Very nice.

I think there is something wrong with the heated seats. The get warm all over, but not hot and don't seem to stay on for too long before going off?

The ones in my wife's volvo get mega warm and come on more frequently. I had some XS seats with heaters in from Exmoor trim that I retro fitted into my old td5 and they were on par with my wife's Volvo and most of the other vehicles I have been in with heated seats.

Am I expecting too much or is there a common problem?

Kevin

Mine are the same. Just enough to warm them up from initially being cold and to get you toasty. I normally turn them off soon anyway. Cheers, David
Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwardsâ€¦ Daily is a 110 V8.

19th Feb 2015 11:45pm

x-isle

Member Since: 26 May 2011
Location: Midlands
Posts: 1327

The only time I got really hot on it was back in the summer. It was almost 30 degree and I reached down to press the a/c button without looking and pressed the Seat Heater button instead Craig Rogers

2007 Puma 110 XS
2011 Evoque Coupe Dynamic Lux
www.craigrogers.photography

20th Feb 2015 6:36am

munch90

Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: guildford
Posts: 3558

I find them good , not hot but about right really , maybe a quicker warm up time would be better

20th Feb 2015 7:58am

Jukathy

Member Since: 25 Jan 2015
Location: Berlin
Posts: 170

2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 SW Keswick Green

Mine get hand-hot. Feels allright.

Prefer hand-hot seats if you're still family planning.

22nd Feb 2015 2:06pm

NOODLES25

Member Since: 10 Dec 2014
Location: Wirral
Posts: 46

They are not up to the standard of modern heated seats but you certainly know they are there on a cold day.

25th Feb 2015 7:46am

ken

Member Since: 18 Aug 2009
Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !!
Posts: 4328

Just wack 24volts through them

Only kidding don't try this at home

However a 12v Bat, coil pack a bit of wire makes for fun

25th Feb 2015 7:57am

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green

Phoenix90 wrote:
I am sure someone will be along shortly to confirm, but I believe they get to a certain temperature and then switch themselves off, waiting until they get below that temperature (maybe 37C) before coming on again.

Both seats contain 2 heating elements; 1 in the cushion, 1 in the backrest, which are wired in series. The cushion elements in both front seats contain a thermostatically controlled switch. When the cushion element temperature reaches 37 ± 3°C (98 ± 3°F) the thermostat cuts the supply to both the cushion and backrest elements. When the temperature of the cushion element falls below 28 ± 3°C (82 ± 3°F) the thermostat reinstates the supply to both heater elements.

25th Feb 2015 9:27am

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