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Seat Heaters Ever Turn off automatically - when HVAC off?

VQTRVA

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Mar 13, 2019
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Hi - so I just figured out that we can bring the seat heater shortcut down into the 'tool bar' for both Driver & Passenger without having to go into the HVAC card or HVAC settings overall.

Now I can save on the heating drain on the battery by just driving around with my seat heaters on & no heat through the HVAC vents.

Question, if I turn off the HVAC system & leave the seat heater(s) still on - then leave the car - what happens to the seat heaters?

Do they turn off after a certain period automatically?
Or do I have to do this manually?
 

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VQTRVA

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Mar 13, 2019
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It turns off automatically (Not sure if immediately or with a delay tho). I know this because I left my car for 20 mins and when I came back the seats were ice cold again.
Yeah that is what I noticed that the seats are cold.
I think what fooled me is the last setting I had it in (Easy Entry) the seat icons were still "lit".
So when I got back in, the car automatically recongize my last settings & displayed the seats were lit.

But physically the seats are cold.

So they must turn off with the HVAC IMO.
 

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