Heated and ventilated seats?

KaBoom1701 · 08-26-2015, 09:00 AM

■ Seats, heated driver and front passenger
■ Seats, ventilated driver and front passenger

I get the heated seats part....the current 5th Gens have that.

Ventilated? Does that mean they are not cooled but just vented?

Air cooled seats are awesome...wish the 5th Gen had them. I guess vented is better than noting....

Maybe GM did this to save weight?

jaymsu · 08-26-2015, 09:05 AM

Ventilated seat = cooled seat
Corvette calls it ventilated. Cadillac calls it ventilated. GMC calls it ventilated.....
So don't worry. We'll get cooled seat.

bhavyas · 08-26-2015, 09:22 AM

When I read ventilated seats... I thought they had vents in the seat near the neck area... A friends 4 series has it.... So I guess I was wrong in that sense...

jaymsu · 08-26-2015, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by bhavyas

When I read ventilated seats... I thought they had vents in the seat near the neck area... A friends 4 series has it.... So I guess I was wrong in that sense...

Oh those things are cool, esp. on convertibles.... My brother's SL had it. I think Merc. was the first company to start that, and he (my brother) called it 'Air Scarf'. I thought that was Merc.'s official term.

tpmotorsports · 08-26-2015, 09:48 AM

Ventilated seats typically use 4-5 small fans in the seat cushion and backrest. The fans draw air from inside the cabin and into the seat. The air then goes through ducts and distributes the "cool" cabin air evenly throughout the seat via perforations in the fabric.

Just a few years ago this was considered a high end option but now its starting to become common even on entry level cars - nice for hot climates

SuperSound · 08-26-2015, 09:51 AM

Yep the Mustang and Challenger/Charger have them now. Very nice to have in the South.

jaymsu · 08-26-2015, 09:55 AM

That button....

Curr · 08-26-2015, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by SuperSound

Yep the Mustang and Challenger/Charger have them now. Very nice to have in the South.

And in New England!

Love 'em. My M37x has heated / cooled seats and a heated steering wheel. I don't use it, but in the winter the wife absolutely loves it.

garfin · 08-27-2015, 08:48 AM

There is a difference between ventilated seats (used by GM) and seats that incorporate the car's A/C for cooling the seats.
The ventilated seats in my car do a super job without the complication of using the A/C to cool the seats.

Best regards,

Elie

Rocco70 · 08-27-2015, 10:29 AM

Dumb option I never once said to myself boy it's hot I wish I had cool air blowing up my ass. I would rather that be an option save the money for something I need.

Jeffro19 · 08-27-2015, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Rocco70

Dumb option I never once said to myself boy it's hot I wish I had cool air blowing up my ass. I would rather that be an option save the money for something I need.

That's why they have the 1SS so if you don't want them you don't have to get them.

TPAJETSKI · 08-27-2015, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Rocco70

Dumb option I never once said to myself boy it's hot I wish I had cool air blowing up my ass. I would rather that be an option save the money for something I need.

I agree. No matter how hot or cold it is outside when you first get in the car, eventually the interior temperature will level out to whatever setting you have your HVAC at.

SuperSound · 08-27-2015, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Rocco70

Dumb option I never once said to myself boy it's hot I wish I had cool air blowing up my ass. I would rather that be an option save the money for something I need.

Never burned your ass on hot leather? Or simply have sweaty pants because the sun is beating down you but vents aren't enough. First world problems for sure, but not dumb....just more of a gimmick.

i007spectre · 08-27-2015, 12:26 PM

When it's full humidity even with my AC on full blast my back is warm and sweaty against the leather seats. So can't tell me ventilated seats aren't needed.

08-26-2015, 09:00 AM	#1
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08-26-2015, 09:48 AM	#5
tpmotorsports Drives: Camaros Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 250 View My Garage	Ventilated seats typically use 4-5 small fans in the seat cushion and backrest. The fans draw air from inside the cabin and into the seat. The air then goes through ducts and distributes the "cool" cabin air evenly throughout the seat via perforations in the fabric. Just a few years ago this was considered a high end option but now its starting to become common even on entry level cars - nice for hot climates __________________ '17 ZO6 - Watkins Gray Metallic '17 911 4GTS - Carmine Red '17 Bolt - Hyper Blue '02 SS - 35th Anniversary Ed. - 645 miles '89 IROC Z - 2500 miles '73 Z28 - Survivor 36k miles '69 RS/SS 496 - 631 HP 618 TQ '67 SS - Alum. 406 under construction

08-26-2015, 09:51 AM	#6
SuperSound Drives: '17 Camaro 2SS A8 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Eastern NC Posts: 5,063 View My Garage	Yep the Mustang and Challenger/Charger have them now. Very nice to have in the South. __________________ Current: '17 2SS Hyper Blue, A8, MRC, NPP Past: '99 SS Camaro A4, '73 Camaro 383 A3 "Voices in your head are not considered insider information." 3800 Status - 6/16/16 (Built!) 6000 status - 6/29/16 (Delivered!)

08-26-2015, 09:55 AM	#7
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08-27-2015, 08:48 AM	#9
garfin Resident Disciple Drives: 2010 CTS-V 6MN '98 Camaro SS (Sold) Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Roches Point, Ontario, Canada Posts: 607	There is a difference between ventilated seats (used by GM) and seats that incorporate the car's A/C for cooling the seats. The ventilated seats in my car do a super job without the complication of using the A/C to cool the seats. Best regards, Elie __________________ 2010 Cadillac CTS-V 6MN Thunder Gray 1998 Camaro SS # C079 SOLD

08-26-2015, 09:05 AM	#2
jaymsu Yeti's Daddy Drives: ATS-V, Prowler, M6 V10 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,011	Ventilated seat = cooled seat Corvette calls it ventilated. Cadillac calls it ventilated. GMC calls it ventilated..... So don't worry. We'll get cooled seat.

08-26-2015, 09:22 AM	#3
bhavyas Drives: 2016 1SS Yellow Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: CA Posts: 629	When I read ventilated seats... I thought they had vents in the seat near the neck area... A friends 4 series has it.... So I guess I was wrong in that sense...

08-27-2015, 10:29 AM	#10
Rocco70 THE YETI Drives: 2SS RS Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: chicago Posts: 411	Dumb option I never once said to myself boy it's hot I wish I had cool air blowing up my ass. I would rather that be an option save the money for something I need.

08-27-2015, 12:26 PM	#14
i007spectre Drives: 2016 2SS, 2008 HHR ECTO-2H Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Springfield, Mo Posts: 1,927 View My Garage	When it's full humidity even with my AC on full blast my back is warm and sweaty against the leather seats. So can't tell me ventilated seats aren't needed.

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