viper001 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 I'm wondering if anyone else has noticed this or not. According the owner's manual the heated seats should automatically time out and turn off after 15 minutes. I turned mine on this morning in the driveway and as a test I didn't manually turn them back off, they were still on when I pulled into work 51 minutes later. I know some like heaters that don't turn off (my wife's Honda is a toggle switch that doesn't time out and she likes that), I actually kind of like them shutting down automatically. Especially since we didn't get a physical button for them and potentially have to cycle through the menus to get to the button to shut it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpm419419 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Mine do NOT time out either. Have a 2011 Edge Limited AWD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEdgeForMe Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 I'm wondering if anyone else has noticed this or not. According the owner's manual the heated seats should automatically time out and turn off after 15 minutes. I turned mine on this morning in the driveway and as a test I didn't manually turn them back off, they were still on when I pulled into work 51 minutes later. I know some like heaters that don't turn off (my wife's Honda is a toggle switch that doesn't time out and she likes that), I actually kind of like them shutting down automatically. Especially since we didn't get a physical button for them and potentially have to cycle through the menus to get to the button to shut it off. Mine do not shut off after 15 minutes either, like the manual says. I have a 2011 SEL AWD with the leather seats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper001 Posted February 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 So what do we think, report this as a bug, or consider it an undocumented "feature"? I would hate to report this as a bug, and potentially get it changed in a future software upgrade only to discover that 98% of the folks would rather it work the way it is now. For me, my vote would be to change it to match the manual. My previous F-150 had the seats that timed out at 15 minutes and I liked it that way. Plus, frankly, those were easier to turn off manually as there were buttons anyway. Maybe I'll try this Topic Poll button I see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOEHIO Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 With multi levels of heating, I prefer to have the option of turning them off myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choff1138 Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 I like it staying on.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k1200rsport Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 15 minutes???? It burns my ass in 5 minutes at Hi setting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richy Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 I end up turning mine down too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridbidge Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 15 minutes???? It burns my ass in 5 minutes at Hi setting. LOL sure does! I love it though because it gets hot so fast on a cold day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White 2011 Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 I also have a 2011 Edge Limited, and the seats do not turn off after 15 minutes. It is distracting, while driving, to find the button to push on the touch screen, to turn the heat down or off. Is there a voice command to do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11edgelimited Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 I love that mine do not turn off on my 11 edge limited. If you have the 8 inch screen and hit the home button both seat heater buttons are right there.... Pretty simple to me. I would say it is more distracting changing the Sirius channel than the seat heaters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpio Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 I just turn them on to the low setting with initial activation and leave it there - very comfortable for longer terms behind the wheel and no burnt buns LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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