2016 Seat Heaters

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IBJammin

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Mazda CX-5, GT, Tech IActive

• Sep 7, 2015

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I know its summer but has anyone tested the seat heaters on their 2016? The GF wants them to be therapeutic sort of hot and even on the highest setting they seem to be barely warm. Don't want to hassle the dealer if this is just all we should expect.

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dergibog

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Mazda CX-5 '14 GTw/Tech

• Sep 7, 2015

• #2

That's how my '14 is. Can hardly feel them. It's a joke.

 

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Skorpio

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2015 Deep Crystal Blue Mica GT FWD

• Sep 7, 2015

• #3

IBJammin said:

I know its summer but has anyone tested the seat heaters on their 2016? The GF wants them to be therapeutic sort of hot and even on the highest setting they seem to be barely warm. Don't want to hassle the dealer if this is just all we should expect.

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I believe how hot it feels to one person may be different to another. Body composition, height, sex can make a difference. My wife and I feel they are hot enough and relatively therapeutic at times, and I have even turned them down a notch. We are 6" or less, and pretty fit with below average body fat levels.
To me the seats never feel on the overly-hot-or-may-burn side of the scale, however.

 

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AllezDada

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2016 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD w/Tech, i Activesense

• Sep 7, 2015

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It may be harder to tell how effective they are when it's warm outside.

 

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IBJammin

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Mazda CX-5, GT, Tech IActive

• Sep 7, 2015

• #5

AllezDada said:

It may be harder to tell how effective they are when it's warm outside.

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Thanks for the replies. We definitely considered this but other implementations of this technology have been noticeable to the point of being uncomfortable. It's not really a big deal to me but she really wants this feature to work.

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craigo

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2014 CX-5 GT FWD, 2015 Mazda 3 Touring

• Sep 7, 2015

• #6

Not sure about the '16 seats but the 13-15 they're more of a butt warmer than lower back. Mine's plenty hot for me...

 

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Brucifer

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2016 CX-5 GT - Tech Package

• Sep 7, 2015

• #7

Snuck turning them on the wife and she noticed the light before the heat after about 5 minutes.

I turned the driver's side on high later and drove around for half an hour. Forgot that I had turned it on.

I am not impressed with the feature. Have read elsewhere that others aren't impressed either.

 

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mingm

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2016 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD

• Sep 7, 2015

• #8

They are more warmers than heaters. My wife's bmw is much hotter on high, to where I feel it's too hot, but it's perfect for her.

 

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52804x4

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'16 Mazda CX-5 GT

• Sep 7, 2015

• #9

I concur, these seat heaters are a serious joke in this car! And winter is right around the corner here in Denver. [sigh]

 

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GP 2004

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2015 CX-5 GT AWD liquid silver

• Sep 8, 2015

• #10

52804x4 said:

I concur, these seat heaters are a serious joke in this car! And winter is right around the corner here in Denver. [sigh]

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Don't know about the '16, but the '15 that I have will warm my backside better than no seat heater. I agree that it is not as good as the last car that I had, but definitely better than none.

 

minnesotaart

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2014 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD w/Tech

• Sep 8, 2015

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Skorpio said:

We are 6" or less,

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Dang! That's short! (eek)

 

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CX-5um

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13' CX-5 and 16' Mazda6 both Touring w/Tech/Bose

• Sep 8, 2015

• #12

Sucks to hear the seats dont get toasty. I wish they offered cooled seats.

 

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Dan_from_oregon

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2016 CX-5 Grand Touring AWD

• Sep 9, 2015

• #13

I just tried the seat warmers in my 2016 on the way to work. I like cold so I'm the first to complain when things are too warm. I have it on "high" and it's kind of warm but nowhere near that therapeutic heat level.

 

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IBJammin

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Mazda CX-5, GT, Tech IActive

• Sep 9, 2015

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Thanks again for all the responses. Seems we are in the expected mehtastic range of what to expect from this feature.

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arunka007

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2016 CX-5 GT | FWD | Soul Red | Tech Package

• Sep 11, 2015

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I tried this yesterday and the warmth was comparable to my previous car (08 Accord). However, I found Mazda took longer to warm the seats than the Honda.

 

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Dan_from_oregon

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2016 CX-5 Grand Touring AWD

• Sep 11, 2015

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arunka007 said:

I tried this yesterday and the warmth was comparable to my previous car (08 Accord). However, I found Mazda took longer to warm the seats than the Honda.

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I noticed that too. After about 15 minutes at full strength the seat was warm but not "burn my ass" warm. I'm curious to see how it feels in the winter when I'll actually want it on.

 

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CX-9_guy

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2013 CX-9 Touring; 2016 CX-5 GT

• Oct 12, 2015

• #17

The heated seats in our new '16 CX-5 GT are warm when set on high, but definitely not toasty. On low, well, what's the point. Considering that in our 2013 CX-9 the high setting gets into the realm of therapeutically hot, these CX-5 seats are disappointing.

 

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76brian

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2016 Mazda CX-5 GT

• Oct 12, 2015

• #18

I'm actually pretty disappointed with the heated seats in the CX-5, especially compared to my 2010 Mz3 which I loved, and I'm pretty sure could boil a kettle.

I think they'll be barely enough to take the chill off the leather in the winter, definitely won't make you feel warm.

 

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KimGT

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2016 Mazda CX-5 GT

• Oct 12, 2015

• #19

yep, they suck. I took a 20 min drive, didn't notice any sensation till i reached the destination.

 

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Jazzjim

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2001 xterra

• Oct 12, 2015

• #20

OK, this is becoming depressing. The sound system sucks, unquestionably, and now I'm hearing that the heated seats aren't really "heating," but rather just tipid warmers. WTF????