User Guide Manual

HEATED/VENTILATED SEATS
Heated Seats
On some models, the front and rear seats may be equipped with heaters in both the seat
cushions and seatbacks.
The front driver and passenger heated seats are operated using the Uconnect
®
System.
WARNING!
•Personswhoareunabletofeelpaintotheskinbecauseofadvancedage,chronic
illness, diabetes, spinal cord injury , medication, alcohol use, exhaustion or other
physical condition must exercise care when using the seat heater . It may cause
burns even at low temperatures, especially if used for long periods of time.
•Donotplaceanythingontheseatorseatbackthatinsulatesagainstheat,suchas
ablanketorcushion.Thismaycausetheseatheatertooverheat.Sittinginaseat
that has been overheated could cause serious burns due to the increased surface
temperature of the seat.
Front Heated Seats
The front heated seats control buttons are located within the climate or controls screen of
the touchscreen.
You can choose from HI, LO or OFF heat settings. The indicator lights in each switch
indicate the level of heat in use. Two indicator lights will illuminate for HI, one for LO and
none for OFF.
•Presstheheatedseatbutton
once to turn the HI setting ON.
•Presstheheatedseatbutton
asecondtimetoturntheLOsettingON.
•Presstheheatedseatbutton
athirdtimetoturntheheatingelementsOFF.
If the HI-level setting is selected, the system will automatically switch to LO-level after
approximately 60 minutes of continuous operation. At that time, the display will change
from HI to LO, indicating the change. The LO-level setting will turn OFF automatically
after approximately 45 minutes.
NOTE:
•Onceaheatsettingisselected,heatwillbefeltwithintwotofiveminutes.
•Theenginemustberunningfortheheatedseatstooperate.
Vehicles Equipped With Remote Start
On models that are equipped with remote start, the heated seats can be programed to
come on during a remote start.
This feature can be programmed through the Uconnect
®
system. Refer to “Uconnect
®
Settings” in “Understanding Y our Instrument Panel” in the Owner's Manual on the DVD.
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