The G Man

Sorry to tell you that we use the heated seats in our 2010 Q5 last winter here in the Northeast and we leave it on 6 all the time, its barely hot enough.

hmn4858

Same here. They suck. My Saab got a hellvu lot hotter and the MB I had would burn your *** if you weren't careful. Seems they switched the max high settings after the '09s. I don't even know what the point of the 1~5 setting is. You could leave it on 3 during the summer and not even notice it was on.

snowcat

Curious if anyone has checked to see if this can be changed via VAG-COM?

S4Q04

Has anyone figured out a fix for the heated seat temp. problem?

Q5ACK

Ditto. 2010 Q5 heated seats do not compare to any other vehicle I've owned, there is limited heat even at a 6- if you have any layers on (coat/sweater) you don't even know the seats are heated.

Must have been a lawsuit or a conservative engineer on this one. If I remember, VW had some problems a few years ago with seats causing (supposedly) burns to folks wearing shorts while turning the "heat" up. Whatever...

ELEVENS

220V oughta do it

ronyn78

Is this the same for adjusting heat in the car? I feel like you have to set the temp at 74 deg or higher to get good heat.

wreck111

I heard that in June of 2009 the change was made for cars made after that date. My 2011 is weak also compared to my other Audi. I drive with the top down all winter and these seats will force me to think about top down driving. My 6 setting is the old 3 in the older Audi. We need a fix!

hawke94

Have you tried using the Auto setting? I leave it at 70 and it's quite warm and toasty. This is on a 2010, btw.

Coolieman1220

my heated seats are not bad, my car was bought June of 09'