Heated/Cooled Accessories - Vented Seats - Operation

VENTED SEATS

The Vented Seat assembly is located internally to the front seats and are intended to enhance the thermal comfort of the seat occupant by ventilating seat to occupant interface. Occupant comfort is achieved by pulling air from the seat surface to the back and underside under side of the seat.

The vented seats are controlled by the heated seat module (HSM)(also know as the Comfort Seat Wheel Module or CSWM) which provides variable analog voltages driving the 12V vented seat motors in the seats. The vented seats have 2 selectable speeds with a hidden intermediate speed for the fans. For seat venting, each press of the vented seat switch will cause the vented seat to change venting modes. From OFF to HI, from HI to LO and from LO to OFF. The HSM shall turn on the vented seats only with the engine running. Both vented seats operate separately from each other, and will not operate at the same time as the heated seats.

Basic Operation Notes:

The ventilated seat switches are located in the switch bank in the center stack of the instrument panel, just below the climate controls. The fans operate at two speeds, HIGH and LOW. If equipped, some models will also include the heated seat, heated wheel and vented seat switch operation within the U-Connect RRM (Radio Receiver Module)

Press the switch once to choose HIGH, press it a second time to choose LOW. Pressing the switch a third time will turn the ventilated seat OFF. When HIGH speed is selected both lights on the switch will be illuminated. When LOW speed is selected one light will be illuminated.

The engine must be running (or in Stop/Start mode) for the ventilated seats to operate.

On models equipped with remote start, the drivers ventilated seat can be programmed to come on during a remote start.