Hi

I am having the same issue with my 2023 LR Defender, were you able to find out what the problem was.
My dealer told me it was normal.

Thank you

 

On vehicles with heated and cooled seats, a Pelletier device is used for temperature regulation. To put it simply, this device uses electricity to make one side of an element hot and one side cold. When cooling, the byproduct hot air needs to be expelled, thus the vent. When heating, it just changes direction of current flow through the element and then expels the hot air air towards the occupant. These are pretty common on luxury cars these days, often used for seats, cupholders, refrigerated compartments. There are other methods for all of these things of course, but the Pelletier is a great option and a lot simpler than many other options.

 

if one only has the heated seat option, maybe just a software configuration change will enable the cooled seat option? Sounds like the hardware is there already.

 

I'm guessing non-cooled, heat-only seats use a heating pad rather than a Pelletier. But if I'm wrong, then you may be correct.

 

Hi
Thank you, for the response, and the explanation of the system.
My issue is that cold air is expelled when the heated seats are on. This is why I'm thinking there is something wrong with the set up.

Best

 

Correct. The system reverses direction. So when cooled, warm comes out the vent. When heated, cool comes out the vent. Normal.