Heated front seats and water

roozkhan · Jun 29, 2023

Can you rinse out the interior with the heated cloth front seats and not short the heating element?

255/85 · Jun 29, 2023

2 words - wading mode.

roozkhan · Jun 29, 2023

255/85 said:
2 words - wading mode.

What about it?

Bruce · Jun 29, 2023

Wading mode won't help rinse out the interior @255/85
Cloth will dry out faster if it gets splashed during a clean out than leather, but because the seats aren't sealed underneath I don't think either one is more resistant if you're hosing it out.

roozkhan · Jun 29, 2023

Bruce said:
Wading mode won't help rinse out the interior @255/85
Cloth will dry out faster if it gets splashed during a clean out than leather, but because the seats aren't sealed underneath I don't think either one is more resistant if you're hosing it o

But my question is can you rinse off the seats if you have a seat warmer installed?

Bruce · Jun 29, 2023

I really doubt that's the intention. You're just asking for mold in your seat cushions. Can you? Probably. Should you? I wouldn't. It's water resistant but not waterproof. Put waterproof seat covers on if you're planning on screwing up the interior enough to be tempted to hose off upholstery.

Tazzieman · Jun 29, 2023

roozkhan said:
But my question is can you rinse off the seats if you have a seat warmer installed?

I've never rinsed off seats.
Why would you want to?
Just sponge/gentle brush.

roozkhan · Jun 29, 2023

Tazzieman said:
I've never rinsed off seats.
Why would you want to?
Just sponge/gentle brush.

Its got drains on the floor. Just figured its meant to get wet

255/85 · Jun 29, 2023

Conjecture - and a bit of a joke.

Wading mode temporarily turns off the power to the heated seats. I'm guessing the seats can handle some amount of moisture but likely not a full dowsing. The joke part - If in doubt start vehicle and hit the Wading Mode button before turning on the hose. Maybe not risk using the seat heaters to dry them out afterward.

DaveB · Jun 29, 2023

Some people like to wash out the interior

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-uI8njqOI4

Tazzieman · Jun 29, 2023

roozkhan said:
Its got drains on the floor. Just figured its meant to get wet

If you spray water around inside the cabin it will get into the centre console around the gearknob etc and you may have an electrical problem.
Treat the seats as you would a sofa in your house.
Or not!

Shaky · Jun 29, 2023

I always hose my sofa’s off after the weekend.

The parties can get a bit wild

IG_in_AZ · Jun 29, 2023

Tazzieman said:
I've never rinsed off seats.
Why would you want to?
Just sponge/gentle brush.

Beat them with a hand broom and watch the dust fly! Or, I guess you could just vacuum them.

Tazzieman · Jun 30, 2023

DCPU · Jun 30, 2023

RTFM?

DCPU · Jun 30, 2023

I always feel that these warnings are better taken in if there's a visual reference:

And with more such visual references, we'd all be experts on the manual.

Tazzieman · Jun 30, 2023

DCPU said:
RTFM?

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DenisM · Jun 30, 2023

roozkhan said:
But my question is can you rinse off the seats if you have a seat warmer installed?

depends on what she's wearing

Eric · Jun 30, 2023

DCPU said:
I always feel that these warnings are better taken in if there's a visual reference:
View attachment 7818572 View attachment 7818571

And with more such visual references, we'd all be experts on the manual.

And certainly remember its contents

Jiman01 · Jul 1, 2023

roozkhan said:
Its got drains on the floor. Just figured its meant to get wet

Drains in the floor make it much easier to clean out the mud and debris that get caked in the floor boards, especially when off-roading. It doesn’t mean the rest of the interior is somehow waterproof/resistant, including the seats.

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