Ventilated seats as must have

weissert wrote

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I may be sitting in the "nice to have but not needed" camp.... We have had some hotter days in Germany, and yes the ventilated seats are nice.... however I have found that the cooling effect is not that pronounced and it is accompanied by the very audible sound of a fan on the seat... like I said, it could be a completely different story based on being in a much hotter climate, but here in Germany I would tick it in the nice to have category.....

WarMaker wrote

weissert wrote

...however I have found that the cooling effect is not that pronounced and it is accompanied by the very audible sound of a fan on the seat...

You're another person mentioning seat fan noise. I don't hear any noise from mine at all, I specifically paid attention to it after reading several comments like that.
Coming back to the cooling topic, I think that besides the ventilated seats, an equally useful or perhaps even more useful feature in this car is the ability to remotely start the climate control and schedule cabin pre-conditioning. On warm days, I set my departure time in the MyBMW app, and I get into a cool car, which is a fantastic feature.

dvknyc888 wrote

I heard that on G01 ventilated seats were uncomfortable/hard, compared to non-ventilated. Is this also the case for G45 or has this been fixed? Thanks.

dvknyc888 wrote

I heard that on G01 ventilated seats were uncomfortable/hard, compared to non-ventilated. Is this also the case for G45 or has this been fixed? Thanks.

EricVR4 wrote

dvknyc888 wrote

I heard that on G01 ventilated seats were uncomfortable/hard, compared to non-ventilated. Is this also the case for G45 or has this been fixed? Thanks.

It’s much, much better in the G45. They’re proper seats.

My G01 had ventilated leather and you sat on the seat rather than in it. I was still ok on road trips but they weren’t nearly as comfortable as the non-ventilated seats.

EricVR4 wrote

It’s much, much better in the G45. They’re proper seats.

My G01 had ventilated leather and you sat on the seat rather than in it. I was still ok on road trips but they weren’t nearly as comfortable as the non-ventilated seats.

Eris496 wrote

my g45 ventilated is far more comfortable than myg01 non ventilated. I always put a towel on the g01 seat.

dvknyc888 wrote

Thanks -is this for merino or veganza?

toddwalton wrote

Our G45 is in the garage 99% of the time when we start her up so there is no need for ventilated seats.

On those occasions where the car is out in the sun- like a parking lot or visiting a friend's house- an iPhone swipe and a tap on the BMW widget and the AC is on full blast giving us an icy cockpit when we enter the car a couple of minutes later.

jf93 wrote

toddwaltonIf I am not mistaken, this (Stand-AC) is just the case for EVs and Hybrids

Artdnj wrote

toddwalton wrote

Our G45 is in the garage 99% of the time when we start her up so there is no need for ventilated seats.

On those occasions where the car is out in the sun- like a parking lot or visiting a friend's house- an iPhone swipe and a tap on the BMW widget and the AC is on full blast giving us an icy cockpit when we enter the car a couple of minutes later.

can you adjust temp from the app or does it default to setting when last used?