Tips for choosing seat heating in the car

For a comfortable stay in the car in the winter, you need to provide a seat with a heating device. This device will protect against overcooling of the pelvis and back while riding.

Before installing and starting to use heated seats, you need to familiarize yourself with some tips for using this device:

• You need to evaluate the fire safety of the device. This is done by checking the insulation performance of wired components and heaters;
• when used, it is impossible to become knees on the heating elements placed on the seat, this should be especially taken into account with wire heaters, as there is a possibility of a quick breakdown of the device;
• You can’t use heat for a long time. When the device is heated to the required temperature, it is necessary to turn it off. If the driver gets out of the car, he also needs to turn off the heated seats and spend some time in the car with the window open. Thus, you can avoid sudden hypothermia of the spine and pelvic organs.

Features heated seats

As you know, there are several types of seat heating-outdoor and built-in. To the outside include the so-called capes or seat covers. It is especially important to take into account the fact that if two devices are connected — to the driver’s and passenger’s front seats, then you need to equip the power adapter for the cigarette lighter.

Important tips when choosing outdoor heated seats are:

• The best materials for making are polyester or cotton;
• recommended to pick a cape with a high back;
• before buying it is worth checking all the fasteners for perfect fixation of the device on the seat.

The built-in ones are more expensive, but also, accordingly, have more functionality. They are installed under the skin, they have a more powerful heating force. When choosing these devices, they can also be installed on the rear seats, which in no way will affect the strength of the front heating.

However, it should be borne in mind that these devices are more difficult to install and repair. They also provide slower, but still prolonged heating.

What you need to know about heating?

Heated seats, like other devices and accessories for cars, have certain nuances and features of choice. Let us analyze them in order.

When choosing heating, you need to consider the heating zone. The classic is the presence of two zones-back and seat. This provides a balanced heating of the whole body. Very rarely, drivers install devices with one heating zone-only seats. There are also models that warm the back and the pillow.

Power consumption is also an important factor. It depends on the strength and speed of heating. Power indicators of the device depend on the area of ​​distribution of heaters. The power consumption of most models is 40-100W. But the built-in models with greater functionality, consume up to 200W.

Selection of the number of seats is an equally important factor. There are models for only one driver's seat, but kits for the two front seats are also very popular. This is more profitable and in demand among many motorists.

Wide functionality and heating options

Most models of heaters are heated. With its help, you can change the intensity of heating, reducing or increasing power. There are some types of adjustment:

• the two-position makes it possible to heat the seat in two modes-at the maximum or in the weak. Often used in outdoor heaters;
• Multipositional provides the best solutions for heating. With it, you can adjust the most comfortable option of heating, smoothly adjusting the power. They are often equipped with built-in options.

Power is adjusted using an indicator that shows the mode selected by the driver. Devices for heating also have a special thermostat. It allows you to automatically adjust the heating level.

Additional heating functionality

• Protective function against overheating. Many models are equipped with properties that allow heating to automatically turn off after reaching the required heating temperature. This feature makes it possible to avoid device breakage or upholstery damage. In addition, the protective function of overheating helps to avoid harmful effects on the human body.
• The "massage" option. The difference of this functional element is the impact on certain areas: hips and neck, as well as the back of the driver. This helps to enhance blood circulation, significantly improves the condition of the person. This function is equipped with some models of devices. The presence of this option will be relevant to those drivers who are often and for a long time behind the wheel.
• The presence of several power levels of the seat heating allows the use of devices in order to heat only one or all zones at once.

Some outdoor models can be mains powered. This makes it possible to use capes for heating in living conditions-in the house or in the country, when connected to the mains. To do this, the device is equipped with a power supply, 220V.

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