Hello....

For those that have ventilated front seats in your 2019 RDX, how well do they work? Does it really make it cooler? What's it feel like when they're turned on?

Thanks in advance!

 

I am quite impressed with the operation of the ventilated seats, they do an excellent job of removing heat during hot and humid Texas summers.

 

Excellent, thank you. Being in Florida I am well aware of "hot and humid" which is why I'm asking about this feature!

 

They work great in Houston's very hot and humid summers!

 

Living in Dallas I can attest that they work very well....dry shirts.

 

Yes works quite well and pleasure to have. It was not a concern of mine in the past but now its an option I will look for in future car

 

One of the things (among many things) I really like about my Advance trim are the heated/ventilated seats. I just set them to 'Auto' and let the car make the decision based on ambient temperature - so far it's been for all practical purposes perfect.

 

Do the work? Of course.

Do they work well? That's subjective.

Honda/Acura's seats are ventilated, not cooled.

Ventilated seats pull ambient temperature air through the seats. If it's 120°F inside your car on a hot, sunny day, you're going to get 120°F air being sucked around your back and bottom. Ventilated seats work best when there's some perspiration due to the effects of evaporative cooling.

Cooled seats push refrigerated air through the seats. If it's 120°F inside your car, you get colder air pushed against your back and bottom. Cooled seats work much better, but are more expensive to implement because they require additional ducting and other components from the HVAC module.

 

I didn't know this -- but wondered about it -- so thanks for the explanation. My assumption was that by saying "ventilated" Acura was referring to "cooled." But now I understand.

Shouldn't be a problem on most of our summer days.

 

 

I got my car when it was already cold but the ventilated seats were the first feature I played with. The seats did get colder. I expect this feature will be awesome in the summer.

 

I lol'd

 

It's true that ventilated seats don't work as well as cooled seats but trust me they definitely help A LOT!

 

I have them in my 2017, and while its true they do not work that well until the cabin cools down, once it does, they work very well.

 

 

I've noticed with my cooled seats with my 11 MDX Adv is it makes a difference how breathable your cloths are for full benefits of cooled seats on your bottom and lower backside. Jean shorts don't feel as cool compared to blended fabric. I've found cooled seats even on +100 degree days take enough of the heat away from your backside where you are not thinking about it. I will never purchase another Acura without cooled seats.

 

As stated above, Honda/Acura uses ventilated instead of cooled seats.

All seat heating is conductive, not convective.

 

 

We used them in the heat of Summer in FL while the vehicle was HOT and they cooled down quite nicely for a passive system.

 

I don't like the "wet pants" feeling I get between the legs from ventilated/cooled seats.

 

Are you getting this feeling from the RDX? I have not experienced any "wet" feeling at all and we used this feature all the time.

 

I did, yes. It made my no-no square feel drafty, but I'm skinny and cold-blooded so I get cold easily.

 

You should try the cooled seats in a Lincoln MKX, I felt like I wet my pants or was sitting on a cold marble seat. Definitely strange but I actually like it. I hate having a sticky wet back so damn much.

 

Bingo . Same here.

 

It's strange because I'm not normally a sweaty person. I can bust my ass at the gym for 2 hours and barely crack a sweat. But sit in a car with leather seats for more than 30-40 mins and it's just disgusting. I went for a drive with a friend a couple weeks ago and my back was literally soaking wet after the 2 hour drive. So I for one am happy even with the simple passive ventilated seats.