WPJoe

So far, mostly good. VERY good.

A couple of things that maybe someone can help me with:
1. My rear cross traffic alert does not seem to be active. It never alerts. Is there a way to turn this on and off that I should check to see if it was accidentally disabled?
2. My only real disappointment so far are the cooled seats. Even on the highest setting they are BARELY noticeable. Like, Im not even sure they are working because I MAYBE feel the seat a little cooler, but its almost not even detectable...is that right? Anyone have similar or different experience?

Thanks

DrWoo

1. "Settings/Camera/Rear Camera" has an on off for the Cross Traffic Monitor. But I have noticed it is not a sensitive as I would like. My daughter has a Toyota Highlander, and I've backed it out of her driveway on a busy street many times, and it gives me an alert if a car is half a block away. On the RDX, the car is almost right behind me before I get an alert.
2. The seats aren't technically cooled, they just blow air through the seat. I find they work very well to keep my low back from sweating.

WPJoe

Thanks.. To clarify I misspoke, I know they're not cooled

Can you actually feel the air blowing through the seat? I feel nothing at all on my hands against the seat cushion

KeithL

WPJoe

I tested a Kia stinger and the vented seats blew nice and strong. You could totally feel them.
.I honestly can't even tell if these are running... On the strongest setting!

Stew4HD

I can really feel the RDX seats being cooled as compared to the MKX and other Acura's I have owned. I can feel the coolness up my back as well

RDX10

I had a Kia Sorento and it also had ventilated seats like the stinger and your RDX and they worked amazingly well. I tend to feel way hotter than people around me for some reason and I still had to turn it down sometimes. Now I know my Kia and your RDX have virtually nothing in common, but the technology is the same and you should be feeling the cold. Its possible that the tube connecting the fan to the bottom of the seat is out of place. Have you tried the passenger seat? I would check that to see if it is the same. You can take it to the dealer to double check. Lastly you could try turning the AC on and set it to the footwell mode only and you should feel cold air.

Cooled seats have changed my life. I can barely breathe when it gets hot outside and the cooled/ventilated seats are a god send.

WPJoe

So just to make sure before I reach out to service... When you guys have the ventilation on and you put your hand over the seat cushion, do you actually feel air blowing out?

Thanks for the replies.

DrWoo

quantum7

I noticed it immediately on my last test drive. Very nice.

MHarnois

Cooled seats blow air out but most vented seats like the ones on the RDX suck air into the seats so they are not actually cooled but give you a cooling feeling because or air circulation. Put a light piece of paper near the top of the seat and you should see it get sucked toward the seat. That's what my 2018 does.

Fury63

Ffsphynx

i agree on the cooled seats, but when talking about it with my wife she says she def notices it on passenger side. Perhaps i should sit on that side and see if there is much of a difference. Drivers side i barely feel anything

mcrompton

I notice the seats more depending on the material I'm wearing. Gym clothes, for example, I feel much more than jeans and a thicker polo

Wander

Go commando and feel the breeze.

WPJoe

Haha if only!

Kind of disappointing how weak this feature is...