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Cooling Seats issue and TSB feedback
09-28-2017, 12:33 PM
#5131
Senior Member
I had a 15 and was in this group where the seat backs did not cool very well but my bottoms worked great. The back of the seat would get very hot where the TED was located. That kept me from using my seat cooling feature very much.
Now I have an 18 KR version and Wow, is all I got to say. Seat back and bottom all cool very well, in fact I have to turn it down after just a minute or two. Also the first thing that came to mind was how fast the seat starting cooling. It was way faster than my 15.
We have been in the upper 80's to very low 90's so still very warm. I keep forgetting to feel the backs of the seats to see if they are getting hot or not. Seems like that will not be an issue now since they no longer use the TED and just circulate air.
All I got to say is I am 100% happy with my seat cooling now. Too bad they didn't go this route to begin with.
Now I have an 18 KR version and Wow, is all I got to say. Seat back and bottom all cool very well, in fact I have to turn it down after just a minute or two. Also the first thing that came to mind was how fast the seat starting cooling. It was way faster than my 15.
We have been in the upper 80's to very low 90's so still very warm. I keep forgetting to feel the backs of the seats to see if they are getting hot or not. Seems like that will not be an issue now since they no longer use the TED and just circulate air.
All I got to say is I am 100% happy with my seat cooling now. Too bad they didn't go this route to begin with.
09-28-2017, 01:46 PM
#5132
Senior Member
I just got an idea for those with poor cooling performance...
How about just disconnecting the TED so the seats are just ventilating?
How about just disconnecting the TED so the seats are just ventilating?
I had a 15 and was in this group where the seat backs did not cool very well but my bottoms worked great. The back of the seat would get very hot where the TED was located. That kept me from using my seat cooling feature very much.
Now I have an 18 KR version and Wow, is all I got to say. Seat back and bottom all cool very well, in fact I have to turn it down after just a minute or two. Also the first thing that came to mind was how fast the seat starting cooling. It was way faster than my 15.
We have been in the upper 80's to very low 90's so still very warm. I keep forgetting to feel the backs of the seats to see if they are getting hot or not. Seems like that will not be an issue now since they no longer use the TED and just circulate air.
All I got to say is I am 100% happy with my seat cooling now. Too bad they didn't go this route to begin with.
Now I have an 18 KR version and Wow, is all I got to say. Seat back and bottom all cool very well, in fact I have to turn it down after just a minute or two. Also the first thing that came to mind was how fast the seat starting cooling. It was way faster than my 15.
We have been in the upper 80's to very low 90's so still very warm. I keep forgetting to feel the backs of the seats to see if they are getting hot or not. Seems like that will not be an issue now since they no longer use the TED and just circulate air.
All I got to say is I am 100% happy with my seat cooling now. Too bad they didn't go this route to begin with.
09-28-2017, 02:06 PM
#5133
I just purchased a '15 Platinum and I get mixed answers from dealer and here and Crc about what areas are supposed to be cooled. I know the bottomed work but not the backs. Are the backs in fact supposed to be cooled? I' inn Hawaii and it's always 85 and sunny and the cooled seats was something I required. Just want to make sure it's working before warranty runs out.
Did the TSB-0154 actually fix the cooling of backseat issue? Reading every post on this thread is very time consuming
Did the TSB-0154 actually fix the cooling of backseat issue? Reading every post on this thread is very time consuming
Last edited by 808Kombi; 09-28-2017 at 03:49 PM.
09-28-2017, 03:07 PM
#5134
Senior Member
You can actually feel cool air coming out of the holes. Works real nice.
Got to think some ya'lls work here had pushed them to a system that actually works.
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AZPlatinumEB (09-29-2017)
09-28-2017, 11:40 PM
#5135
Senior Member
09-29-2017, 12:26 AM
#5136
I had a 15 and was in this group where the seat backs did not cool very well but my bottoms worked great. The back of the seat would get very hot where the TED was located. That kept me from using my seat cooling feature very much.
Now I have an 18 KR version and Wow, is all I got to say. Seat back and bottom all cool very well, in fact I have to turn it down after just a minute or two. Also the first thing that came to mind was how fast the seat starting cooling. It was way faster than my 15.
We have been in the upper 80's to very low 90's so still very warm. I keep forgetting to feel the backs of the seats to see if they are getting hot or not. Seems like that will not be an issue now since they no longer use the TED and just circulate air.
All I got to say is I am 100% happy with my seat cooling now. Too bad they didn't go this route to begin with.
Now I have an 18 KR version and Wow, is all I got to say. Seat back and bottom all cool very well, in fact I have to turn it down after just a minute or two. Also the first thing that came to mind was how fast the seat starting cooling. It was way faster than my 15.
We have been in the upper 80's to very low 90's so still very warm. I keep forgetting to feel the backs of the seats to see if they are getting hot or not. Seems like that will not be an issue now since they no longer use the TED and just circulate air.
All I got to say is I am 100% happy with my seat cooling now. Too bad they didn't go this route to begin with.
Neurobit
09-29-2017, 07:14 AM
#5138
Senior Member
09-29-2017, 08:23 AM
#5139
That's where I'm wondering if Forscan could effectively do the same thing as the 2018 trucks. Check out this page:
https://www.f150forum.com/f118/forsc...7/#post5461918
776-01-01 Low Heat Values
776-02-01 Medium Heat Value
776-03-01 High Heat Values
776-04-01 Low Cool Values
776-05-01 Medium Cool Values
776-06-01 High Cool Values
776-07-01 Blower Voltage
776-08-01 DTC Lost Communication Settings
776-02-01 Medium Heat Value
776-03-01 High Heat Values
776-04-01 Low Cool Values
776-05-01 Medium Cool Values
776-06-01 High Cool Values
776-07-01 Blower Voltage
776-08-01 DTC Lost Communication Settings
Seems like there could a few things you could do. Effectively make it so the TED is never cooling b/c the High Value is so high - like 100F. In this way, the TED is never using power to create cooled output because the value is so high. What I am not sure is if it would actually heat in this case, but I think may not since the seat is in cooling mode.
Other idea is to adjust those values to something crazy cold. I suppose you could generate more heat exhaust this way and probably outside of the duty cycle of the TED itself. I'm also wonder what the blower voltage does as well. Can that be increased to get more output from the blower - like when you first turn the cooled seats on.
09-29-2017, 10:46 PM
#5140
Senior Member
I tried the cooling seat for the first time tonight and it got cold enough I had to turn it off. I have used the heat feature several times and it works very good as well. The 2018s have been either fixed or greatly improved.