winmau40 Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 First I'd like to introduce myself. Recenetly upgraded from an MR2 to a Gun Metal 55 350Z. Absoltley loving it but I've a couple of simple queries that I couldn't answer from searching: 1) Heated seats. The manual states that these shouldn't be left switched on while out of the car. Do these work with no key in the ignition and drain the battery? 2) Steering lock. Only seems to work anti-clockwise and at a lot further degree than other cars I've owned. Is this normal and do other owners bother with it or rely on the immobiliser instead? Cheers, Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xStric9x Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Welcome Phil Have a non gt so can't help you with the seats and tbh i've never really paid any attention to the stearing lock. Ah well fat lot of help i am Somebody will be along to answer your questions soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccaman Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Phil. Have never left the heated seats on but assume they work through the ignition & this is just a safety issue, & you wouldn't want to be starting the car at the same time putting power to the seats. As Mike says I've never really bothered about the steering lock. Anyway hope the weather improves soon & you can get out and really enjoy your Zed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Hi Phil and welcome to the forum. No heated seats for me either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 the heated seats only work with the ignition on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Welcome aboard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Trev-the-Rev Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Hi Phil and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Hi Phil. I only put the steering lock on by accident to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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winmau40 Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 Phil. Have never left the heated seats on but assume they work through the ignition & this is just a safety issue, & you wouldn't want to be starting the car at the same time putting power to the seats. As Mike says I've never really bothered about the steering lock.Anyway hope the weather improves soon & you can get out and really enjoy your Zed. Thanks for the welcomes everybody. This seems to make sense. I left the heated seats on after I first bought it and thought there was an issue starting the car up but it fired up fine on the second go. Probably was more due to them being switched on while firing the ignition than draining the battery while it was standing. Having loads of fun already despite the weather. Hope to meet up with some of you at some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winmau40 Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 Phil. Have never left the heated seats on but assume they work through the ignition & this is just a safety issue, & you wouldn't want to be starting the car at the same time putting power to the seats. As Mike says I've never really bothered about the steering lock.Anyway hope the weather improves soon & you can get out and really enjoy your Zed. Thanks for the welcomes everybody. This seems to make sense. I left the heated seats on after I first bought it and thought there was an issue starting the car up but it fired up fine on the second go. Probably was more due to them being switched on while firing the ignition than draining the battery while it was standing. Having loads of fun already despite the weather. Hope to meet up with some of you at some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Welcome to the forum Phil. 1) Heated seats. The manual states that these shouldn't be left switched on while out of the car. Do these work with no key in the ignition and drain the battery? 2) Steering lock. Only seems to work anti-clockwise and at a lot further degree than other cars I've owned. Is this normal and do other owners bother with it or rely on the immobiliser instead? As Stew's already said, they do switch off when the ignition does, but always a good idea for them to be off when not in use, in case of shorts etc. Do you mean you turn it anti-clockwise to lock it, if yes, my Z is the opposite, ie turn it clockwise to lock. And yes I have a booty alarm system so that's always on too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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