Leaving the seat heater on

[brogue]

My owner's manual claims that leaving the seat heater switch on when you turn the ignition off will slowly drain your battery. Yet the indicator light on the seat heater switch goes off when the car is turned off, and the seat cools down. So it doesn't appear that the heaters are remaining on after the ignition is turned off. Or... are they, for a period of time? If so, why? Seems to me, when the ignition goes off, the seat heater should go off at the same time.

Anyone know the answer?

[jsherm007]

I don't know... I leave mine on over night all the time and never had a problem...

BUT, I just left MN and my Rogue is in a parking lot for the next 5 days... With the seat heater still 'on'. I am under the impression that when the car is off, so if everything else! So maybe I'll come back to a dead car.

Now you have me worried!

[jsellberg]

i've left mine on for an hour or so at a time by accident and nothing happened?

5 days? you'd better go back!

[phantom of the opera]

My owner's manual claims that leaving the seat heater switch on when you turn the ignition off will slowly drain your battery. Yet the indicator light on the seat heater switch goes off when the car is turned off, and the seat cools down. So it doesn't appear that the heaters are remaining on after the ignition is turned off. Or... are they, for a period of time? If so, why? Seems to me, when the ignition goes off, the seat heater should go off at the same time.

Anyone know the answer?

The Rogue is programmed to turn off any accessory that is inadvertantly left on after the ignition is turned off. It will turn off an overhead light, or even the headlights in five minutes.

The seats go off with the ignition. I checked the manual to see your reference to a slow drain and it appears to be a misunderstanding.

The battery could run down if theseat heater is operated while theengine is not running.

That does not say they will be running with the ignition off. Just do not run them when you are not running the engine. (accessory mode)

My wife has left a switch in the on position overnight without consequence.

[brogue]

Thank you. I believe you've cleared it up!

[brogue]

A subsequent reply clears it up - no worries. You're fine.