2011 Chevrolet Volt Owner's Manual - Page 63
2011 Chevrolet Volt Manual
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Seats and Restraints When the vehicle is on, this feature will automatically activate the heated seats at the level required by the vehicle's interior temperature. The active high, medium, low, or off heated seat level will be indicated by the manual heated seat button lights on the center stack. Use the touch screen buttons or the manual heated seat buttons on the center stack to turn auto heated seats off. If the passenger seat is unoccupied, the auto heated seats feature will not activate that seat. The auto heated seats feature can be programmed to always be enabled when the vehicle is on. See "Auto Heated Seats" under Vehicle Personalization on page 5‑53 for more information. Remote Start Heated Seats When it is cold outside, the heated seats can be programmed to turn on automatically during a remote vehicle start. Unless the auto heated seats feature is available and enabled, the heated seats will be canceled when the vehicle is turned on. If the vehicle has auto heated seats and the feature is enabled, the seat heating level will automatically change to the level required by the vehicle's interior temperature when the vehicle is turned on. 3-7 The indicator lights on the heated seat buttons do not turn on during a remote start. The temperature performance of an unoccupied seat may be reduced. This is normal. The heated seats will not turn on during a remote start unless the heated seats feature is enabled in the vehicle personalization menu. See "Remote Start Auto Heat Seats" under Vehicle Personalization on page 5‑53 for more information.