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ELD on, Eco on, set of 4 Goodyear Ultragrip 9 winters that have done about 10k miles. Coped with slush fine. Heated front screen didn't melt snow. And like my previous 4x4 can still spin all 4 wheels. Live at top of a hill too. :)
 
ELD on, Eco on, set of 4 Goodyear Ultragrip 9 winters that have done about 10k miles. Coped with slush fine. Heated front screen didn't melt snow. And like my previous 4x4 can still spin all 4 wheels. Live at top of a hill too. :)

Out of curiosity, how do the heated seats in the Panda fare both in normal 'cold' days and then in the snow 'icy' days?


My benchmark was a friend with an i40 with heated seats, good. But I got into a Range Rover and those would burn the *ss off you if you don't turn them down after a while. I wondered if the Panda had decent or lousy heating elements?
 
Looks like PLAYTIME for Pandas! Hope to have winter tyres by the weekend. New wheels for the summer tyres and winters for the old steel Waze wheels. Has the advantage that we can either equip the 4x4 or two of the others in emergency.

There is a horrendously muddy track just up the road and I am so tempted to play. Its just the clean up job that puts me off.
 
SB1500 they are one stage heated seats, don't get too hot. And can leave permanently on. If wearing duvet jacket and waterproof trousers seats can feel too hot as doesn't breathe on your body that well. Despite it not being altogether clear if backrest heated, if is it's cooler than seat base. All you need. Heated seats on Ford and Landrover makes seats bearable as really not that comfy otherwise. Fiats have best seats ever sat in. One Panda had they were more comfortable than my bed.(y)
 
SB1500 they are one stage heated seats, don't get too hot. And can leave permanently on. If wearing duvet jacket and waterproof trousers seats can feel too hot as doesn't breathe on your body that well. Despite it not being altogether clear if backrest heated, if is it's cooler than seat base. All you need. Heated seats on Ford and Landrover makes seats bearable as really not that comfy otherwise. Fiats have best seats ever sat in. One Panda had they were more comfortable than my bed.(y)

Second this. HEating elements are only in seat base, but they do get very hot and do sometimes need turned off when you're up to temperature. The thermostat cycles the heating once it's up to temp, with a typical pattern (in my car at least) of say 10-12 mintues of getting hot and staying pretty hot, then switch off for 3 minutes or so, then back up to temp etc.

I have actually bought some of those excellent carbon-filament DIY heating pads which I very successfully fitted to my previous Panda (both seat squab and backrest) and I might try to fit one of them into the backrest and have them relay'd off the single switch for the standard base element.

Winter pack on the Panda is probably the most important option you'll ever need fitted in my view.
 
ELD on, Eco on, set of 4 Goodyear Ultragrip 9 winters that have done about 10k miles. Coped with slush fine. Heated front screen didn't melt snow. And like my previous 4x4 can still spin all 4 wheels. Live at top of a hill too. :)

Without wishing to be the fun police, I’d be wary using ELD in such a light covering of snow - you could easily do damage to the drivetrain. ELD is only for seriously low-friction surfaces, such as thick packed snow where there is no tarmac cutting through, or gloopy muddy conditions etc.
Locking the differential creates strain in the drivetrain if the outer wheels cannot turn faster than the inners on turning. Just a friendly warning.
 
Rarely use ELD for more than few seconds. Usually for hill starts on slopes. Traction fine in Eco mode. Is incredibly secure in bad weather with it off. Can hear drivetrain grumble if leave it on.
 
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