I recently bought a used 2016 Metris Passenger with about 12K miles. This van has most of the possible options installed, including the cold weather and full safety package w/parktronic. It's been pretty cold the last couple of weeks in the Midwest, with temperatures well below freezing (-5F right now). I've been having some issues and wanted to get some feedback before taking it to a dealer (closest is about a hour away).
First, and most annoying, is that the heated seats aren't working properly. They won't turn on until the van has been driven for 5-15 minutes. I push the button and the 3 lights come on and the turn right off again. This problem seems like an obvious malfunction.
The second issue is that it doesn't seem like the air coming from the vents warms up any faster than other vehicles I have with similar sized engines. I thought the cold weather package was supposed to electrically heat the air so the van warms up much faster. Not sure if I just have unrealistic expectations here or not as I've never had a car with anything like this.
The third issue is that the parktronic system totally freaks out and starts beeping like crazy (even in forward) even though there are no hazards around the van. Sometimes is just beeps a few times then shuts up. Last light right after I started the van the warnings went crazy (lights indicated front right of vehicle despite) and I ended up having to shut off the parktronic system to get it to silence it.
I'm going to call the dealership on Tuesday, but wondering if anyone else has had similar issues and if they were resolved to satisfaction. Any tips for working the a dealer service shop would be appreciated as well as this will be the first time I've had it in for anything. I understand that very cod temps can cause a number of problems, but these issues are even happening when I pull out of my garage, which while not heated is much warmer than outside.
First, and most annoying, is that the heated seats aren't working properly. They won't turn on until the van has been driven for 5-15 minutes. I push the button and the 3 lights come on and the turn right off again. This problem seems like an obvious malfunction.
The second issue is that it doesn't seem like the air coming from the vents warms up any faster than other vehicles I have with similar sized engines. I thought the cold weather package was supposed to electrically heat the air so the van warms up much faster. Not sure if I just have unrealistic expectations here or not as I've never had a car with anything like this.
The third issue is that the parktronic system totally freaks out and starts beeping like crazy (even in forward) even though there are no hazards around the van. Sometimes is just beeps a few times then shuts up. Last light right after I started the van the warnings went crazy (lights indicated front right of vehicle despite) and I ended up having to shut off the parktronic system to get it to silence it.
I'm going to call the dealership on Tuesday, but wondering if anyone else has had similar issues and if they were resolved to satisfaction. Any tips for working the a dealer service shop would be appreciated as well as this will be the first time I've had it in for anything. I understand that very cod temps can cause a number of problems, but these issues are even happening when I pull out of my garage, which while not heated is much warmer than outside.