[BMPHIL]

No problem on mine.

[charlie fairmont]

Originally Posted by Raymond vK

Not 100% on topic as this is not on seats but enough experts on leather here.

I was given a demo vehicle the other day with limited mileage, with the heated armrests etc.. As can be seen in the photo the relief/shape of heating element is already coming through after only 5 months.

Have more owners experienced this or was this car just very unlucky?

While our heater-usage season admittedly short, at roughly 1.5 years and 19k miles of ownership, that problem has not manifested.

[Blue87]

The hamstring support on the front seats have conformed to the heating coil or foam and give it a clam shell look (took less than a month). Not absolutely horrible looking, but quite noticeable. Fortunately I do not have any wrinkling or excessively loose leather (yet). I had a Lincoln with a similar issue and the interior fit&finish on my Q7 was nearly flawless and remained so until I traded it in 5 years later. Leather was taught, all interior and exterior gaps were small, symmetrical or non-existent (interior only) and the materials never deteriorated. Unfortunately this loaded X5 came with some large and assymetrical trim gaps. Is it possible the difference is place of assembly US vs Germany? Maybe the sedans have better fit/finish.

[Stacker93]

Originally Posted by Raymond vK

Not 100% on topic as this is not on seats but enough experts on leather here.

I was given a demo vehicle the other day with limited mileage, with the heated armrests etc.. As can be seen in the photo the relief/shape of heating element is already coming through after only 5 months.

Have more owners experienced this or was this car just very unlucky?

How do you know if the armrests are heated?

[skyline408]

Originally Posted by Stacker93

How do you know if the armrests are heated?

On my car, they are in the heated seats menu.

[Kristin Hoover]

Regardless of the wrinkles, the completely outdated diamond stitched pattern is a bigger issue to me. It must be designed by some old fart living in rural places.