Q: I have a 2005 Acura TL when I start it to warm it my seats are still cold and heat won’t warm up until i drive
I start my car in the morning to warm up and my seats are still cold and so is the air. Everything starts to warm after I’ve started driving.... This happens all the time my car is never warm unless I’ve started driving , the gages go up but the seats and the actual air is still.l cold
My car has 171 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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