Accord seat heaters run down battery

I have had problems starting my 2004 a couple of times. While reviewing
the owner's manual, they warn that the Seat heaters should not be used
in Hi mode longer than it takes to warm the seat. Even if the car is
moving. And it should not be used long at all if the engine is in idle
for an extended period. Seems like they use an underpowered alternator.
And having an idot light instead of a battery guage does not help either.

 

It doesn't help that the heaters don't turn off automatically like in many
other cars.

 

How quickly they forget it seems. The 86 and 87 Honda accord rear defroster
did the same thing. It didn't have a timer and would run the batter down if
you were at idle for a excessive amount of time. They fixed it in 88 with a
timer (and the TSB for the old cars was to install the newer switch).

 

If this happened with one seat heater, Imagine what it would do running
both front seat heaters in "HI".