Seat heater not working
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Seat heater not working
Hi all
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My 2011 Polo has factory fitted seat warmers. Been great, love them, use them all the time.
However, last week an issue stuck it's head out. When I put the driver side on, the light goes on, it feels like it wants to start then after 2 or so minutes, the light just goes off again. This is after i noticed for a few weeks the back part was working fine, but the bum part not so much.
The passenger side warmers still works fine.
Any ideas on what to check for? Alternatively, any contacts in the Cape Town, Helderberg area to have it checked out.
Notes: VW said they don't service it, they replace the seat (?!?!?!). Also, not covered under my warranty (very sad).
Thanks!
Please let me know if this is wrong section. Also, I have used the search and could not find related.
My 2011 Polo has factory fitted seat warmers. Been great, love them, use them all the time.
However, last week an issue stuck it's head out. When I put the driver side on, the light goes on, it feels like it wants to start then after 2 or so minutes, the light just goes off again. This is after i noticed for a few weeks the back part was working fine, but the bum part not so much.
The passenger side warmers still works fine.
Any ideas on what to check for? Alternatively, any contacts in the Cape Town, Helderberg area to have it checked out.
Notes: VW said they don't service it, they replace the seat (?!?!?!). Also, not covered under my warranty (very sad).
Thanks!
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Re: Seat heater not working
Try changing the switch first. They sometimes fail.
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Re: Seat heater not working
Ok Thanks, I'll give that a go. The switch does go on, just that it goes off again after 1 or 2 minutes.panic-mechanic wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 10:38 am Try changing the switch first. They sometimes fail.
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Re: Seat heater not working
Hi I also have the same issue on my mk5 gti passenger seat...the back part gets hot but the bum part doesn't. Is that also the switch ? And r u guys talking about the switch on the dash or is there another ?
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Re: Seat heater not working
Switch on the dash. Also check the wiring and connectors under the seat. They sometimes gets kicked out.
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Re: Seat heater not working
I'll check it out the weekend under the seat and the switch.
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Re: Seat heater not working
That's actually what happened to mine. The back worked for a while without the bum part, until it both stopped. So now passenger works fine, but mine goes off after a minute or so.
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Let me know what faults u find and what u replace...i could have a similar issue on mine
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So the investigation did not return much. The sparkie swapped the switches (as the passenger side works 100%), and the exact same thing still happened to the driver side. We then checked for loose cables, and again that came of negative. Nothing loose. So he said he suspects the element itself needs to be replaced. So, sorry but i am not of much use as yet.Trishen94 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2019 11:03 amLet me know what faults u find and what u replace...i could have a similar issue on mine
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Hi bud ...that don't sound good ...il play with mine on Wednesday and give feedbackNemus wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 3:01 pmSo the investigation did not return much. The sparkie swapped the switches (as the passenger side works 100%), and the exact same thing still happened to the driver side. We then checked for loose cables, and again that came of negative. Nothing loose. So he said he suspects the element itself needs to be replaced. So, sorry but i am not of much use as yet.Trishen94 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2019 11:03 amLet me know what faults u find and what u replace...i could have a similar issue on mine
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Re: Seat heater not working
check with an ohm meter for resistance over the element. if open circuit then probably another seat is the solution.
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