Heated Seat
Passenger heated seat not working. I have power to the seat so the Question is.. is it possible/worth it to strip the seat to find the fault? After all it's just the Wifes seat! leather Seats by the way
It would have been a wasted effort to find that the seats element needs replacement. My last enquiry of this some eight years ago was some £400 each element!
cheers,
You can buy just the element for retro fit in Sweden for about £20 but they do not do mail order out of Sweden :-( . Have these on one of my other cars..
Alternatively there are people in US doing heated seat kits for £80 or so.. these just sit between foam and seat cover if you can get in..
No doubt not as large and maybe not so powerful as OEM
Have you checked the circuit on the heater element? There may be a fault other than the element
I've repaired it myself. Removed the seat from the truck. Stripped seat cover (textile I have) and used multimeter, one probe equipped with needle to locate the breakage point. Luckily the breakage point was on the edge of the cushion where the heating element wire makes the U-turn. Luckily, because there was enough of the free lenght to repaire the wire.
Good luck to you too.
Thanks. I'll have a look at how easy it is to remove the seat cover....I usualy end up breaKING THINGS..........BUT KNOW HOW TO DO IT PROPERLY NEXT TIME!
Cheers
JOIN THE GWOA
This website and forum are provided for the benefit of enthusiasts and owners of all Mercedes Benz off road vehicles, in particular the G Wagen. The costs of development, upkeep and provision of the site are met entirely by the annual subscriptions of club members. If you are using the site and are not a member of the G Wagen Owners Association please consider joining. You will have access to areas on the site that are not open to non members, to club trips and meetings and to technical assistance. In addition your contribution (only £25 annually) will help us maintain and develop our website for future users.
Who's new
- Jaffa_JIM_23
- Wrabstar
- GG
- KTMSCANIA22
- 280ge
Thanks Chaps....won't spend too much on the wifes seat! Will check the seat circuit just in case its the conector or such. I'll post if I find something interesting/useful.