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[ree]

hi all ive a little prob ,the heated seat on the passenger side does not work would it be a fuse as seems to be all wired up underneath seat or is that its gone conpletly    thanks REE

[Andy B]

Both front seats fed from the same fuse.

Suspect the element has failed, although you seem to be unlucky in that it's usually the driver's seat that fails.
Take it out & have a look. You may be lucky that the burnt bit is obvious & you might be able to cut it out & re-join the element. My fix has last 7 years so far .............. 

[ree]

hi thanks for the advice will get the seat out see properly whats happ, let you know how it goes thanks REE

[I_want_an_Omega]

You do need to be aware that you may have to do significant seat stripping to get to the damaged bit.

What year Elite do you have, cloth/leather, what colour are the seats and do they have side airbags?

I visit Cambridge regularly and also have a stock of heated seat parts - but only for mini-facelift cars, so may be able to help out.
 
Good luck 

[tommyboy1289]

You do need to be aware that you may have to do significant seat stripping to get to the damaged bit.

What year Elite do you have, cloth/leather, what colour are the seats and do they have side airbags?

I visit Cambridge regularly and also have a stock of heated seat parts - but only for mini-facelift cars, so may be able to help out.
 
Good luck 

My drivers heated seat burns when turned on, only my left bum cheek though 

Any ideas?


P.S Sorry to hijack the thread

[dbug]

You do need to be aware that you may have to do significant seat stripping to get to the damaged bit.

What year Elite do you have, cloth/leather, what colour are the seats and do they have side airbags?

I visit Cambridge regularly and also have a stock of heated seat parts - but only for mini-facelift cars, so may be able to help out.
 
Good luck 

My drivers heated seat burns when turned on, only my left bum cheek though 

Any ideas?


P.S Sorry to hijack the thread

Yep sit on your left bum cheek only 

[Tony H]

You do need to be aware that you may have to do significant seat stripping to get to the damaged bit.

What year Elite do you have, cloth/leather, what colour are the seats and do they have side airbags?

I visit Cambridge regularly and also have a stock of heated seat parts - but only for mini-facelift cars, so may be able to help out.
 
Good luck 

My drivers heated seat burns when turned on, only my left bum cheek though 

Any ideas?


P.S Sorry to hijack the thread

Yep sit on your left bum cheek only 

 Shouldn't be sit on right bum cheek unless your a masacist

[TheBoy]

You do need to be aware that you may have to do significant seat stripping to get to the damaged bit.

What year Elite do you have, cloth/leather, what colour are the seats and do they have side airbags?

I visit Cambridge regularly and also have a stock of heated seat parts - but only for mini-facelift cars, so may be able to help out.
 
Good luck 

My drivers heated seat burns when turned on, only my left bum cheek though 

Any ideas?


P.S Sorry to hijack the thread

Dont worry, I suspect it will soon fail, then both cheeks will be like blocks of ice

[I_want_an_Omega]

You do need to be aware that you may have to do significant seat stripping to get to the damaged bit.

What year Elite do you have, cloth/leather, what colour are the seats and do they have side airbags?

I visit Cambridge regularly and also have a stock of heated seat parts - but only for mini-facelift cars, so may be able to help out.
 
Good luck 

My drivers heated seat burns when turned on, only my left bum cheek though 

Any ideas?

Yep, this will be on a turn in the element. The elements use many (i.e. 0ver 100) fine wires, some of these break which then cause a hotspot. The hotspot will cause more wires to fail and heat up more, and so on ...... As TB says it WILL fail and then go open circuit and not heat up at all.

HTH


P.S Sorry to hijack the thread

[albitz]

My passenger seat heater also doesnt work,which brings plenty of complaints from its regulat occupant.

[I_want_an_Omega]

My passenger seat heater also doesnt work,which brings plenty of complaints from its regulat occupant.

Cant help I'm afraid. Dont have a working pass seat 

[feeutfo]

IMO remove the seat back, locate the connector plugs to the individual pads. Bell those out with a meter, hopefully the back will have failed, as that's easiest ime. and might be possible to repair seat the in car, (although it's short work to remove the seat altogether if the base is fubar.)

Once diagnosed then see if you can remove the plastic head rest inserts and the lumber knob, if not give up as they have to come off to remove the cover. Then the rest is as the guide iirc. As Andy says, hopefully the scorch marks will be obvious to find the break in the element.

Or replace the seat altogether with known working one.

[feeutfo]

Oh and obviously be bloody carefull with the side sir bag.

[I_want_an_Omega]

IMO remove the seat back, locate the connector plugs to the individual pads. Bell those out with a meter, hopefully the back will have failed, as that's easiest ime. and might be possible to repair seat the in car, (although it's short work to remove the seat altogether if the base is fubar.)

Once diagnosed then see if you can remove the plastic head rest inserts and the lumber knob, if not give up as they have to come off to remove the cover. Then the rest is as the guide iirc. As Andy says, hopefully the scorch marks will be obvious to find the break in the element.

Or replace the seat altogether with known working one.

I'm being dumb - I have a seat available, but its for a MFL not a FL which is what the OP has. Sorry to have confused things.

[jonny2112]

I haven't tried mine yet 
Must do that tomorrow.