Heated front seat

[Cole]

Hi
Drivers side heated seat not working  any help in where to look first
Thanks

[X5Sport]

Check the fuses in the front fuse box (above glovebox), check the connector under the seat, what is the warning light on the switch doing?

[Cole]

The warning light is not showing anything unlike the other that shows 3 settings

[X5Sport]

Sounds like the power is off for that side then.

[AW8]

To ascertain if switch is the issue you could swap the left and right switches then test. If no change then the issue is elsewhere.



I am not an electrics expert but will be bold enough to suggest you cant do much more over the advice given without dedicated kit.

(Poll and associated comments removed)

[petert]

If memory of my previous X5 (E53) serves me correctly the back of the switch module only has one large connector which serves all the switches on the module (PDC, HDC, heated seats etc) so it is very difficulty to 'change switches over' as suggested.  You can check the connector under the seats though: do all the other power functions of the seats work?
Peter T

[chrisn7]

[quote="AW8"]
To ascertain if switch is the issue you could swap the left and right switches then test. If no change then the issue is elsewhere.
[/quote]

The seat switches are not switches in the old fashioned sense. All the buttons in the switch centre cover a miniature push-button. There is no mechanical switch as such that you can remove. These push buttons are directly mounted on to a circuit board, as are some tiny lighting LEDs and more LEDs for those buttons that have warning lights

[Steamyrotter]

[quote="X5Sport"]
Check the fuses in the front fuse box (above glovebox), check the connector under the seat, what is the warning light on the switch doing?
[/quote]

When checking the connector ensure the ignition is OFF.

One plug under there has seat occupancy and seat belt tensioner circuits and will ping up your airbag fault light on the dash which will then need resetting....

[AW8]

Pet hate of mine is folly offering bad advice.....Sorry for my earlier comments due to my misunderstanding re the switch panel and buttons.

Thanks to those who clarified thereafter.

[Steamyrotter]

[quote="AW8"]
Sorry for my earlier comments due to my misunderstanding re the switch panel and buttons.

Thanks to those who clarified thereafter.
[/quote]


We'll let you off.....







We know its an age thing..

>:D

[X5Sport]

[quote="Steamyrotter"]
[quote="AW8"]
Sorry for my earlier comments due to my misunderstanding re the switch panel and buttons.

Thanks to those who clarified thereafter.
[/quote]


We'll let you off.....ŵ







We know its an age thing..

>:D
[/quote]

Yes great grandpa......

[AW8]

;D In my 40's but my mind began deteriorating years ago.

[petert]

I'm looking at my forties in the rear view mirror!
Peter T (I think)