Jk* 0 Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 Hi, i have never owned a car with heated seats and was never really bothered about having them, but when i heard that SOME VR6's came with them i thought i'd like to try them out. Now i have a VR6 with heated seats i have a question. How do i know if they work? I put them on this morning as it was freezing but didnt really notice anything, was only in the car about 10minutes before i got out, so how long do they take to heat up? Any advice is great. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
richievr 1 Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 they should get warm within a couple of minutes.... Link to post Share on other sites
Jk* 0 Posted November 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 Um..i havent noticed anything, What could be the fault if they dont work? Link to post Share on other sites
vr6madmike 0 Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 Burnt out element? We changed one on a mk4 seat tricky job! Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 they dont work unless your sat in them can u hear the relay switching when u turn them on? Link to post Share on other sites
VRmonster 1 Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 they dont work unless your sat in themdidnt know that like, wondered why mine werent working when i just turned em on and left them, how does that work? Link to post Share on other sites
Chrisdut 0 Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 they do work if you aint sat in them, elements are a common prob on m3 and mk4 Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 they do work if you aint sat in them' date=' elements are a common prob on m3 and mk4[/quote']mine dont lol Link to post Share on other sites
Chrisdut 0 Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 lol all the ones that ive worked on do, what car is it???just looked through the wiring diagrams, it shows the switch, relay, heater elements and temp sensor but doesnt show any sort of contact switchsure is it the fact the only time you have them on is when your sat in the seat Link to post Share on other sites
MJ Vr6 79 Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 Mine didnt work for a while neither until I changed the relays under the seat,get the original relays from VW. Link to post Share on other sites
jws vr6 0 Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 How much do the elements cost? The only part of mine that work is the passanger side seat back. Link to post Share on other sites
antera309 3 Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 I assume you've already checked the fuse. Buy a new heated seat relay, then...1) Park the car somewhere quiet.2) Turn on the ignition (but don't start the engine)3) Starting in the OFF position, SLOWLY turn up the dial for the driver's seat. At some point, you should hear a click from the relay under the seat.If you hear no click, replace the under-seat relay and re-try the test. If you still get no click, it's a wiring problem.If you do hear a click, but the seats don't noticably heat up within 2 minutes on maxiumum setting, replace the relay and re-try the test. If they still don't heat up (or the backrest heats up and the seat base doesn't) then it's a problem with the elements.Then repeat all the above for the passenger seat.Good luck! Link to post Share on other sites
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