heated seats

[ishah3]

hello there everone ive got a problem with my heated seats in the e36 convertible when you push the button the light comes on but the seats dont get heated up any ideas what the problem could be ??? regards

[BMWCowboy]

fuse???.....see if ur getting power to the seat mat>>if so then the matts are bad

[fredo328]

only the back rest of my seat gets heated, not the seat part. I have nothing to compare it to so my question is "do both the back and seat get heated or just the back" If both then I guess I have a bad matts-whatever that is.

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

The bottom of the seat is indeed supposed to heat up, not just the back. I don't know how things are wired, but I would suspect that whatever wire carries power to the seat-bottom-cushion heating element has become unplugged or otherwise disconnected.

--DD

[kocio67]

There are to heating mats- bottom and back. Most likely your bottom mat is bad (common problem). Bottom is different than back. Around $90 for part and pain to replace it

[fredo328]

Thanks guys for the info. Hey Dave at Pelican Parts, is there a DIY here for replacing the mat? I did a search but couldnt find anything. Thanks

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

Not that I know of--but I'm not very up on the BMW side of things. (Or, frankly, anything but the 914 stuff....)

--DD

[frankc]

For Heated Seat heating element replacement, see:

http://www.geocities.com/itsmefilip/heated_seat.doc

[fredo328]

Wow! Thanks. It looks a little too 'tentacle' for me. I'll check for loose connections under the seat then take it in to the shop if I find none, but thanks for the info.