[geevee]

Yes, and even the passenger's front seat has sensors in it connected to the dashboard airbag system.

So if people are just casually unplugging these connectors, removing seats and then plugging them back in again, I'd like to know it.

 

[geevee]

Ward C. Welcome. Did you happen to notice what swapping the seats involved? I'd like to remove mine to install sound proofing under the carpet, but I'm afraid of all the explosive stuff associated with the side airbags and seatbelt pretensioners.

 

[geevee]

The factory repair manual has two pages dealing with the seat heaters. I always advocate people obtain the factory repair manuals. A search of the forum will locate information to get one.

These days, someone on eBay always has cd-rom copies for sale for about $40. If I didn't already have the printed one, I'd get one of those.

 

[geevee]

Had a chance to renew my experience with our seat heaters today.

They come on hot for a while, then seem to shut off completely. Then they come on hot again, but not as hot as the first time, then seem to gradually (over, say, 15 minutes) go either to a very low setting, or off. It would be nice to have greater control over them.

 

[geevee]

Here's how our heated seats behave:

They have no setting adjustment. They come on fast and get hot enough to cause some alarm, then seem to shut off. Then they come on hot again, then seem to settle down to being more like warm than hot, and stay this way as long as they're turned on.

Like the trip computer, they're a reminder that there's cheap ways to implement luxury features, and you don't have to mention the cut corners in the advertising.