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(Message started by: Baz on Oct 27^th, 2004, 9:01pm)

Title: Heated seats not working
Post by Baz on Oct 27^th, 2004, 9:01pm

Hello all, driving home from France yesterday, the wife complained that the seat heater wasn't working. Can someone let me know which fuse(s) are responsible and I assume the relay is the one in the centre armrest

Thanks

Baz

Title: Re: Heated seats not working
Post by Danny_R on Oct 27^th, 2004, 9:25pm

Hi Baz,

I think your man is snoop as he has fitted heated leather. I think he had to install all the fuses n relays. he should know the locations etc

Danny

Title: Re: Heated seats not working
Post by craig on Oct 28^th, 2004, 8:21am

baz
fuse is no.43,auxillery fusebox,rated at 20,also does cigar lighter...
relay is R26 (yellow) as you said in the centre console
HTH

craig..

Title: Re: Heated seats not working
Post by Baz on Oct 28^th, 2004, 9:10am

It is definately the fuse then, I have just checked the ciggie lighter and that is off too. The wife had her phone plugged into the socket on the way back from France so it is probably that!!

Thanks chaps

Baz

Title: Re: Heated seats not working
Post by David_South_West on Oct 28^th, 2004, 9:31am

Brilliant it would have taken me ages to think of a way to blame the wife for a blown seat heater fuse!

Title: Re: Heated seats not working
Post by geraghtyg on Oct 28^th, 2004, 8:30pm

Strangely enough, my seat heater fuse blew yesterday too. I haven't dared put in the new fuse yet though - My bonnet will probably blow off in the wind if I do.

Title: Re: Heated seats not working
Post by Just Call Me Captain on Oct 28^th, 2004, 8:46pm

My seat heaters - both - not working - but cigar lighters are - any ideas guys ??

Michael ( Captain )

Title: Re: Heated seats not working
Post by Baz on Oct 29^th, 2004, 12:25am

Michael,

Check the relay. It is inside the centre console. Just remove the screws and it is the yellow one inside. Cheap enough to buy from fords or I can send you one if you can't get one

Baz

Title: Re: Heated seats not working
Post by JohnJ on Oct 29^th, 2004, 8:40am

Also make sure someone did'nt unplug the power from the seats, directly underneith..

I found them both unplugged in my mondeo for some reason.

JJ

Title: Re: Heated seats not working
Post by Just Call Me Captain on Oct 29^th, 2004, 6:42pm

Hi John - :D ::) Sounds like the phantom unplugger - halloween on the way ??

Checked the plugs they are OK

Tomorrow will remove relay from Centre Console assembly

Michael ( Captain )

Title: Re: Heated seats not working
Post by Just Call Me Captain on Oct 30^th, 2004, 12:22pm

Good morning Baz / John, I have now cured the problem of the heated seats.

Colin Lewis came round to the house this morning with his Scorpio.

He checked the fuse and the cigar lighter all OK.

We stripped out the relay from his Scorpio - tried it on mine it worked.

The main Ford dealers did not have the part :-/ Relay R26 40 Amp- The yellow relay in the centre console.

Went to a Lucas parts auto dealer :D

For future reference - They had the part - RELAY Ref SRB518 Cost GBP 7.23 inc VAT - fitted it and all is working OK.

The main Ford dealers price was GBP 10.80 plus VAT

Thanks guys for all of your input

Michael ( Happy Captain )

Title: Re: Heated seats not working
Post by Paul B on Oct 30^th, 2004, 3:46pm

Sounds like a result to me :)
Nice one!

Title: Re: Heated seats not working
Post by Baz on Oct 30^th, 2004, 6:51pm

Mine was the fuse. Fixed it this afternoon

Baz

Title: Re: Heated seats not working
Post by psychosime999 on Nov 12^th, 2004, 1:01am

Who buys relays? Get a handfull every time you go to scrappies! ;) and bulbs....

Title: Re: Heated seats not working
Post by colinw on Nov 12^th, 2004, 7:46am

Just remember to check the pin layout before putting any old relay into an original relay holder ,certainly in the captains case we tried to or three auto spares shops and could quite easily have walked away with wrong relay ,yes it was 40 amp same pin layout ,just different contacts on the terminals ,
colin

Title: Re: Heated seats not working
Post by Paul B on Nov 12^th, 2004, 10:38pm

My heated seats are working perfectly right now, as is the heating system in general.
This is quite fortunate as the boiler here indoors has just packed up today. No central heating - it's bl**dy freezing in here :o
Certainly a warmer environment in the car.