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8G - 10 HEA TED SEA TS
HEATED SEATS
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - HEATED SEATS
DRIVER HEATED SEAT SWITCH
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - DRIVER HEATED
SEAT SWITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
HEATED SEAT ELEMENT
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - HEATED SEAT
ELEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
HEATED SEAT RELAY
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
H EAT ED SEAT S
DESCRIPTION
In dividu a lly con t r olled, elect r ica lly h ea t ed fr on t
sea t s a r e a va ila ble fa ct or y-in st a lled opt ion a l equ ip-
m en t on t h is m odel. Veh icles wit h t h is opt ion ca n be
visu a lly iden t ified by t h e t wo sepa r a t e h ea t ed sea t
swit ch es m ou n t ed in t h e in st r u m en t pa n el. Th e
h ea t ed sea t syst em a llows t h e fr on t sea t dr iver a n d
pa ssen ger t o select fr om t wo differ en t levels of su p-
plem en t a l elect r ica l sea t h ea t in g, or n o sea t h ea t in g
t o su it t h eir in dividu a l com for t r equ ir em en t s. Th e
h ea t ed sea t syst em for t h is veh icle in clu des t h e fol-
lowin g m a jor com pon en t s, wh ich a r e descr ibed in fu r-
t h er det a il la t er in t h is sect ion :
• He a te d S e a t Ele m e n ts - F ou r h ea t ed sea t ele-
m en t s a r e u sed per veh icle, t wo for ea ch fr on t sea t .
On e h ea t in g elem en t in t h e sea t ba ck a n d on e in t h e
sea t cu sh ion . Th e h ea t ed sea t sen sor is in t egr a l t o
t h e sea t cu sh ion h ea t in g elem en t . Th e h ea t ed sea t
elem en t s a r e in t egr a l t o t h e fr on t sea t a n d sea t ba ck
cu sh ion s. Refer t o h ea t ed sea t elem en t s la t er in t h is
sect ion for a ddit ion a l in for m a t ion .
• He a te d S e a t Re la y - On e h ea t ed sea t r ela y is
u sed per veh icle. Th e r ela y is loca t ed in t h e fu se
block a n d is r espon sible for dist r ibu t in g t h e volt a ge
(B+) t o t h e h ea t ed sea t elem en t s.
• He a te d S e a t S e n s o rs - Two h ea t ed sea t sen -
sor s a r e u sed per veh icle, on e for ea ch fr on t sea t . Th e
h ea t ed sea t sen sor s a r e in t egr a l t o ea ch of t h e h ea t ed
H EAT ED SEAT S
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OPERATION
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - HEATED SEAT
RELAY
. 11 REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
INSTALLATION
HEATED SEAT SENSOR
DESCRIPTION
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - HEATED SEAT
SENSOR
PASSENGER HEATED SEAT SWITCH
DESCRIPTION
OPERATION
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - PASSENGER
HEATED SEAT SWITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
INSTALLATION
sea t elem en t a ssem blies. Refer t o h ea t ed sea t sen sor
la t er in t h is sect ion for a ddit ion a l in for m a t ion .
• He a te d S e a t S w itc h e s - Two h ea t ed sea t
swit ch es a r e u sed per veh icle, on e for ea ch fr on t sea t .
Th e swit ch es a r e m ou n t ed in t h e in st r u m en t pa n el.
Refer t o h ea t ed sea t swit ch es la t er in t h is sect ion for
a ddit ion a l in for m a t ion .
H a r d wir ed cir cu it r y con n ect s t h e h ea t ed sea t sys-
t em com pon en t s t o ea ch ot h er t h r ou gh t h e elect r ica l
syst em of t h e veh icle. Refer t o Wir in g for a ddit ion a l
in for m a t ion . Th e wir in g in for m a t ion in clu des wir in g
dia gr a m s, pr oper wir e a n d con n ect or r epa ir pr oce-
du r es, fu r t h er det a ils on wir e h a r n ess r ou t in g a n d
r et en t ion , a s well a s pin -ou t a n d loca t ion views for
t h e va r iou s wir e h a r n ess con n ect or s, splices a n d
gr ou n ds.
OPERA TION
Th e h ea t ed sea t syst em is design ed t o pr ovide in di-
vidu a lly con t r olled, su pplem en t a l h ea t t o t h e sea t
cu sh ion a n d sea t ba ck su r fa ces of bot h fr on t sea t s.
Beca u se t h is syst em con ver t s elect r ica l cu r r en t t o
h ea t , t h e h ea t ed sea t syst em ca n pr ovide a m ea su r e
of wa r m com for t a lm ost im m edia t ely u pon en t er in g a
cold veh icle, r a t h er t h a n h a vin g t o wa it for t h e
en gin e coola n t t o r ea ch su fficien t t em per a t u r e t o
deliver h ea t t h r ou gh t h e con ven t ion a l h ea t er syst em .
Th is syst em a llows ea ch fr on t sea t occu pa n t t o in di-
vidu a lly select on e of t wo com for t levels, H i or Lo, or
t o t u r n t h e h ea t er for t h eir sea t off.
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