Front Heated Seats E46????

[gindo]

hi just bought a 325ci 06 auto and noticed that both heated seat buttons r solid and you cant press them in or the leds do not light up but both seats get warm is there something wrong as i cant seem to switch them off but then i cant switch them on plz anybody got a idea how or why these r working ??
or do i av to get in touch with main dealer ?
thanks in advance
gindo

[Moe]

Why are you worrying go to the dealer it wont cost you nothing you have WARRANTY, just go explain it to them not worth trying to sort it yourself bro!!!

HTH even though i just stated the obvious

[gindo]

hi to all ,update on my h/seats looking this morning and found on both seats that there is a switch on the side this works the h/seats but it does not show the three green lights on facia,so seats r working ok now
thanks to everyone for the info

gindo

[Chaos]

That can't be oem then - surely that's an aftermarket kit? I mean, fair play if it works, but an oem install would have working buttons and lights on the console - sounds to me like somebody tried a retrofit and then gave up in favour of an aftermarket kit. (Thus, don't ask them to look at it under warranty if it goes wrong, cos they may get funny about it :p)

[XKaLiBaR]

pics needed :)

[felstmiester]

I was gonna do the retrofit job on this, brought all the stuff for it, plugged the centre console bit in, all the lights lit up fine on the heated seat buttons but the traction control button never worked for some reason.:confused:

[gindo]

hi ya hope you can tell me from pic below???





thanks
gindo

[Juber]

yep aftermarket, OEM is not like that, i would question BMW about this mate

[Chaos]

100% aftermarket. Don't think there's a need to make a fuss, but I'd clarify with them that they're happy to not be pricks about anything if you have a warranty claim later on with the seat leathers or whatever - on the basis that they supplied the car as it is. If they say they want to take it off, tell them you bought a car with heated seats so they'll have to make the oem ones good. ;)