Body Electrical System

Seat Heater Repair Procedures

10steps
~60min
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Inspection

Front Seat Heater
  1. Check the circuit continuity and measure the resistance between terminals No. 3 and No. 6.

    Standard value Driver/Passenger (cushion + back): 1.65 Ω ±10% / 23 °C

  2. Turn on the seat heater after connecting the connector, then check the thermostat by measuring the seat surface temperature. Standard value 1st: cushion: 36 ±2 °C, back: 40 ±2 °C 2nd: cushion: 39 ±2 °C, back: 45 ±2 °C 3rd: cushion: 42 ±2 °C, back: 50 ±2 °C
  3. Check the circuit continuity and measure the resistance between terminals No. 1 and No. 4.

    Standard value Rear seat: 1.67 Ω ±10% / 20 °C

  4. Turn on the seat heater after connecting the connector, then check the thermostat by measuring the seat surface temperature.

    Standard value High (cushion): 38 ±2 °C Low (cushion): 42 ±2 °C

  5. You can enter diagnostic mode by pressing the seat heater button.
  6. You can enter diagnostic mode by referring to the following description.
    A. Press IGN ON while pressing the seat heater button from the IGN OFF position.
    B. Continue pressing IGN ON for more than three seconds, then press and hold again for more than three seconds within 2 seconds.
    C. All LED indicators on the driver and passenger seat buttons will blink once.
  7. After entering diagnostic mode, you can check the failure by the blinking LED. [Driver/Passenger Seat Heater]
    Failure Indicator Check Items Detailed Checks
    Low: OFF
    Medium: OFF
    High: BLINKING
    Low Voltage Detection
    • IGN1 voltage 8.5 V or less
    Overvoltage Detection
    • IGN1 voltage 16.5 V or more
    Low: BLINKING
    Medium: BLINKING
    High: BLINKING
    Fuse (Short)
    • Open or disconnected seat heater line B(+) connector
    Low: OFF
    Medium: ON
    High: BLINKING
    NTC (Short / Disconnected)
    • NTC Element Failure
    • Short circuit between NTC connector terminals
    • Open NTC wiring (+)
    • Open NTC wiring (-)
    Low: BLINKING
    Medium: BLINKING
    High: BLINKING
    Heater (Short / Disconnected)
    • Heating Element Failure
    • Short circuit between heater wire connector terminals
    • Open heater wire (+)
    • Open heater wire (-)
    Low: ON
    Medium: ON
    High: BLINKING
    Loss of Temperature Feedback
    • Target temperature not reached within 40 minutes

    [Rear Seat Heater]
    Failure Indicator Check Items Detailed Checks
    Low: OFF
    High: OFF
    Low Voltage Detection
    • IGN1 voltage 8.5 V or less
    Overvoltage Detection
    • IGN1 voltage 16.5 V or more
    Low: BLINKING
    High: BLINKING
    Fuse (Short)
    • Open or disconnected seat heater line B(+) connector
    Low: OFF
    High: BLINKING
    NTC (Short / Disconnected)
    • NTC Element Failure
    • Short circuit between NTC connector terminals
    • Open NTC wiring (+)
    • Open NTC wiring (-)
    Low: BLINKING
    High: BLINKING
    Heater (Short / Disconnected)
    • Heating Element Failure
    • Short circuit between heater wire connector terminals
    • Open heater wire (+)
    • Open heater wire (-)
    Low: ON
    High: BLINKING
    Loss of Temperature Feedback
    • Target temperature not reached within 40 minutes
  8. You can check for a failure by observing the LED blinking pattern.
  9. Pressing the IGN OFF button ends the seat heater diagnostic mode.
  10. You can check whether the seat heater system operates correctly after turning the ignition on. If you want to check a trouble code, refer to Procedure 2 above.
Rear Seat Heater / Seat Heater Control Module Diagnostic Mode

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