Body Electrical System

Ventilated Seat

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Components and Component Location

COMPONENT LOCATION

1. Ventilated Seat (passenger seat only) 3. Seat Air Blower

Circuit Diagrams

Circuit diagram

Repair Procedures

DEPOSIT

[Ventilation + Fan]
  1. Disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal.
  2. Remove the front seat. (Refer to Body - "Front Seat")
  3. Disconnect the fan connector (A) after removing the locking clip (B).
  4. Remove the seat blower FAN (A) after removing the screws.
  5. Disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal.
  6. Remove the front passenger seat. (Refer to Body - "Front Seat")
  7. Loosen the seat ventilation unit screws.
  8. Remove the ventilated seat unit (A) after disconnecting the connectors (B).
[Seat Ventilation Unit]

REMEDY

[Ventilation + Fan]
  1. Install the blower fan.
  2. Install the duct.
  3. Install the front seat assembly.
  4. Connect the negative (-) battery terminal.
  5. Install the ventilated seat unit.
  6. Install the front seat assembly.
  7. Connect the negative (-) battery terminal.
[Seat Ventilation Unit]

Inspection

Diagnostic Mode
  1. You can enter diagnostic mode by pressing the seat ventilation button.
  2. You can enter diagnostic mode by referring to the following description.
    • Press ALL ON while pressing the seat ventilation button from ALL OFF.
    • Press and hold IGN ON for more than two seconds before pressing it twice for more than five seconds.
    • The LED blinks, indicating the driver and passenger seats at low, medium, high levels.
  3. After entering diagnostic mode, the malfunction can be checked by the blinking LED. [Heater and Ventilation Switch]
    Malfunction Indicator Lamp LED blinks Components to Inspect Detailed Checks
    [Seat Heater LED]
    Low: FLASH
    Mid: FLASH
    High: FLASH
    Seat heater power wire short to ground (short circuit)
    1. Seat heater wire short to power (short circuit)
    [Seat Heater LED]
    Low: FLASH
    Mid: FLASH
    High: OFF
    Seat heater cable power cut off (disconnection)
    1. Seat heater power line connector disconnected or missing
    [Seat Heater LED]
    Low: OFF
    Mid: FLASH
    High: OFF
    NTC (open circuit)
    1. NTC (open circuit)
    2. NTC connector disconnected or missing
    [Seat Heater LED]
    Low: FLASH
    Mid: OFF
    High: OFF
    NTC (short circuit)
    1. NTC terminal short circuit
    [Seat Ventilation LED]
    Low: FLASH
    Mid: FLASH
    High: OFF
    Ventilation fan power open circuit
    Ventilation fan signal line short circuit
    1. Ventilation power line connector disconnected or missing
    2. Ventilation signal line connector disconnected or missing
    [Seat Ventilation LED]
    Low: FLASH
    Mid: FLASH
    High: FLASH
    Ventilation fan power wire short to ground (short circuit)
    1. Ventilation fan power wire short to power (short circuit)
  4. The malfunction can be checked by the blinking LED.
  5. The ventilated seat module has detected a malfunction.
  6. If the passenger seat heater button is pressed and held for more than five seconds, the LED blinks four times to indicate a memory malfunction, and the stored memory will be erased.
  7. Pressing the ALL OFF button ends diagnostic mode for the ventilated seat.
  8. You can check whether the seat ventilation system operates correctly after pressing ALL ON. If you want to check the DTC, refer to procedure 2 above.

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