Stew97CL3.0

Greetings all!

I just picked up my 1st CL - and the nicest car i've every owned last night! I'm stoked to have found this forum, lots of good info here!

Only complaint I have about the car at the moment is that the heated seats don;t seem to do much of anything, the buttons light up by the shifter, and I "think" I feel some heet deep down in the seats on both sides, but it might be my imagination because they are really weak.

Is there a fix for this, or is this normal for our cars?

Thanks!

Stew

97BlackAckCL

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They are known to go bad after extended use. They should be hot and toasty, sometimes mine heat up and burn my legs. They also have a regulator I believe taht turns them on and off, I think that could go bad. Search on here, lots of people have had probs with their heated seats. Welcome to the forum

CL Platano

welcome and yes they are known to go and cost a ton to fix from the dealer. Try and find a 3.0 in the junkyard and get it there.

shineynitelite

welcome, wish i had heated seats

kwelling12

Yeah it should be nice and warm. My drivers side isn't working (gotta get that fixed) but passenger side gets quite hot.

ajtcl

It's kinda weird cause mine get real warm, then they seem to shut off and then turn on again after a while... I think they have a thermostat to keep them from overheating. If they are weak, you might have a poor connection, or your charging system may not be putting off the right amperage. If the seat is turning on, but not getting warm enough, have your charging system checked to be sure the alternator is puting out the correct amperage. The seats draw a shitload of amps. Good luck.

2point2CL

im so jealous. i cant even find a CL in any junkyards around here otherwise i would take every part off of the damn thing lol!

subbuzz

<----has only passenger side heated and welcome

Cocoa

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I can sell you mine.......

Stew97CL3.0

Thanks for all the replies.. i didnt find a whole lot of info searching for "heated seats". I'll listen for a "click" from the relay tomorrow, hopefully that's what it is. Does anyone know where the relay is located?

I'm on a mission to fix the heaters!

Any other insight on fixing the heaters would be greatly apreciated!

Oh yeah, my do light up, so I assume there is power to the switch - so it can't be just a fuse?

subbuzz

if it was a fuse i would think you should have no power. hope its your relay but i doubt it. my guess is from wear and tear the wires get frayed

Stew97CL3.0

Yeah.. sounds like that's the common culprit.

I havn't sat in my passenger seat yet - but i'm wondering if there is any truth to there being a sensor in the seat that determin if someone is in it before it turns the heater on - as mentioned in another thread? Seems liek a lot of extra technology for nothing, but if it is true I wonder if this sensor goes bad?

If it is frayed wires can i run new ones rather than replace the entire element? Has anyone actually atempted this fix by themselves?

subbuzz

i searched alot on this subj and have found no one who did it themselves if you find anything let me know its seems like nothing but replacing wires or a heating pad but i bet murphy's law will come into play at the worst time and you'll be worse off then when you started

saiko_cl_duck

damn that murphy, he's a fuck.

subbuzz

03CoupeV6

The heated seats don't have a pressure sensor.. but you won't feel heat by resting your hand on a heated seat that's on because the heating pad is buried in the seat.

Stew97CL3.0

OK, good to know!

I'm gonna fix this myself, i'll kepp you all posted on the progress!

97BlackAckCL

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G'luck, take lots of pics

Stew97CL3.0

oh, good idea... will do! Gonna tackle it this sunday - I will have heated seats!

Update - my passenger seat does have good heat, man is it nice - now i'm really motivated!

Also I can hear the relay on the drivers side click in, but it is less audible than the passenger side, i'll get out the multimeter and see if the amperage is the same on both sides before and after the relay, although they seem to be pretty burried up in the dash - anyone had em out?

kamdawg

i agree. if it works, you should do a little write up with some pics

saiko_cl_duck

agreed, do the diy, it'll help out the 1st gen crew