I have Fabia Elegance 1.9tdi hatchback and the drivers heated seat has stopped working,have checked the fuse and its ok,do i need to take the seat out to check the heater elements .Cannot find wiring diagram for skoda either.

Can anyone help?

ainswolakt

Have you check the wiring under the seat for loose connection etc!

Is it under warranty?

They do take some time to warm up also - maybe you need to be more patient?

But my money is on a loose connection under the seat - possibly caused by a clumsy back seat passenger.

Driver's seat packed up on my Elegance 3 days before the warranty was up. They took the seat out and replaced the heating elements to fix it ... glad I wasn't paying for it Skoda dealer said it was quite a common problem if they're used a lot, but I'm not sure if I believe that!

Chris

Using them should make sweet FA difference - on the other hand I can imagine kicking them from the back/underneath and/or pushing stuff into them from the top would

I know you got yours for free under warranty Chris, but out of interest, any idea on how much that (would have) cost (otherwise)?

Thanks everyone,can't see any loose connectors.There are 3 connectors under the seat i was going to check them with a meter but which one ?

Is there a manual or wiring diagram for the Fabia?

ainswolakt

I know you got yours for free under warranty Chris, but out of interest, any idea on how much that (would have) cost (otherwise)?

I wouldn't have paid anything for the job the monkeys at the Skoda dealer did ... luckily sorted out by another dealer as part of the sale before I picked the car up so I have no idea on cost. I seem to remember reading that each half of the seat's heating element cost