Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 08:35:35 GMT From: meld_b <meld_bnopsamo.com> Subject: Re: Burnout seat-heating
In past days of Saab 900's there was stories of fires. There was a quite a writeup in a SAAB newsletter once, about a guy jumping out of the car with his hind end smoking! Back in those days there was no switch, right? Here's a question for you ... is a seat with a broken seat heater colder than one without a seat heater ever been designed in? Guess I could sit in the back seat some morning and find out. -meld MH wrote: >>1. Are there more malfunction known of a seat-heating from Saabs 9-3? > > Not only 9-3, also from the 95 and 96 on this is a problem. > > >>2. Has there ever been fire by a malfunction of a seat-heating? > > Not that I've heard of. Usually the heater wire breaks at the thermostat in > the seat, then there's no more current, no heat and no fire. Also, it is > only 45 Watt or so over a large area. If a power wire to the seat would > somehow make a short the fuse would blow. > > >>3. Is the seat-heating on the passenger chair save? > > I suppose just as safe as the driver side. It would probably only switch on > if there's actually weight in the seat, like the fasten seat belt light. > > >>4. Is the malfunction a construction ore connection error? > > It comes with the age of the car. Conrad (http://www.conrad.nl ) has generic > replacement elements for EUR 103. > You may also want to ask at http://www.saabnl.nl/ > --------- > MH > > >
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