Out in the car Sat, put the heated driver seat on at minimum setting and after about 5 mins noticed a sharp pain in the ass :lol:. Looking down I could see smoke so after stopping swiftly, I got out the car to see what looked like a fag burn hole smouldering away !!! A quick coating of snow stopped this but must admit had I left it I'm sure it would have gone up. Spoke to VW (it's a Touran BTW) and asked if they'd ever been recalled as I noticed trawling Google that Polos' had. Apparently the Touran hadn't ? They told me to get it inspected by a dealer and go from there after I'd politely pointed out the potential safety implications etc. Anyone else ever had this ? What happens if I get no help from VW ??

Thats what you get for having a fancy car..

hmmmm. Warm crotch.

reminds me of the bit on Fifth Gear where VBH is demoing the "vibrating seat" feature of a new car that comes on when you cross white lines without indicating. She wasnt very impressed but I think she enjoyed it as she zig-zagged down the motorway for the next 40 miles 😉

Certainly not fancy Jerome, it's an old 53 plate jobbie…
Stoner, remember that, it was the Citroen C4 iirc ?

How old is the car? If it's under warranty then I'd expect it to be repaired under warranty.

It's a wired loop element so easily damaged – intentially or not.

What happens if I get no help from VW ??

Take it to your local paper. They're sure to publish an amusing story like that 🙂

53 plate, so it's [approaching] seven years old. I wouldn't expect anything from VW.

New elements and seat covers are available from VW and are reasonably easy to install. E-Bay (Teesside VW springs to mind) is a good source but get a price from VW first. There's plenty of examples of e-Bay prices being more than dealer prices. TT strut braces, Sunglasses holders and W8 interior lights spring to mind.

I have a Golf with the same heated seats. Never trusted the idea of electric heating elements in my seat so never used it for that reason!

Toasty warm in this weather when they do work though 🙂

Bless, we have a good use for snow at last.

😉