Hey guys,


Recently installed the retrofit heated seat loom, but the instructions (http://motoringfile.com/howto/miniheatedseats.pdf) say to plug into the fusebox from behind and use fuse 23:


"Connect A1 to PIN 8 of the green plug X10206"


Unfortunately, this fuse is used by my wiper fluid sprayers. Is there an easy way to figure out what pin of each plug on the backside goes where, preferably without testing continuity on every single pin? I have an add-a-circuit plug, but I'd much rather use the empty fuse F38/the actual seat fuse, F12

 

Items 0015 and 0023 of the below thread may be of help.

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...9243-frequentl

 

Took a little while to decipher it, but those maps helped. Unfortunately, I still can't get the seat heating elements to start. Both loops in the seat have measured and stable resistance, which I think would indicate the seat's elements are fine. The two LEDs on the activation button light up for a consistent three seconds before going out, but there's no voltage change at all while measuring at the harness plug (car side). In fact, the only indication that the harness is connected anywhere at all is that the load and thermistor pins have 5 volts between them, which really doesn't seem right.


Any ideas what I've done wrong? This almost seems like a fault at the center console switch, which isn't entirely impossible given it's a used unit.

 

Lots of info here as well as a MINI member Joylove DIY link with pics. Make sure you follow what he did. 61110145996

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ted-seats.html