MINI2 - MINI Forum - View Single Post - heated seats--no longer being offered?

jbucks · Aug 23rd, 2005, 03:52 PM

I ordered my MINI about 6 months ago, and added heated seats a week or two after I placed my initial order. When my car came in, the seats were unheated. My dealer's rep told me that there's some problem with them (backordered? conflict with wiring?), which is why MINI didn't have them, but I sort of suspect that he just forgot to put the order in. I've been told now that an aftermarket seat might negatively effect the airbag sensor system. I love my MINI, but I'm pretty disappointed, and I think I'm getting the run-around. Does anyone know anything about a problem with the heated seats, and why they wouldn't be factory-installed?

Aug 23rd, 2005, 03:52 PM	#1
jbucks MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Local Time: 02:57 PM Posts: 2 Offline	heated seats--no longer being offered? I ordered my MINI about 6 months ago, and added heated seats a week or two after I placed my initial order. When my car came in, the seats were unheated. My dealer's rep told me that there's some problem with them (backordered? conflict with wiring?), which is why MINI didn't have them, but I sort of suspect that he just forgot to put the order in. I've been told now that an aftermarket seat might negatively effect the airbag sensor system. I love my MINI, but I'm pretty disappointed, and I think I'm getting the run-around. Does anyone know anything about a problem with the heated seats, and why they wouldn't be factory-installed?