They certainly never get hot, and warm is pushing it a bit. Tepid just about sums them up as they came out of the factory.

The Freelander heated seats are real cheek toasters in comparison.

 

Ah, perhaps they're working as normal then.

****!

 

They knock off after around ten minutes,God only knows why, they never get hot.

 

mine get quite warm!.. but only after fixing continuity issues.. the heater is a sheet of material with a wire fed through it, under the seat(fed near the sring wire) there are two very small multiplugs, one for the back, and one for the base,, you need to check continuity with a multimeter.. you deffinately should feel a warmth if they are working correcty..

 

I have had heated seats in other cars and the ones on my 2001 Tourer, seem to get just as warm. The heat is very slow to build up, but once it gets going - it warms the old bum up very nicely. Certainly by the time the cabin is warming through nicely, I have to turn mine off as I'm getting a bit too warm.

 

Sounds like someone has changed the thermostats on yours then.

 

There's a great thread on the Other Side about upgrading the thermostats.
Toasty bum time...