Heated Seat Switches

[Al]

We just bought an '03 H6-3.0 Outback with the heated seats. The damn
things are driving us crazy. They are located on the center console.

The problem is that the dog steps on them when getting into or out the
of car. It's a small dog, a dachshund. I haven't looked at the manual
yet, but there must be fuses somewhere that I can pull to disable the
heaters. It's totally unneeded when the temp. is in the 80's.

If I can't pull the fuse and just disable the seat heaters, where can I
cut a wire and install a real kill switch?

Al

 

[miketryan]

try restraining the dog. it's very dangerous to let an animal run loose in a
vehicle not to mention illegal in a lot of places

 

[Dan Duncan]

We just bought an '03 H6-3.0 Outback with the heated seats. The damn
things are driving us crazy. They are located on the center console.

The ones on the Forester are also on the center console, right in
front of the cup holder where they are easily splashed with
whatever tasty beverage is occupying the cup holder.

I'm wondering when mine will stop working.

-DanD

 

[Al]

try restraining the dog. it's very dangerous to let an animal run loose in a
vehicle not to mention illegal in a lot of places

Read the sentence below again! The dog is not running loose in the car.


Al

 

[Edward Hayes]

I wish all life's irratents were so simple.

Pop the fuse in the summer.

 

[D H]

We just bought an '03 H6-3.0 Outback with the heated seats. The damn
things are driving us crazy. They are located on the center console.

The problem is that the dog steps on them when getting into or out the
of car. It's a small dog, a dachshund. I haven't looked at the manual
yet, but there must be fuses somewhere that I can pull to disable the
heaters. It's totally unneeded when the temp. is in the 80's.

If I can't pull the fuse and just disable the seat heaters, where can I
cut a wire and install a real kill switch?

Al

Al, there is almost certainly a dedicated fuse for these. I disable mine
in a 99 Forester during the summer, as Mike B. suggested. Just look at the
diagram within the fuse box and it should tell you which one it is.
As for future use, I guess I would be trying to come up with another
solution, however, because those seat heaters can be nice in cool weather.
My wife won't let me disable the fuse in her Forester because she even uses
it from time to time in the summer to soothe an aching back. Maybe that will
never be wanted, so take this for what it's worth to you.

 

[Marshall]

Read the sentence below again! The dog is not running loose in the car.


Al

So what's the deal- you let the dog into the front seat area, then tell
him to jump into the back seat? Why not let the pooch into the back seat
and set up a barrier between the front seats so he can't move forward!