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Heating element

The seat heating comprises several heating elements. The heating element is made up of flexible electrical lines. The heating elements are incorporated into the seat and backrest covers on the driver and front passenger seats. The heating element warms the seat cover of the seat surface and the backrest.

Fig 1: Integrated Automatic Heating/Air Conditioning System - Circuit Diagram
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Block wiring diagram R56

Index Explanation
1 Integrated automatic heating/air conditioning system (IHKA)
2 Driver's side seat heating button
3 Front passenger side seat heating button
4 Junction Box Electronics (JBE)
5 Power distribution box in junction box electronics (JBE)
6 Front passenger side heating element temperature sensor
7 Front passenger side seat heating element
8 Front passenger side backrest heating element
9 Seat-heating electronics, front passenger side
10 Driver's side heating element temperature sensor
11 Driver's side seat heating element
12 Driver's side backrest heating element
13 Seat-heating electronics, driver's side