Seat Heater Installation

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          Tools required:
           
            
    
        
  • Hog-ring pliers (needle-nose pliers or diagonal cutters can be used
          to remove hog-rings)
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  • Phillips-head screwdriver
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          Parts required:
           
            
    
        
  • Approximately 20 hog-rings (zip-ties can be substituted)
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  • Seat-back heater element (LR part number AWR5157)
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  • Seat-bottom heater element (LR part number (AWR5156)
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  • Left Heated Seat Switch (LR part number YUG102430)
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  • Right Heated Seat Switch (LR Part number YUG102440)
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  • Heated Seat Switch Cover Plate (LR part number BTR3655LNF)
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          Time 

 required:		
           
            
    
        
  • Approximately 3 hours
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Figure 1:

    		
          Seat heater element layout
          
  

        
 
          Step 1:
          Unclip front seat-back upholstery clip
          
  

        
 
          Step 2:
          Unhook tension cables from bottom of seat-back frame
          
  

        
 
          Step 3:
          Expose and remove hog-rings

                  
      Remove 6 hog-rings		
          
  

        
 
          Step 4:
          Remove adhesive backing from heater element and place 
            heater element onto seat-back foam cushion
          
  

        
 
           
            
Figure 2:

    		
          Displayed is the plug where the seat-back heater element 
            connects to
          
  

        
 
           
            
Figure 3:

    		
          Displayed is the seat-back heater element plugged into 
            the seat wire harness
          
  

        
 
          Step 5:
          Unscrew and remove front seat outer valence assembly
          
  

        
 
          Step 6:
          Unclip seat-bottom upholstery retainer clips
          
  

        
 
           
            
Figure 4:

    		
          Outer seat-bottom upholstery clip 

      (Note: there is also an inner seat-bottom upholstery clip)		
          
  

        
 
           
            
Figure 5:

    		
          Front seat-bottom upholstery clip
          
  

        
 
           
            
Figure 6:

    		
          Rear seat-bottom upholstery clip 

      (Note:  this clip is obscured behind seat-back rear upholstery clip)		
          
  

        
 
          Step 7:
          Lift seat-bottom upholstery to expose hog-rings
          
  

        
 
          Step 8:
          Expose and remove hog-rings

                  
      Remove 12 hog-rings		
          
  

        
 
          Step 9:
          Remove adhesive backing from heater element and place 
            on seat-bottom foam cushion.  

      Feed heater element wire out the back of the seat cushion and plug into
      seat wire harness under the seat bottom cushion.		
          
  

        
 
           
            
Figure 7:

          Displayed is the plug where the seat-bottom 
            heater element connects to
          
  

        
 
           
            
Figure 8:

    		
          Displayed is the plug where the seat-bottom 
            heater element connects to
          
  

        
 
          Step 10:
          Secure upholstery with new hog-rings 
            and attaching upholstery clips in reverse order shown in steps 1, 
            2, and 6
           
  

        
 
          Step 11:
          Enjoy your Land Rover Genuine seat heaters!