Mac

1. I used the seat warmers for the first time today. Do they cycle on and off, like I think I was feeling, or was I just imagining it?

2. We used the rear window defroster for the first time a couple of days ago. It cleared the window well, except for the couple of element lines at the top of the window, which didn't seem to be working at all. Has anyone else experienced this, and is there a fix for it?

Thanks in advance for any answers.

Mac
99.5 1.8TQTip

MarkC

The seat heaters are thermonstatically controlled.

The "heating elements" that you claim do not work on the top part of the back window is the aerial (antenna) for the radio.

Neither trait is exclusive to the A4.

Andy Hedin

Even though they look identical to the defroster lines, it's actually the radio antenna. So you're fine.

And I've never noticed my seat heaters cycling on and off...but that may have changed since '97.

Andy Hedin
'97 A4 1.8Tqms, Garrett 1.0 Bar, ABT Filter, APR/Borla Exhaust, Eurolights, more...

bernie

They seem to cycle more (higher temperature variance) than my 4kq seat heaters do...I mean they go from cold to hot then back to cold. The setting seems to vary how rapidly this happens, not the temperature...anyone else experience this?

>>>>>Bernie

MikeM

Yes, they do appear to, unlike previous 98 A4 or 95 90.