[dragos.balaban]

Hello everyone!

First post here so please be gentle. I've also posted on UK forums but did not get lots of support so I'm trying my luck here too:


I recently purchased a F10 that comes with "S456 Comfort seat with memory" and "S488 Lumbar support, driver and passenger" but unfortunately no "S494 Seat heating driver/passenger"

I imagined the parts needed for retrofitting this would be:
a. heated pads in the seats
b. compatible seat modules
c. climate control panel with the heated seats button
d. wiring looms in between a, b and c
e. coding

Working in automotive industry and having a good understanding of how a business like this works I imagined I might already have at least some of the hardware in my car.
Doing my research, I found out the following:
1. Upholstery covers come with seat heaters ALSO FOR VEHICLES WITHOUT Seat heating
2. There is only one type of seat module if the car is equipped with S456 - this means the seat heating functionality is already build in
3. Climate control panel "might" already have a switch for heated seats under the cover. If not, it is not expensive to buy one with the correct buttons.
4. Given the findings 1 and 2 I imagine all the wiring is already there.
5. Coding

All this would indicate retrofitting heated seats for F10 with S456 option would be a rather cheap and easy thing to do.
Best case scenario: replace button covers with proper buttons and some coding; worst case scenario: replace climate control panel, install some wiring and code the car.

What do you guys think?