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What if I just hook it up manually?
by ccvannorman 4y ago
What if I just hook it up manually?
- verytrivial 4y agoMy guess would be the actual heating element controller will be a black box talking on some sort of bus that authenticates against the car's controller and maybe even the keyfob as is sometimes the case for mileage. So you might be able to turn it on, but only to like 100% and never get it to be controllable by the dash or voice or whatever.
- amelius 4y agoRip out the controller and insert your own.
- lozenge 4y agoAnything on the ODB communications bus can be picked up by other systems. Maybe they'll claim you've invalidated your warranty.
- kevin_thibedeau 4y agoThe ODB port only has to provide emissions diagnostics. Anything else can be isolated.
- regularfry 4y agoThe OBD port only has to provide emissions diagnostics to you. The machine the dealer plugs into it is a different barrel of bananas.
- amelius 4y agoI mean, rip out the cable that goes into the seat, and attach your own controller.
- regularfry 4y agoDepends on the specifics, but it could also just be a pair of wires run from a central body controller. The current's not that high.
- Markoff 4y agoI guess you void warranty. After warranty there is no reason why not to do it.