Originally Posted by snp8990

One of friends who owns a 2002 ML320 just had a major problem with their seat heater.The heater was getting so hot it started melting away the leather/carpet on the bottom of the backrest.They took it to the dealership and were charged $1000 to get it fixed.For the past few weeks,I have been noticing that my seat heater was getting very hot (2003 ML500) and I thought nothing of it.Is there anything I can do to fix this problem without spending the $1000,anyone else experience this?
-Thanks