# 2012 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid - heated seat light doesn’t stay lit

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-lincoln-mkz-hybrid-heated-seat-light-doesn-t-stay-lit/132951>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mkzhybrid, lincoln\
**Created:** [January 19, 2019, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-lincoln-mkz-hybrid-heated-seat-light-doesn-t-stay-lit/132951 "2019-01-19T18:19:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![AbdulazizGBulling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@AbdulazizGBulling](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AbdulazizGBulling)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-lincoln-mkz-hybrid-heated-seat-light-doesn-t-stay-lit/132951/1 "2019-01-19T18:19:04Z")

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When I press either button for the heated seats it briefly illuminates then go’s off.

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**Author:** ![Jarrin\_Taul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@Jarrin\_Taul](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jarrin_Taul)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2019, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-lincoln-mkz-hybrid-heated-seat-light-doesn-t-stay-lit/132951/2 "2019-01-30T13:22:30Z")

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I’m having the same exact issue. Did you figure it out?

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**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2019, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-lincoln-mkz-hybrid-heated-seat-light-doesn-t-stay-lit/132951/3 "2019-01-30T17:03:22Z")

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Does the seat heater still work? Maybe not. Maybe there’s a circuit breaker that is detecting excessive power draw and opening the circuit.