Seat options

The pleather seats in these MK5's are very uncomfortable.
I have a 02 Golf with heated cloth seats and they 10x more comfortable.
Are there heated cloth seats available for these Mk5's ?

legendman said:

The pleather seats in these MK5's are very uncomfortable.......
Are there heated cloth seats available for these Mk5's ?

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For me, the most objectionable quality of those seats was that if left for only a few minutes in a direct sun here in Houston, it was literally painful to sit down. I was keenly aware of this even before I bought the car, so I researched what options there were in the seat department. The answer was none, your only option for a 2010 Jetta TDI was that black leatherette (with seat heaters standard), which, for some odd reason VW considered to be an upgrade from regular cloth. I am pretty sure the same was true of the earlier MKV TDI models, starting with MY 2006. I do not know if one could order a gasser with heated cloth seats, but I am pretty sure simple cloth seats (no heater) were available in more basic models.

Thanks Soot,



For giggles I checked car-part.com and they actually have interchange for seats. I do see where a 09 JSW had heated cloth seats. You can barely make the heated seat controls in this pic.


Edit: also found an 08 Jetta sedan with heated cloth seats on car-part

My MKV came with heated cloth seats. Did you guys really not get that option in America?

Peytron said:

My MKV came with heated cloth seats. Did you guys really not get that option in America?

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Not sure I didn't buy my Mk5 new.




I found a full set of 08 heated cloth seats at a local yard for a $100, I am going to get them and see how they are.

Peytron said:

My MKV came with heated cloth seats. Did you guys really not get that option in America?

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The 2009 and 2010 CR TDI Jettas were available with the heated leatherette seats only, nothing else was offered here. I am almost certain the 2006 PD TDI Jetta was also sold with those seats only. The most basic trim of the 2009/2010 Jetta was not available with the diesel, so I don't know if those gassers could be ordered with cloth seats.

soot1 said:

The 2009 and 2010 CR TDI Jettas were available with the heated leatherette seats only, nothing else was offered here. I am almost certain the 2006 PD TDI Jetta was also sold with those seats only. The most basic trim of the 2009/2010 Jetta was not available with the diesel, so I don't know if those gassers could be ordered with cloth seats.

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I feel so lucky. Only the highest trim in Canada was forced to take the leather seats. Hot summers and cold winters make leather a bad choice for me.