Front Heated Seats turn off by themselves

[Vitriol]

Hey guys,

I hope someone can help me with this. When i turn on either of my front two heated seats, all three green lights will light up and then turn off. if i quickly hit it, i can decrease the setting to 2 green or 1 green, but no matter what level of heat i have it set at, it turns off within a few seconds. it does the same for the passenger and drivers seats. the rear seat heaters work fine. Anyone know what could be causing this?

i have a 2004 3.0 X5

any help would be appreciated. thanks