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Front Seat With Faulty Seat Adjustment Motor Control Module, From April 2003







Front Seat with Faulty Seat Adjustment Motor Control Module, from April 2003

If possible: Tilt seat up.

Before disconnecting battery: Obtain coding of radio.

Seat is shown without cushion and without backrest in picture for the sake of a better illustration.

CAUTION!
Loosen bolts - 6 - only after checking electrical or electronic components and wires.

After loosening the bolts - 6 -, replace the seat pan lower section - 7 - including the seat forward/back adjustment motor (V288) with the transverse member - 9 -.





1 Bolt

Tightening specification. Refer to => [ Seat Pan Assembly Overview, from April 2003 ] Power Front Memory Seats

Threaded holes for screws must always be cleaned (for example, with thread cutter)

2 Bolt

Tightening specification. Refer to => [ Seat ] Seat

Quantity: 4

3 Bolt

Tightening specification. Refer to => [ Seat Pan Assembly Overview, from April 2003 ] Power Front Memory Seats

4 Seat Pan Upper Frame

Removing

CAUTION!
Observe safety precautions for work on airbags.

- Remove screw - 1 -.

- Remove nut - 5 - and bolt - 3 -.

- Fold seat fully toward front. If necessary: Remove steering wheel.

Steering Wheel, Removing and Installing, refer to =>
Steering Steering

CAUTION!
Before handling airbag units (e.g. disconnecting electrical connector), the person handling it must "discharge static electricity". This can be done by touching door striker, for example.

Check electrical and electronic components and wires before removing seat further to avoid unnecessary repair costs.

- Perform the following tests:

Check fuse.

Check voltage at connector station, perform fault-finding if necessary

Check voltage to control module.

Check the voltage to the seat forward/back adjustment motor (V288).

- If fuse is faulty: replace fuse.

- If voltage to connector station is low: repair or replace wire.

- If the control module is faulty: Replace control module. Refer to => [ Control Module ] Control Module.

- If Seat Fore/Aft Adjustment Motor (V288) is faulty: replace lower frame of seat pan - 7 - => [ Seat Pan, Disassembling and Assembling ] Power Front Memory Seats.

Continue removing only if the seat forward/back adjustment motor (V288) is faulty

- Disconnect battery ground wire.

- Remove bolts - 6 - (Qty. 4).

CAUTION!
Before removing seat: Disconnect battery ground (GND) strap.

- Disconnect connector - 8 -.

- Tip front seat back.

- Move seat until bolts - 2 - (Qty. 4) are visible.

- Remove bolts - 2 - (Qty. 4).

- Disconnect harness connectors. Refer to => [ Connectors, Disconnecting ] Power Front Memory Seats.

- Connect airbag adapter. Refer to => [ Airbag Adapter, Connecting ] Power Front Memory Seats.

- With help from a second technician, lift front seat out of vehicle.

- Disconnect seat pan lower frame - 7 - and upper frame - 4 -. Refer to => [ Seat Pan, Disassembling and Assembling ] Power Front Memory Seats.

- Replace the seat pan lower frame - 7 - with the seat forward/back adjustment motor (V288) with the transverse member - 9 -. Refer to => [ Seat Pan, Disassembling and Assembling ] Power Front Memory Seats.

5 Nut

Threaded holes for screws must always be cleaned (for example, with thread cutter)

6 Bolt

Quantity: 4

for transverse member to seat pan lower frame

7 Lower Seat Pan Frame

replace => [ Seat Pan, Disassembling and Assembling ] Power Front Memory Seats

8 Connector

9 Seat Forward/Back Adjustment Motor (V288) with transverse member

After removing the bolts. - 6 -replace the seat pan lower frame with the seat forward/back adjustment motor ( V288) and transverse member. Refer to => [ Seat Pan, Disassembling and Assembling ] Power Front Memory Seats

Installing

- Install front seat. Refer to => [ Seat ] Seat.