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Power Front Seat Wiring






Power Memory Front Seats

Power Front Seat Wiring

Standard Seat Wiring

Front passenger's seat is depicted, driver's seat is arranged symmetrically.

Cable routing and wiring mounts on seat must be performed according to the illustration to prevent damage to the cable harness.

On new seat wiring, locating clip => [ (Item 5) Locating clip ] must be the first to be inserted.

Wiring on right side





1 Cable harness

2 Connector strip

3 Locating clip

For installation, refer to illustration for wiring on connector strip => [ (Item 1) Locating clip ]

Locating clip - 3 - must always be inserted from below.

In the event the locating clip - 3 - is missing it must be installed otherwise the cable may wear through on the seat frame.

Installing a missing locating clip - 3 - => [ (Item 5) Locating clip ]

To mount locating clip - 3 -, refer to => [ (Item 5) Locating clip ] and => [ (Item 3) Locating clip ]

4 Spiral clip

For installation, refer to illustration for wiring on connector strip => [ (Item 2) Spiral clip ]

5 Locating clip

For mounting on center crossmember

6 Locating clip

For mounting on outer crossmember

7 Locating clip

For installation refer to illustration, wiring on right side from the outside => [ (Item 7) Locating clip for wiring of seat height adjustment motor ]

8 Locating clip

Wiring on right side from outside

Magnified area shows the view from the side





1 Cable harness

2 Connector strip

3 Locating clip

For installation, refer to illustration for wiring on connector strip => [ (Item 1) Locating clip ]

Locating clip - 3 - must always be inserted from below.

In the event the locating clip - 3 - is missing it must be installed otherwise the cable may wear through on the seat frame.

Installing a missing locating clip - 3 - => [ (Item 5) Locating clip ]

To mount locating clip - 3 -, refer to => [ (Item 5) Locating clip ] and => [ (Item 3) Locating clip ]

4 Spiral clip

For installation, refer to illustration for wiring on connector strip => [ (Item 2) Spiral clip ]

5 Locating clip

For mounting on center crossmember

6 Locating clip

For mounting on outer crossmember

7 Locating clip for wiring of seat height adjustment motor

8 Harness connector of seat height adjustment motor

9 Seat height adjustment motor

Wiring on connector strip





1 Locating clip

2 Spiral clip

3 Locating clip of airbag wire

4 Airbag cable

5 Seat angle adjustment motor connector

Top seat pan wiring

Depicted without cover and upholstery in the illustration.





1 Seat ventilator harness connector (3-pin)

2 Harness connector for rear footwell light

3 Harness connector (8-pin) to backrest

4 Harness connector (2-pin) to backrest heater

5 Locating clip

Also refer to illustration, wiring on connector strip => [ (Item 1) Locating clip ] and illustration, wiring on left side from the outside => [ (Item 3) Locating clip ]

Locating clip - 5 - must always be inserted from below.

In the event the locating clip - 5 - is missing it must be installed otherwise the cable may wear through on the seat frame.

A missing securing clip - 5 - must be installed 80 mm (dimension - A -) from the center spiral clip - 6 -.

On new seat wiring, locating clip - 5 - must be the first to be inserted.

6 Left spiral clips

7 Right spiral clips

8 Harness connector (2-pin) to seat heater

Wiring on left side from outside

Magnified area shows the view from the side





1 Locating clip

2 Harness connector (1-pin) for airbag Ground (GND)

3 Locating clip

Also refer to illustration for wiring on connector strip => [ (Item 1) Locating clip ]

Locating clip - 3 - must always be inserted from below.

In the event the locating clip - 3 - is missing it must be installed otherwise the cable may wear through on the seat frame.

Installing a missing locating clip - 3 - => [ (Item 5) Locating clip ]

4 Spiral clip

5 Harness connector (2-pin) to backrest heater

6 Harness connector (8-pin) to backrest

7 Spiral clip

8 Harness connector for belt buckle

Wiring for seat pan motors





1 Seat angle adjustment motor connector

2 Seat angle adjustment motor wiring

The wire - 2 - must be routed above the seat angle adjustment motor.

Wire - 2 - is the longer wire.

3 Seat forward/back adjustment motor connector

4 Spiral clip

Backrest wiring

Top magnified area depicts view from the front.





1 Backrest cable harness

2 Locating clip (Qty. 6)

3 Harness connector for backrest adjustment motor

4 Harness connector (8-pin) to backrest

5 Harness connector (2-pin) to backrest heater

6 Cable guide

Wire must be routed through cable guide => [ (Item 3) Locating clip ] - 7 - and behind backrest adjustment shaft.

7 Harness connector for lumbar height motor

8 Lumbar height motor

9 Cable ties (Qty. 2)

Comfort Seat Wiring

Front passenger's seat is depicted, driver's seat is arranged symmetrically.

Cable routing and wiring mounts on seat must be performed according to the illustration to prevent damage to the cable harness.

Wiring on left side





1 Harness connector (1-pin) for airbag Ground (GND)

2 Wire to seat depth adjustment motor

3 Harness connector on seat depth adjustment motor

4 Harness connector to belt buckle

5 Backrest cable harness

6 Seat cable harness

7 Spiral clip

Wiring on right side from outside (memory control module)

Magnified area shows the view from the side





1 Harness connector at seat height adjustment motor

2 Seat to backrest interface (12-pin, power connector)

3 Harness connector (12-pin; brown) to seat heater control module

4 Seat to backrest interface (12-pin, signal connector)

5 Harness connector (32-pin; blue; signal connector) to memory control module

6 Harness connector (12-pin) to switch unit on seat panel

7 Harness connector (12-pin; power connector; Qty. 2) to memory control module

8 Harness connector (32-pin; gray; signal connector) to memory control module

9 Spiral clip

10 Locating clip

Must be inserted from above!

11 Spiral clip for side airbag wire

12 Spiral clip for backrest cable harness

13 Backrest heating connector

Wiring on connector strip





1 Seat to body interface (17-pin, brown)

2 Seat to body interface (17-pin, gray)

3 Bridge for emergency power supply

For seat height adjustment and seat forward/back adjustment

4 Locating clip

Must be inserted from above!

5 Spiral clip

Must be inserted from below!

6 Cable to side airbag

Separate wire does not belong to the seat cable harness

7 Harness connector for side airbag wire

Top seat pan wiring

Depicted without cover and upholstery in the illustration.





1 Seat ventilator harness connector (3-pin)

2 Harness connector for rear footwell light

3 Harness connector (2-pin) to passenger occupant detection system

4 Harness connector (8-pin) to seat heater

5 Left spiral clip

6 Locating clip

Locating clip - 6 - must always be inserted from below.

In the event the locating clip - 6 - is missing it must be installed otherwise the cable may wear through on the seat frame.

A missing securing clip - 6 - must be installed 80 mm (dimension - A -) from the center spiral clip - 5 -.

On new seat wiring, locating clip - 6 - must be the first to be inserted.

7 Right spiral clip

Wiring for seat pan motors





1 Seat angle adjustment motor connector

2 Seat angle adjustment motor wiring

The wire - 2 - must be routed above the seat angle adjustment motor.

Wire - 2 - is the longer wire.

3 Seat forward/back adjustment motor connector

4 Spiral clip

Backrest wiring

Top magnified area depicts view from the front.





1 Backrest cable harness

2 Locating clip (Qty. 6)

3 Massage function motor

4 Harness connector for massage function motor

5 Harness connector for backrest adjustment motor

6 Cable ties for wire fasteners (Qty. 2)

7 Harness connector for lumbar height motor

8 Lumbar height motor

9 Cable guide

Wire must be routed through cable guide - 7 - and behind backrest adjustment shaft.

10 Harness connector (2-pin) to backrest heater

11 Harness connector (8-pin) to seat heater

12 Harness connector (3-pin) to backrest ventilator

Headrest motor wiring





1 Spiral clip

2 Locating clip

3 Spiral clip

4 Harness connector to headrest adjustment motor

5 Locating clip

Mounting points on retaining plate for memory control module





1 Mounting point for side airbag

2 Mounting point for harness connector to right seat backrest

3 Mounting point for seat ventilation control module of left seat

4 Mounting point for memory control module

5 Mounting point for seat ventilation control module of right seat

6 Mounting point for memory control module of left seat

7 Mounting point for seat ventilation control module of left seat

8 Mounting point for harness connector to left seat backrest

9 Mounting point for seat ventilation control module of right seat

10 Mounting point for memory control module of left and right seat

11 Mounting point for memory control module of left and right seat