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Power Seat System






POWER SEAT SYSTEM

The power seat system receives battery current through fuse #22 in the Integrated Power Module (IPM) and a circuit breaker under the front seats, regardless of the ignition switch position.


When a power seat switch control knob or knobs are actuated, a battery feed and a ground path are applied through the switch contacts to the appropriate power seat track adjuster motor. The selected adjuster motor operates to move the seat track through its drive unit in the selected direction until the switch is released, or until the travel limit of the seat track is reached. When the switch is moved in the opposite direction, the battery feed and ground path to the motor are reversed through the switch contacts. This causes the adjuster motor to run in the opposite direction.


No power seat switch should be held applied in any direction after the seat track has reached its travel limit. The power seat adjuster motor each contain a self-resetting circuit breaker to protect them from overload. However, consecutive or frequent resetting of the circuit breaker must not be allowed to continue, or the motor may be damaged.