Seats: Description and Operation

SEATS

Front Seats
The front seats can be equipped with the following systems:
- Two-way manual seat track (passenger only)
- Four-way manual seat track (driver only)
- Six-way power seat track
- Manual recline
- Power recline
- Backrest, without fold.flat
- Backrest with fold.flat (optional, passenger only)
- Heated seats
- Heated/cooled climate controlled seats (MKZ only)
- Memory driver seat (MKZ only)
- Manual lumbar
- Power lumbar
- Adjustable head restraints
- Seat side air bags
- Occupant classification sensor (OCS) system on passenger seat

Easy Entry/Easy Exit
The driver power seat easy entry/easy exit feature can be enabled/disabled. Refer to Information Bus (Module Communications Network) or the owner's literature.

Heated Seats
This system allows independent seat electrical heating of each front seat on demand.

The components of the system are:
- the seat heater mats located in the seat cushion and backrest.
- the dual heated seat module located on the passenger seat track.
- the heated seat switches, located on the electronic automatic temperature control (EATC) module.
- temperature sensors, located in the seat cushion heater mats.

Climate Controlled Seats
The climate control seat system is able to heat and cool the front seats. Each climate controlled seat is operated by push.buttons on the EATC module located on the instrument panel. Each front seat temperature is then monitored and controlled by the dual climate control seat module (DCSM) located on the passenger front seat track.

The climate controlled seat system contains the following components:
- EATC module
- DCSM
- Thermo.electric device (TED) and blower assembly within each front seat cushion and backrest
- Air filter (attached to each TED and blower assembly)
- Cushion and backrest manifolds
- Cushion and backrest foam pads
- Cushion and backrest trim covers

Manual Lumbar
The manual front seat backrest lumbar is adjusted by a knob mounted on the side of the seat cushion side shield.

Power Lumbar
The driver seat has an electro.mechanical backrest pad adjuster. The lumbar switch adjustment is on the side of the seat cushion side shield and is part of the seat control switch.

Manual Recline
The manual recline can be adjusted by a handle mounted on the outboard side of the cushion side shield.

Front Seats Without Backrest Fold-Flat
Manual recliners on seats that do not fold.flat are only serviceable by installing a new backrest frame assembly.

Passenger Seats With Backrest Fold-Flat
Front passenger seats can come with a backrest that folds flat, when optioned with manual recline. The recliners on this backrest will recline the backrest back or fold the backrest forward. Pull up on the recliner handle allowing the backrest to recline forward. When the backrest reclines fully forward, if the recliner handle is held up, the backrest will continue to fold forward until it reaches the fold.flat position. Manual recliners on seats that fold.flat are serviced separately from the backrest frame assembly.

Power Recline
The driver seat has an electro.mechanical backrest adjuster. The backrest adjustment switch is located on the side of the seat cushion side shield and is part of the seat control switch.

Power recliners are only serviceable by installing a new backrest frame assembly. However, the recliner motor can be serviced separately.

Rear Seats
These seats are a 60/40 split folding backrest. The 60 percent has a fold down armrest and may be equipped with cup holders. Each backrest is held in place at the top with its own latch attached to the package tray sheet metal and a striker attached to each backrest frame. The rear seat backrest latch release handles are located in the luggage compartment.

The cushion foam pad for an all wheel drive (AWD) vehicle is different than that for a front wheel drive vehicle. The center tunnel is higher on an AWD vehicle, creating the need for a shorter cushion foam pad. Make sure when installing a new cushion foam pad, the correct part is being installed.