Front Seat, Removing With Faulty Seat Forward/Back Adjustment Motor

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Pay attention to the safety precautions when working with pyrotechnic components. Refer to SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WHEN WORKING WITH PYROTECHNIC COMPONENTS .

Special tools and workshop equipment required

Universal Vehicle Protector:VAS871 001

Driver/Front Passenger Seat Forward/Back Adjustment Motor -V28- / -V31-, Checking

-- Move the front seat into its highest position.

To avoid unnecessary repair costs, check electrical and electronic components and wires before removing the front seat any more.

-- Perform the following tests:

Check the fuse. Refer to the appropriate Wiring Diagram.
Check the voltage at the connector station and perform Fault Finding if necessary. Refer to the appropriate Wiring Diagram.
Check the voltage on the seat forward/back adjustment motor. Refer to the appropriate Wiring Diagram.

-- Replace the fuse if faulty. Refer to the appropriate Wiring Diagram.

-- If there is no voltage at the connector station, repair or replace the wire. Refer to the appropriate Wiring Diagram.

-- If the seat forward/back adjustment motor is faulty, replace the seat pan lower frame. Refer to UPPER AND LOWER SEAT PAN FRAME, SEPARATING AND ASSEMBLING .

Removing with faulty Driver and Front Passenger Seat Forward/Back Adjustment Motor -V28- / -V31-

CAUTION:

Risk of airbag deployment.

There is a risk of injury.

- Check if the airbag indicator lamp turns on or blinks.

- If the airbag indicator lamp turns on or blinks, the DTC memory must be read.

- If >>short circuit to positive<< is a DTC memory entry, disconnect the battery. Refer to BATTERY, DISCONNECTING AND CONNECTING .

- If there is a DTC memory entry, the Guided Fault Finding instructions on the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester must always be followed.

- If the airbag indicator lamp does not turn on or blink, or there is no DTC memory entry with >>short circuit to positive<< : switch off the ignition, keep the ignition key outside of the vehicle and wait 10 seconds.

CAUTION:

Pyrotechnical components can deploy unintentionally.

There is a risk of injury.

- Discharge static electricity by briefly touching the door striker.

-- Release and disconnect the connectors on the connector station in the floor.

-- Connect the :VAS6282 to the thorax airbag harness connector. Refer to AIRBAG ADAPTER, CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING .

-- Release and disconnect the connector on the seat forward/back adjustment motor.

-- Remove the upper center seat rail cover. Refer to UPPER CENTER SEAT RAIL COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the bolts -1 and 2- and remove the faulty forward/back adjustment motor -3- together with bracket.

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-- Remove the accessible bolts for the seat rails on the bracket.

-- Push forward or back, and remove the accessible bolts for the seat rails from the bracket.

-- To protect the sill panel before prying out the front seat, apply the :VAS871 001 as shown.

Fig 1: Front Seat, Removing And Installing

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-- Remove the front seat from the vehicle with a second technician.

-- Replace the seat pan lower frame together with seat forward/back adjustment motor. Refer to UPPER AND LOWER SEAT PAN FRAME, SEPARATING AND ASSEMBLING .