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

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Special tools and workshop equipment required

Cordless screwdriver or drill, not illustrated

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

WARNING:

Risk of injury due to involuntary deployment.

Pay attention to the safety precautions when working with pyrotechnic components. Refer to SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WHEN WORKING WITH PYROTECHNIC COMPONENTS .
Before handling pyrotechnic components (for example, disconnecting the connector), the person handling it must "discharge static electricity". For example, this can be done by briefly touching the door striker.

-- Move the front seat into its highest position.

NOTE:

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 on the seat forward/back adjustment motor. Refer to the appropriate Wiring Diagram.
Check the voltage on the seat adjustment control head, and perform Fault Finding if necessary. 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.

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

-- If the seat forward/back adjustment motor is faulty, replace the seat pan. Refer to FRONT BACKREST, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

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

-- If the control head is faulty: replace the Driver Seat Adjustment Control Head -E470- / Front Passenger Seat Adjustment Control Head -E471-. Refer to Driver Seat Adjustment Control Head -E470- /Front Passenger Seat Adjustment Control Head -E471-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- If the control module is faulty: replace the Memory Seat/Steering Column Adjustment Control Module -J136- / Front Passenger Memory Seat Control Module -J521-. Refer to SEAT FUNCTIONS CONTROL MODULE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

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

WARNING:

Risk of malfunction due to electrostatic discharge.

Before handling pyrotechnic components (for example, disconnecting the connector), the person handling it must "discharge static electricity". For example, this can be done by briefly touching the door striker.

-- Disconnect the battery ground cable when the ignition is turned on. Refer to BATTERY, DISCONNECTING AND CONNECTING .

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

-- Disconnect the connectors -3- from the connector station in the floor, and connect the Airbag Lockout Adapter :VAS 6282 to the thorax airbag connector. Refer to AIRBAG ADAPTER, CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING .

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-- Remove the modular wire routing bracket -4- on the seat pan lower frame -arrow-.

-- Disconnect the connector from the seat forward/back adjustment motor -1-.

-- Free up and disconnect the front seat belt latch connector -2-.

-- Remove the wire clip -arrow- for the wire on the seat pan lower frame.

-- Support the seat pan upper frame with the backrest. so that it does not fall when disconnecting it from the lower frame.

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-- Remove the front and rear bolts -arrows- on the left and right side.

CAUTION:

There is a risk of damaging the wires.

Carefully remove the seat pan upper frame.

-- Remove the seat pan upper frame -2- with the backrest from the lower frame -1- and carefully fold forward.

-- On the seat pan lower frame tunnel-side, remove the bolt -1- and unclip the seat position sensor -2-.

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-- If installed, remove the wire clip -arrow- for the wire on the seat pan lower frame.

-- Remove the seat pan upper frame with the backrest and place on a clean surface.

-- Unclip the faulty seat forward/back adjustment motor -3- from the bracket and remove.

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-- Remove the seat forward/back adjustment motor input shafts -2- and -4-.

-- Destroy and remove the seat forward/back adjustment motor bracket -5-.

-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and remove the seat rail cross support -1-.

-- Remove the accessible bolt -1- for the seat rail.

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-- Install the seat forward/back adjustment motor drive axle -3- with a cordless screwdriver -4- or drill.

-- Insert the input shaft into the drive spindle -arrow- and turn the upper seat rail -2- forward and/or backward arrows, until the bolt for the lower seat rail is accessible.

-- Remove the screws and the seat rail.

-- Repeat the procedure on the opposite side.

-- Replace the seat pan. Refer to FRONT BACKREST, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Reconstruct the front seat belt latch. Refer to FRONT SEAT BELT LATCH, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .