Power Seat System Operation

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This seat contains three motors for positioning. They are the Horizontal motor, Rear Vertical motor, and a Front Vertical motor The Horizontal motor moves the seat forward and rearward. The Front Vertical motor raises and lowers the front of the seat and the Rear Vertical motor raises and lowers the rear of the seat. Power is supplied to the motors through a battery positive voltage supply circuit at the Power Seat Switch. A ground circuit is supplied to the motors through the Power Seat Switch also.

The direction the motor operates depends on the polarity applied to the motor control circuits. Each time direction is changed using the power seat switch, the power and ground paths are reversed at the control circuits causing the motor to position the seat in the desired direction.