Circuit/System Description

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2016 Cadillac ATS. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

The seat memory control module controls the seat and lumbar motors via half bridges that are connected to power rails internal to the module. The seat memory control module connects all of the motor control circuits on each power rail to a common reference point whenever they are not in operation. The module monitors all seat motor control circuits for a shorted to ground or voltage before enabling any seat motor.

When a power seat switch is pressed or when a memory recall is requested, each seat motor receives battery voltage and ground from the seat memory control module via the motor control circuits. All motors are reversible, so the direction the motor rotates depends on which control circuit voltage is applied and which control circuit ground is applied. When the switch is operated in the opposite direction, the module reverses the polarity and applies voltage and ground to the opposite circuits to move the seat in the opposite direction.