CDP

So, Basically - I'd like to know if there is any way to manually lower and place the seat back.

Periodically the seat will move but lately it has been stuck in the up position and no longer retracks back. It moves forward (but then again it will be stuck)and reclines only now.

This has happened before and out of no where the seat started working again. I gotta stop letting girls with phat asses in my car. lol

YNVDIZW124

Have you checked that the seat belt thing dosen't get stuck?...Also im going to check the junk yard to see if i can find some motors because mines it only goes down on one side.....maybe it's the bracket getting stuck i dunno?....it's a beotch on mine cuz i gotta move mine to the wife position during the week...

CDP

Yeah, I checked and made sure the seat belt and etc wasn't in the way to prevent it from moving back.

hartj

check all your fusses. i had similar problem and after weeks of thinking the motor had gone out finally checked my fuse box. i had a blown fuse. relaced and every thing went back to normal

CDP

thanks for the tip - I'll check the fuses right now.

CDP

Okay, I just checked all the fuses and they are all okay. So I guess that's not the problem.

Bigdot

your date on sat. is going to be vrey dissapointed if you can get them seats down...............


marek

YNVDIZW124

lol....that passanger seat is a ***** because i have the same problem...but mine is only on one side it won't go down i'll go back and foward but just that....im going to figure it out this weekend if i have time and see if i can find more parts..

CDP

that's what the back seat is for. LOL

Hey Ab,

Let me know how that goes this weekend and if you can find out what the problem is with yours.

crr1612

i have the same problem, except the seat reclines and head rests moves but the seat wont move at all. right now its stuck all the way back, so my back seat is very uncomfortable...also, when i hit the switch to move it forward i hear a click coming from the motor

ashman

could be a seat cable. just did some work on a porsche and the seats wouldn;t go back or forward. turned out to be a $30.00 cable on each seat.

crr1612

where is this cable? i didnt see it

CDP

I checked the problem and it's the seat switch. Gonna have to replace that sometime soon but it's not on the top of my priority list.

Bigpete123

Hey Chris,

Try cleaning the switch first. They are made in such a way that you can take them apart and clean them up. I did this with both sides and it worked like a charm. I did a very very detailed write-up on mercedes shop. Read the replies, too. One guy had some pictures up in a thread that he links to.

It's a very easy DIY job. Just need a phillips screw driver, a flat head screw driver, some cleaner, tweezers, q-tips, and cup or something to hold the tiny little ball bearings. This could save you a few hundred bucks, so give it a try!

http://www.mercedesshop.com/shopforu...24+seat+switch

YNVDIZW124

I fixed my seats!!! since it would back but not up and down from the back on one side but i fixed it in 30 min. I put the seat all the way foward and took the mechanisim apart added a washer to the roller and super glue the rod that turn it and that was it. now it goes all the way down and back.

shadowgriffen

SwEET! LOL Super glue!

man it appears that we all have the same freakin' problem...my seat is stuck also and it only tilts the seat back, not the entire seat.

oh yea and about that cable, everytime I move my seat I can actually see the seat cable move. but thats all it does...it sounds like a "thump".

Sigh...

YNVDIZW124

Man i should check my spelling when i type fast lol...anyways i should post pics of the cable im talking about. It goes into a sleeve that turns the gear that moves the seat up and down. I'm sure the motor in the front would be a ***** to change since you gotta take the whole seat out. It's not that difficult to fix but just takes alot of time and there are small parts so watch out with that...

hellah fresh

just replace your seat switches. Thats what i did.

Bigpete123

^^Please please please, save yourself some money and just clean them. You're looking at spending around $300 to replace both switches (at least). Cleaning them will cost like $15 for the cleaner and cutips.