Driver Seat stop working on 2001 clk320
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Driver Seat stop working on 2001 clk320
The switch to move driver's seat forward and back stop working. I was able to hear the 'click' noise but it would not move. After playing with the nozzle every time i got in to drive, it finally moved after two weeks of being stuck. It's been working fine every since. I tried everything. There was nothing stuck in the track, no blown fuses. Not sure why it stopped working.
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From: Hotlanta
'00 CLK430 & '08 Lexus RX 350
My guess is that the Fore/Aft motor is failing. It's happened to mine and several others. I'd go as far as saying this is a fairly common problem with CLKs in that 1999 - 2002 MY range.
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'02 CLK 320 2000 clk320
I have the same problem. 
The motor is going out. Its like $116 Not too bad. heres a link to parts.com
http://www.parts.com/parts/2002/MERC...icleid=1387559
The motor is going out. Its like $116 Not too bad. heres a link to parts.comhttp://www.parts.com/parts/2002/MERC...icleid=1387559
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clk 430 cab
well i'm going to try the ecu reset thing first. From researching, if the motor is going bad my fuse should be blowing? my fuses are fine. Both seats are acting up. The weird thing is that the driver seat when I tilt back the seat actually goes forward.... something is screwed up. Going to try to d/c battery for a day to see what happens.
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2019 GLA 2000 SLK230
Autoslide not working
These fore/aft motor in my driver and passenger seat are acting strangely in my CLK430 cabrio.
I have no problem using the seat control switch to move the seat forward and backward along the track. When I lift the seat lever on the side of the seat to allow passenger to get in and out of the back seat, it does not slide forward automatically. The seat back flip forward, but the seat does not move or slide forward.
Not a big deal... Get out of the seat, move the seat forward, then flip the seat back forward, let people get in and out, flip the seat back to upright position then move the seat back to the desire position using the preprogram setting before getting back in the car.
I found the autoslide mechanism is not necessary and its a trap for the dealer to make more money off us.
I have no problem using the seat control switch to move the seat forward and backward along the track. When I lift the seat lever on the side of the seat to allow passenger to get in and out of the back seat, it does not slide forward automatically. The seat back flip forward, but the seat does not move or slide forward.
Not a big deal... Get out of the seat, move the seat forward, then flip the seat back forward, let people get in and out, flip the seat back to upright position then move the seat back to the desire position using the preprogram setting before getting back in the car.
I found the autoslide mechanism is not necessary and its a trap for the dealer to make more money off us.
Last edited by 000-668; Aug 23, 2012 at 02:06 PM.
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Just do a search for "seat motor"...anything you want to know and how to do it has been posted many times....DIY/link etc..
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