g4benz

When I'm driving and put on the brakes, it feels like my driver seat sometimes inches forward. Could a bolt, etc be loose and needs to be tightened?

2010 MB E550

belarus27

funny but i noticed the same thing like a month or 2 ago, not inches ofcoarse , but like a slight move time at a time , dont always happen also

g4benz

I think your explanation is better. It's like I feel something under me shifting forward slightly especially when braking. I almost hear a slight pop sound...

belarus27

yes yes , sounds like the same thing.

..and yours is a 550 too , strange things.


anyone else?

my butt heater and left dynamic bladder dont work , so i was thinking of taking out the seat and get in and see what can be fixed , but then again im thinking for atleast a year now lol
hopefully when it get warmer and no rain i will actually do it. for now it all just a mystery

g4benz

Yep I also have a button like thing pushing through the front of the driver seat..something to do with heating and I believe this is a known issue

belarus27

a button pushing through the seat? like actual leather? never heard/seen anything about it.
lol these seats are so fragile

g4benz

Yep I can see an outline of a round button type thing ..heard about it somewhere maybe on these threads

ORE550

konigstiger

212 up to VIN A703331

konigstiger

S550e

Funny this has been mentioned. I've been noticing it in mine too. My seat heaters and lumbar work though.

ORE550

bmwpowere36m3

I think I'm having the same issue with my drivers seat, its most noticeable under heavy braking/acceleration... it feels like the seat shifts forward/back a tic. My first thought was, loose seat attachment bolts or play in the fore/aft adjustment mechanism. If I tug the seat back (from the back seat) there's play in the form of tilting the seat. So in fact, its likely the seat height adjuster play konigstiger posted in the bulletin.

And I just had the seat cushion out a month ago replacing the side trim... So the repair kit, does it just replace that existing washer over the pinion with a thicker one? Where exactly is the play? I'd suspect it would be a worn pinion gear or the mating teeth in the frame.

belarus27

I wish i could find good instructions on how to remove the leather cover to get to my seat internals.. but i cant seem to find a good one.

Gonna look in my WIS or EPC software hopefully they mention something there about it

S550e

I really need to do this on my driver seat. I will most likely have my MB Indy mechanic work on it. The part that I am lost on - is this being sold as a repair kit? Where can I find it? or are you buying individual parts...

Thanks in advance

nc211

Not the leather, but I strongly suspect the same approach, just different material on how to get the leather off. It’s really not difficult, just have to get the seat out and study the clips underneath. Will need a decent pair of needle nose pliers.

Pictures of my seat start on post #58 of this thread from 3 years ago.

https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...at-pain-4.html



ps: this completely fixed my seat pain issues and have been excellent ever since.

Ph07

G4Benz how did you go about fixing this, did you have success?

Can you provide info on taking the seat out and the fix for the bolt, if you didn't go to a mechanic to have it done.

This would be helpful, I have a feeling a lot of people have this issue.


Thanks

S550e

+1

I want to get this taken care of.