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Old Aug 7, 2012 | 02:03 PM
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driver seat stopped working

The drivers seat on my 1998 SL 500 stopped working after i vacuumed.I moved the seat all the way forward then all the way back & then nothing.Ive checked the fuses & their all good. Whats next?
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Old Aug 11, 2012 | 10:12 AM
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Did you check the plug under the seat? If connected, check the door panel connection. After all the continuity checks then I would use the other seat controller with the non functioning seat. The plug system is identical. There are videos for seat pad removal, a couple of 10mm bolts, as I recall!??
Good luck. Where in the world are you?
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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 06:10 PM
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I am in Fayetteville GA I will try what you said I'm trying to locate that video for seat removal SRHsl600
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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 06:12 PM
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Is it a you tube video?
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Old Aug 19, 2012 | 10:24 AM
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YouTube Tamango's channel. Benzworld has a sticky section that has additional videos as well as owner's advise like MBworld.
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