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Old May 10, 2022 | 01:03 PM
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Massage seat driver side,not working, anybody have a good tip?
hi guys, we have R231 , Sl500 ,same as USA sl550 , massage seat driver side not working , the dynamic seat work, it blows up side of seat in turns.

anybody have a idea where to look first ? Looks like this pipe ripped off, guess it go to back pad for blow up upper air massage bag

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This is a VERY common issue with these cars. Often it's the bladder, in my case it's something else and causing the motor to short out. Can be an expensive fix and I decided I can live without it. If you search this site you'll find lots of threads on this.
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dont think bladder gone, but strange airpipe is ripped off this back bladder, trying to locate where it goes in there.
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