How do I recline the front seats if my rear seats are down?
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From: Chicago
15 S63, 18 Ram 2500 Cummins
How do I recline the front seats if my rear seats are down?
So I folded down the right side of the rear bench seat and the passenger can no longer recline their seat. Anyway to bypass this, its so silly considering there is so much room between the back of the front seat and the rear headrest
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From: Zion
W212 E550 4M P2
The stealer programmed / re-progammed my car to allow the pass seat controls to work when the rear seats were folded down. The front and rear seats still motor forward upon dropping the rear seats, but I can move both seats back to their original position (or any position) with the rear seats still down.
I'm looking for the details on the reprogamming, but check out the tail end of this thread for details in the meantime:
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...550-4-a-3.html
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From: Stowe, Vermont and Boca Grande, FL
2015 AMG E63S 212
I had this problem and inquired the dealer about it. They initially said they couldn't do it, but then determined that it could be reprogrammed. It has been done. When you drop the rear seats the driver/passenger seats move forward, but can be repositioned when you push the memory selection. Obviously you cannot move to the maximum recline position due to the presence of the rear headrest, but most comfortable positions are possible. Initially it was so damned uncomfortable I couldn't drive any distance. Now all good.
