Description

Description

The 97.5 MY front seats are common to the DB7 Coupe and Volante models. Seat switch assemblies are located on the outboard side of both driver and passenger seats. The front switch controls fore and aft movement and the seat height adjustment. The centre switch controls the recline adjustment. The rear switch controls the lumbar support adjustment.

The seat heater switches are mounted on the centre console, forward of the gear selector lever.

Only one of the slide, recline or height motors can be driven under manual control at any one time.

Each seat switch pack is hard wired to the relevant SeatControl Module beneath each seat. The module outputs are hard wired to the seat motors.

Removal

WARNING - Seat belt Pretensioners (if fitted):

To avoid the possibility of personal injury caused by accidental deployment of the seat belt pretensioner, disconnect the vehicle battery and wait at least 10 minutes for all voltages to fully discharge before working on the pretensioner system. This covers the possibility of the normal capacitor discharge circuits being inoperative and failing to discharge the detonator capacitor when instructed to do so.

Procedure

1. Motor the seat to its maximum forward position and remove the fixings at the rear of the slides.
2. Motor the seat to its maximum rearward position and remove the front seat slide fixings.
3. Disconnect the battery ground (black) lead. Wait at least 10 minutes for the pretensioner power supply to fully discharge before working on the seat if a pretensioner is fitted.

Note: Disconnect the battery within 12 seconds of switching off the ignition to avoid the alarm siren sounding.

4. Disconnect the two harness connectors from the seat control module. Also disconnect the yellow connector from the pretensioner control module if a pretensioner is fitted.

Steps 5-7

5. Remove the tie straps and release the seat harness.
6. Remove the seat earth screw from the sill.
7. Tip the seat forwards and remove from the vehicle.

Steps 10-12 Seat Belt Pretensioner vehicles only.

8. Remove the seat belt pretensioner cover (if fitted)
9. Disconnect the buckle fly-lead from the pretensioner.
10. Release one bolt at the base of the seat belt stalk and remove the pretensioner assembly.

Reassembly and Replacement

Steps 1-3 Seat Belt Pretensioner vehicles only.

1. Ensure that the safety clip is fitted to the pretensioner connector at the squib.
2. Fit the assembly to the seat, locating the anti-rotation peg into the rear hole of the mounting bracket. Secure the assembly with one bolt tightened to 35 Nm.
3. Route the pretensioner lead between the seat and frame. Refit the pretensioner cover.

All vehicles

4. Replace the seat in the vehicle. Reconnect and secure the harnesses with tiestraps.
5. Reconnect the vehicle battery.

Note: The vehicle clock and the window control units will need resetting after completion of this procedure.