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Vauxhall Astra J16 · Seats
16 · Body & interior

Active headrest - Triggered (Seats)

Make
Vauxhall
Model
Astra J
Section
Technical Service Bulletins › Loose, Missing, Broken › Active headrest - Triggered
SeatsActive headrest - Triggered

Field Remedy: 2630

Subject: Active headrest - Triggered
Models: Engines: Option:
Astra-J All
Complaint: Active headrest is triggered.
Cause: Wire pad of backrest is unhooked and presses against the release mechanism of the active headrest.
Production: Impoved parts have been introduced in production as of February 2010.

Remedy:

In case of a customer complaint hook in the connection hook of 
the wire pad backrest and bend all four hooks.

To carry out the following procedure the vehicle should be brought 
to an ambient temperature.

 1. Disable SIR system

    - see working procedure "SIR Disabling and Enabling", 
      Group "Airbag", Service Instruction Astra-J.
      (Document-Number 92107228)

 2. Loosen the seat cover at the back side of the seat 
    (Picture I, arrows)
    - Move the seat to front end position
    - Move the headrest to top end position
    - Remove 2x head restraint guide cover by rotating them to 
      the left
    - Remove the seat cover at the back side of the seat

Object Number: 14256716  Size: DEFAULT

 3. Loosen the seat cover on the front side
    - Disconnect wiring harness plug seat heating

    Note: 
    Take off cushion side airbag carefully.

    - Detach seat cover attachment (Picture II, 1)
    - Fold backrest cover upwards

Object Number: 14256715  Size: DEFAULT

 4. Bend left and right side of crossing wires from the backrest 
    structure (Picture III, 1)
    - Hook in crossing wire to seat frame
    - Bend 4x hooks of the crossing wires to 180°

    Important: 
    Do not damage the protective covers of the wires.

Object Number: 14256714  Size: DEFAULT

 5. Attach seat cover on the front side
    - Fold down seat cover
    - Lay cushion around side airbag
    - Connect wiring harness plug seat heating

 6. Fasten seat cover at the back side of the seat
    - Attach seat cover at the back side of the seat
    - Hook in seat cover attachment
    - Install 2x head restraint guide cover by rotating them to 
      the right
    - Move the headrest to initial position
    - Move the seat to initial position

 7. Enable SIR system

    - see working procedure "SIR Disabling and Enabling", 
      group "Airbag", Service Instruction Astra-J.
      (Document-Number 92107228) 

 
Labour Times:                                    TC:          Hours:

U3 263 00      Hook in and bend hook of          90           0.4
               wire pad seat backrest

The costs for this repair will be covered during the normal warranty.
The regular Warranty procedure will apply.

FunctionalGroup: C - Equipment/Windows
Complaint Group: 11 - Loose or Comes off
Trouble Code: None

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