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Test Steps for Remedies > < Function Check

Trouble-shooting Chart and Remedies for Mechanical Faults

 

 

Front seat loose

 

Seat adjustment switch jams or loose

 

 

 

Seat longitudinal adjustment sluggish or adjustment range inadequate

 

 

 

 

Seat height adjustment (front/rear) sluggish or inadequate

 

 

 

 

 

Seat height at rear can adjusted to 10 mm/0.4 in. higher than at front

 

 

 

 

 

 

No backrest adjustment or inadequate adjustment range

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fastening bolts not accessible for removal of front seat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Possible causes

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Seat console/vehicle floor fastening bolts loose

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Bolts connecting seat to seat console inadequate

2

 

 

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Fastening in seat panelling or seat panelling itself faulty

3

 

 

 

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Sliding process of seat console between lower and upper rails disturbed

4

 

 

 

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Drive mechanism or motor in seat console faulty

5

 

 

 

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Seat console incorrectly reassembled after disassembly

6

 

 

 

 

 

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Function of anti-submarining switch faulty

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Drive mechanism (flexible cable/gears) or motor faulty

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Seat backrest incorrectly reassembled after disassembly

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Seat is not set forwards/back far enough

10

 

 

 

 

 

Test Steps for Remedies > < Function Check