Emergency Operation of Electrically Adjustable Seat

If electrical adjustment is out of order, the seat cannot be moved longitudinally to gain access to the retaining bolts. It will then be necessary to fabricate a tool so that the seat can be moved manually.

Emergency operation of an electrically adjustable seat when removing same
1 Raise the seat to its highest position.
2 Remove the upper seat side panel.







3 Unscrew the front bolt from the lower side panel.
4 Remove the bevel gear which moves the seat longitudinally, 2 torx 30 screws. Grasp the shaft coming from the other side of the seat chassis and pull the bevel gear outwards.







5 Dismantle the bevel gear, 2 or 3 torx 20 screws.







6 Press in the clip securing the plastic bush and withdraw the shaft.
Wipe the grease off the shaft when it has been removed.
7 Fit special tool 75 19 531 Protective sleeve on the gear and secure it with a suitable hose clip.
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8 Press as large a screwdriver as possible into the other end of the hose so that its blade reaches the end of the shaft. Secure with a hose clip as far from the screwdriver handle as possible.
9 Fit the "tool" on the shaft and turn the screwdriver to move the seat until the retaining bolts are accessible.


NOTE: Aid moving the seat by pressing it backwards or forwards as appropriate.


10 Remove the seat.

When fitting the seat


IMPORTANT
The bevel gear must be fitted when the seat is in place but before the bolts are tightened.


1 Dismantle the "tool".
2 Coat the gears with grease and fit the shaft in the gear housing, making sure that the shaft locking arrangements are correctly positioned.
3 Place the cover in position and tighten the bolts.


NOTE: Make sure that the spring is correctly positioned


4 Grasp the seat shaft and press the gear into place.
5 Bolt the gear to the seat underframe. Tightening torque:?
6 Fit the front bolt in the lower seat side panel. Fit the lower seat side panel
7 Continue with fitting the seat.