55 plate GS passenger seat woes
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CatmanV2
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There is:
Ignition key in STOP
Door closed
Open the door an start this process within 5 seconds
It must be completed in 10 seconds
Forwards
Stop
Backwards
Stop
Forwards
Stop
Backwards
Stop
Tilt seatback completely forward and wait until the seat performs two complete travels(sic) forwards and backwards
Return seatackt to its normal position.
HTH
C
Ignition key in STOP
Door closed
Open the door an start this process within 5 seconds
It must be completed in 10 seconds
Forwards
Stop
Backwards
Stop
Forwards
Stop
Backwards
Stop
Tilt seatback completely forward and wait until the seat performs two complete travels(sic) forwards and backwards
Return seatackt to its normal position.
HTH
C
CatmanV2
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You are mistaken in this case, sir
This resets the memory as well. I need some new buttons for my driver's seat.
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CatmanV2
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Nope, should work on either seat. Certainly has on both of mine. Did it do the forward and backward thing?
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Hexadex
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Hexadex
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Your problem sounds the same as the one I had; knackered seat motor. I had exactly the same symptoms - moving the switch would inch the seat forward but it would then stop. Pressing the switch again moved it another inch before it stopped again and so on.
Coincidentally I have literally just finished fixing the broken one on my passenger seat using some information I picked up from a thread on this or another Maser forum (forgive me, I forget which one).
As is probably well documented on here, Maserati don't sell individual motors for the seat bases, which means that when the inevitable happens and one conks out you have to fork over >£1,000 for a new seat base. No thanks.
Luckily, motors from the seats of 996 Porsche 911s will do the job fine. Part number is 996.624.332.00. This one will do the job (I bought mine from here). You want one that has the black 4 wire plug attached to the other end of the wiring, which should cost about £70 at most.
Take the seat out by removing the 4 allen key bolts (2 front, 2 rear) and unplugging the wiring. There are 3 motors underneath, all of which are held in by T25 Torx bolts. A ratchet extender thing is useful for removing them as they are a tight fit. The fore / aft motor is the rearmost one of the two that are positioned next to each other. The photo below shows the seat base with the relevant motor removed:
You should be able to trace the wiring round to the point at which it attaches to the rest of the loom. You're looking for these three connectors:
Assuming you've bought the right motor (make sure it has the appropriate connector on it) it's a plug and play job. Tuck the wiring back into the clips that hold the wires for all three motors and refit the seat. You should hopefully find that this sorts the problem.
Coincidentally I have literally just finished fixing the broken one on my passenger seat using some information I picked up from a thread on this or another Maser forum (forgive me, I forget which one).
As is probably well documented on here, Maserati don't sell individual motors for the seat bases, which means that when the inevitable happens and one conks out you have to fork over >£1,000 for a new seat base. No thanks.
Luckily, motors from the seats of 996 Porsche 911s will do the job fine. Part number is 996.624.332.00. This one will do the job (I bought mine from here). You want one that has the black 4 wire plug attached to the other end of the wiring, which should cost about £70 at most.
Take the seat out by removing the 4 allen key bolts (2 front, 2 rear) and unplugging the wiring. There are 3 motors underneath, all of which are held in by T25 Torx bolts. A ratchet extender thing is useful for removing them as they are a tight fit. The fore / aft motor is the rearmost one of the two that are positioned next to each other. The photo below shows the seat base with the relevant motor removed:
You should be able to trace the wiring round to the point at which it attaches to the rest of the loom. You're looking for these three connectors:
Assuming you've bought the right motor (make sure it has the appropriate connector on it) it's a plug and play job. Tuck the wiring back into the clips that hold the wires for all three motors and refit the seat. You should hopefully find that this sorts the problem.
Hexadex
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Thanks Paul, its worth a try.
No problem. I couldn't understand why a 'broken' motor would still move the seat even a small amount but concluded that it must just be worn out. No idea how long the second-hand replacement will work, but it has cured the issue for the moment.
Best of luck.
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My seats lost its memory after my dead battery last week. I tried the reset procedure as described but didn't seem to make the memory function again.
Though I mustn't have done it right (i.e. Not reached full travel backwards or forwards maybe) but haven't since had the chance to try again.
Though I mustn't have done it right (i.e. Not reached full travel backwards or forwards maybe) but haven't since had the chance to try again.