I have the same problem. Hope someone can answer this question.
Do I Have a Bladder Control Problem?
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Do I Have a Bladder Control Problem?
Hi all,
On my sport seat, driver's, the 3 little control switches for the lumbar support bladder inflation / deflation do nothing. This is not my concern; I don't give a darn about that lumbar support working or not.
The issue is that I notice that about every minute or so, it sounds like the pump is trying to run for a few seconds. All by itself. Even when parked and key is off. I'm concerned about possible battery drain from this.
Has anyone else had this issue? Is there a separate fuse or disconnect for just the bladder pump, leaving the seat motor operational? Thanks.
On my sport seat, driver's, the 3 little control switches for the lumbar support bladder inflation / deflation do nothing. This is not my concern; I don't give a darn about that lumbar support working or not.
The issue is that I notice that about every minute or so, it sounds like the pump is trying to run for a few seconds. All by itself. Even when parked and key is off. I'm concerned about possible battery drain from this.
Has anyone else had this issue? Is there a separate fuse or disconnect for just the bladder pump, leaving the seat motor operational? Thanks.
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Great! Very helpful, thanks. I'd guess the disconnects are the typical Molex type somewhere under the seat or under the carpet, but I haven't gone digging for them yet. Is that where I find them? Thanks again.
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Sounds like you have a short somewhere and that is causing your air pump to work even when you do not use the switch. There are a couple of connectors under the seat and maybe one of them controls the lumbar power.
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The switches are mounted on the seat and the electrical connection is right behind the seat track
Run down to step 4 on this how to from Vette Essentials:
http://www.vetteessentials.com/instr...er_change.html
You can see how the connector fits together. It may be that cleaning that up and re-seating it could fix it. If not, it may be a switch change to solve the problem.
Run down to step 4 on this how to from Vette Essentials:
http://www.vetteessentials.com/instr...er_change.html
You can see how the connector fits together. It may be that cleaning that up and re-seating it could fix it. If not, it may be a switch change to solve the problem.
