Seat question
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Seat question
I have to have my passenger seat recovered because of a hole the delaer put in it during a service stay. I wanted to take the seat out and deliver it to them than pick it up later. Service manager says that will not work since thay have to reload the "computer" if the seat is taken out. This make sense to anyone?
Gerry
Gerry
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From: Daytona Beach FL
Originally Posted by GER42
I have to have my passenger seat recovered because of a hole the delaer put in it during a service stay. I wanted to take the seat out and deliver it to them than pick it up later. Service manager says that will not work since thay have to reload the "computer" if the seat is taken out. This make sense to anyone?
Gerry
Gerry
It seems like your dealer is giving you total
butt........there are a lot of sensors and computers in this car. I got a load of BS from one of the service writers at a local dealership about my roof, so I know they don't always know what they're talking about.My main concern would be if you have side impact airbags in your seats. You need to make sure you know how to disconnect/reconnect those things without setting them off. Also, the Airbag SDM (Sensing and Diagnostic Module) may not like you driving around without them if you operate the vehicle without the seat, although you'd probably only get the airbag light in the instrument cluster. You might be able to avoid those problems by turning off the switch in the glove box while the seat is out.
Good luck!
Bob
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From: Rehoboth Beach Delaware
Originally Posted by GER42
I have to have my passenger seat recovered because of a hole the delaer put in it during a service stay. I wanted to take the seat out and deliver it to them than pick it up later. Service manager says that will not work since thay have to reload the "computer" if the seat is taken out. This make sense to anyone?
Gerry
Gerry
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From: Evansville, IN The GOCC, rebels without a clue.
St. Jude Donor '06
Originally Posted by GER42
I have to have my passenger seat recovered because of a hole the delaer put in it during a service stay. I wanted to take the seat out and deliver it to them than pick it up later. Service manager says that will not work since thay have to reload the "computer" if the seat is taken out. This make sense to anyone?
Gerry
Gerry
Good luck, I hope they fix you up OK.
Don
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From: Burlington County NJ
Thats only on 2006+
Originally Posted by RBYCC
The passenger seat has a sensor that detects if the seat is occupied and the amount of weight on the seat. This is in the airbag circuit. Removing and reinstalling the seat requires recalbration of the sensor. If this is not done your airbag warning light remains steady on.
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Not so fast...I have had several issues lately with changing from the 05 to the 06 steering wheel causing the air bag lite to come on and not go off; then the convertible power top stop working and had to be reprogrammed; the the tonneau cover came up when the trunk lid was fully in the up position which is a no-no! When I had my car dyno tuned, on my way home my cruise control was gone! I later found out, the dyno programmer had to reprogram the cruise control BACK into the computer or it would NEVER work again. I would bet my birthday on it and yours that the dealer is probably right. I have never seen so many things that are computer affected as the C6 car!!!!!!!!!! Don't put anything past anything on these cars-anything, I'm finding out (the hard way most of the time) because something affects something else in one way or another. So, if the dealer says if you take out the seat, he'll have to reprogram the computer, I wouldn't argue or doubt his word. The C6 cars have been out long enought now that finally some of the dealers are actually getting to know what these cars can and can't do repair wise.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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There is a recalibration procedure for the seat motors, but it just involves running the seat all the way forward / backward / up / down and pressing the button several times each time it stops. This is for the computer to re-learn the hard stop positions and set the soft-stop positions accordingly.
Anyone can do it, and if you didn't you might just be missing a little seat travel.
Anyone can do it, and if you didn't you might just be missing a little seat travel.