[W126 Coupe] Front seat backrest locking mechanism

[Steve Nervig]

On Jul 31, 2006, at 8:12 AM, Jon Pridham wrote:

>
> Hi Everybody,
>
> I recently changed my velour interior to a leather interior.  In  
> doing so, i have found that the backrests now no longer lock into  
> place when the engine is running, allowing the backrest to tilt  
> forward without pressing the vacum release button.
>
> I can only presume that there is a fault in the front seats that i  
> have fitted as the system worked on my previous seats.
>
> I have checked all the blue vacum pipework, and all seems in order.
>
> Does anybody have an idea where i should look next to recify the  
> problem?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jon Pridham

Jobs 92-112 thru 92-162 cover the vacuum switches and backrest locks.  
If you don't have the manuals, you can probably find them at <http:// 
mb.braingears.com/>.

Steve

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