[W126 Coupe] Normalizing California

[Steve Nervig]

On Aug 16, 2007, at 2:35 PM, Mister McGoo wrote:


> A marginally off-topic question to California owners regarding  

> power seat controls:

>

> Normal people assume that when the driver's door is opened, without  

> the engine running and without the ignition "on", the seat  

> adjustment works.  I have a California car here (124 - 300TE, 1988)  

> on which the power seats will operate perfectly only when the  

> ignition is "on".  (Driver's seat is memory, passenger seat is  

> not... both operate the same)  Is this a California feature?  Are  

> all people required by law to be the same size in California?

>

> If not, has anyone experienced this "feature" and know how to  

> "normalize" it?

>

> - Bellamy


I'd guess that one of your door jam switches is inoperative, not  
hooked up, or a wire going to one of them is shorted or broken.

Steve