Seat Backs

DansSlk · 12-21-2006

This might not make too much sense but i can assure you i am not under the influence of anything i just want to make one thing clear.

Seat backs are not designed to hold the bulk of a persons weight and will tend to jam in the lower stops when used as a bed this applies to just about every seat out there but especially for the electric ones it can make driving very interesting indeed.

So either:
A - Make sure he/she is really worth the bill to fix it before setting to work
B - Use the hood (not as bad as it sounds)

It happens more often than you might think manual seats can normally be fixed by applying weight to the backrest and pulling up but its a bitch to sort on leccy seats.

Tslick · 12-21-2006

I'm glad I don't deal with the public.

Your story is amusing. Was the cars seat capable of lowering horizontal. More amusing is if the rabbits were incapable of realizing it?

ierax · 12-21-2006

The slk is a great car ,but useless in this short of context.

FPF422 · 12-21-2006

best, get a wagon or a van...

DansSlk · 12-21-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tslick

I'm glad I don't deal with the public.

Your story is amusing. Was the cars seat capable of lowering horizontal. More amusing is if the rabbits were incapable of realizing it?

The latest was in a C class so the seats can move quite far down but no they cant go horizontal so it appears they just decided it would do as is.

It was real weird they bloke must have been in his 50s its normally the newbies who seem to turn up with the "i was messing with the controls and the seat got stuck" line

mtiede · 12-21-2006

When I first got my SLK 320 one of the first people I showed it to reached down to the seat controls and ran it all the way forward. Until it stopped working.

As I recall, it actually pulled the electrical connection apart. Consequently, I couldn't move it back again. I think I drove it home with it all the way forward. Then I figured out what had happened and fixed it.

Don't let people press the buttons...

12-21-2006	#1 (permalink)
DansSlk Administrator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wales Vehicle: 05 B55S (Brabus 6.1 S) Posts: 6,747 Country: Thanks: 95 Thanked 221 Times in 173 Posts	Seat Backs This might not make too much sense but i can assure you i am not under the influence of anything i just want to make one thing clear. Seat backs are not designed to hold the bulk of a persons weight and will tend to jam in the lower stops when used as a bed this applies to just about every seat out there but especially for the electric ones it can make driving very interesting indeed. So either: A - Make sure he/she is really worth the bill to fix it before setting to work B - Use the hood (not as bad as it sounds) It happens more often than you might think manual seats can normally be fixed by applying weight to the backrest and pulling up but its a bitch to sort on leccy seats. __________________ One thing you will learn with German cars - If it's simple it ain't happening.

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12-21-2006	#2 (permalink)
Tslick Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Long Beach, Ca Vehicle: SLK32 AMG Posts: 1,326 Country: Thanks: 74 Thanked 56 Times in 29 Posts	I'm glad I don't deal with the public. Your story is amusing. Was the cars seat capable of lowering horizontal. More amusing is if the rabbits were incapable of realizing it?

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ierax Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Vehicle: Obsidian black SLK Posts: 293 Country: Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The slk is a great car ,but useless in this short of context.

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FPF422 Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Buizingen - Belgium Vehicle: '05 SLK 350 - 7G Posts: 852 Country: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	best, get a wagon or a van...

12-21-2006	#6 (permalink)
mtiede Founding Member #7 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Western New York Vehicle: 2006 SLK 350 Posts: 1,641 Thanks: 99 Thanked 55 Times in 45 Posts	When I first got my SLK 320 one of the first people I showed it to reached down to the seat controls and ran it all the way forward. Until it stopped working. As I recall, it actually pulled the electrical connection apart. Consequently, I couldn't move it back again. I think I drove it home with it all the way forward. Then I figured out what had happened and fixed it. Don't let people press the buttons...

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