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Electric seat adjustment (ESA), function - GF91.29-P-0004SXA

MODEL 221.0 /1 with CODE (223) Rear bench seat with electrically adjustable outer seats with PRE-SAFE positioning function for outer seats and outer head restraints up to Model Year 8 Fondsitze 

Adjusting possibilities 

The following adjustments can be performed on the rear seats:

Memory function 

On vehicles with code (276) Memory in rear:

Three seat adjustments each can be stored and retrieved again for left and right.

Possibility for front passenger seat adjustment 

The front passenger seat can be adjusted via the right rear seat operation switch group (S55/2).

Fig 1: Adjusting Rear Electric Seat
G07601690Courtesy of MERCEDES-BENZ USA

IMPORTANT The adjustment of the right rear seat is performed by the motors (M18/16, M18/18, M18/20 and M28/11), the adjustment of the left rear seat by the motors (M18/15, M18/17, M18/19 and M27/11). Each motor is equipped with a Hall sensor for position registration, collision avoidance and lock-up recognition.

Actuation and evaluation is carried out by the rear seats control unit (N25/6). The max. ranges of adjustment of the seat adjustment are stored in the rear seats control unit.

A normalization of the seat adjustment is required for the automatic functions.

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