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Component Description For Driver Seat Control Unit - GF91.29-P-5231FR

Model 257, 290 

up to model year 2021 

with code 275 (Memory Package (driver's seat, steering column and mirror)) 

Model 257, 290 

up to model year 2021 

with code 278 (Fully electric front seats) 

IMPORTANT The component description for the driver seat control unit (N32/1) describes a left-hand drive vehicle. Right-hand drive vehicles are to be observed mirror inverted with regard to the designations of the electric components.

Fig 1: Driver Seat Control Unit Components Location - Model 257 Up To Model Year 2021 With Code 275, 278
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Location 

The driver seat control unit is located at the bottom of the driver seat frame.

Task 

The driver seat control unit is responsible for the following tasks:

The tasks are subdivided as follows:

Reading in of sensors and signals 

The input factors are read in via the following connections:

Direct line 

The signals from the following sensors are read in via direct lines:

With CODE 275 (Memory package):

With code 902 (Seat heater plus for driver and front passenger):

Interior CAN 

The driver seat control unit reads in the following signals via interior CAN, among other things:

Evaluation of input factors 

The input factors that have been read in are evaluated by the driver seat control unit and the relevant components are then actuated.

Actuation of components 

The following components are actuated via direct lines:

Transmitting signals 

The driver seat control unit sends signals via the following connections:

Seat LIN, driver (with code 902 (Seat heater plus for driver and front passenger)) 

The driver seat control unit transmits, among other things, the "Switch on seat heater" request via the driver seat LIN to the driver seat heater control unit (N25/5).

Interior CAN 

The driver seat control unit sends the following signals via interior CAN, among other things:

Variants 

There are no variants for the hardware of the driver seat control unit. The country or left-hand drive vehicle/right hand drive vehicle allocation is software coded.

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