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Old 12-15-2007, 09:54 PM
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Driver seat question.

There is a handle behind the seats that lets you pull the seat forward and have someone enter into the back seat. I do that to the passenger seat and it slides all the way forward, after I push the seat back, it will slide back to the original position it was in. I tried to do the same with the drivers seat and it actually will slide past the original position. Is that normal?
 
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Old 12-15-2007, 11:03 PM
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No.

Theres a little slide stop in the lower track of your driver's seat that's out of position.

Slide your driver's seat all the way forward with the seat folded to access the back.

Look in the tracks. There will be a little silver metal block in one of the tracks, near the rear (don't remember which track, but you'll see it).

Slide that metal black as far forward as you can.

Tip your seat back and run it to the back of the track. It should "pick up" the block along the way and clip it back where it should be.

Now position your seat where you want and you should be set.
 
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Old 12-16-2007, 09:29 AM
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Nice tip, have to remember that!
 
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Old 12-16-2007, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by msh441
No.

Theres a little slide stop in the lower track of your driver's seat that's out of position.

Slide your driver's seat all the way forward with the seat folded to access the back.

Look in the tracks. There will be a little silver metal block in one of the tracks, near the rear (don't remember which track, but you'll see it).

Slide that metal black as far forward as you can.

Tip your seat back and run it to the back of the track. It should "pick up" the block along the way and clip it back where it should be.

Now position your seat where you want and you should be set.
Thnaks, I just fixed it. Now, How would it get out of place?
 
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Old 12-16-2007, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by msh441
No.

Theres a little slide stop in the lower track of your driver's seat that's out of position.

Slide your driver's seat all the way forward with the seat folded to access the back.

Look in the tracks. There will be a little silver metal block in one of the tracks, near the rear (don't remember which track, but you'll see it).

Slide that metal black as far forward as you can.

Tip your seat back and run it to the back of the track. It should "pick up" the block along the way and clip it back where it should be.

Now position your seat where you want and you should be set.
Thanks! I was going to ask the dealer. You saved me a trip in this snow storm.
 
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Old 12-16-2007, 09:04 PM
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One thing about this system. I believe you have to slide the seat back before straightening the back. If you straighten the back first, it will lose its previous position.
 
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Old 12-16-2007, 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by msh441
Theres a little slide stop in the lower track of your driver's seat that's out of position.
Awesome tip!

Mine were not working right. Checked the metal slide in the outside track on each seat. Pushed it as far forward as I could get with a long screwdriver.

Now the seats return to their prior position as long as I don't straighten the back first.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Robin Casady
One thing about this system. I believe you have to slide the seat back before straightening the back. If you straighten the back first, it will lose its previous position.
That's the way mine works. If you straighten the back, it locks the lower portion from sliding
 
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