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Help! Power seat jammed all the way forward!

Byron in Atlanta
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I have an '01 996 Turbo and today, I moved the power seat forward to replace the rear floormat. When I released the adjustment switch the seat continued to move forward. I heard the fuse pop when it reached the end of its travel and it would not move after that. I replaced the fuse and it blew again immediately when I tried to move the seat. Long story short, the seat bottom and back are all the way forward and I cannot get in the car at all. Furthermore, I cannot remove the seat as I can only access the two rear mounting bolts! HELP!!

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An update.....I have removed the switches from the side of the seat. They are micro switches and are not serviceable. I can hear a clicking from under the seat as in a relay. Oddly, the switch activates the relay clicking whether the fuse is in or out? I have looked everywhere for a way to access a cable or gear to manually roll the seat back. I have looked for a release mechanism and cannot get the seat to budge in reverse. I did manage to get it to move more towards the front!!! I tired whacking the seat rail with a hammer while activating the switch in reverse. Now I have resorted to disassembling the seat completely!!!

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Thats bad news mate :( mine done similar (i have memory seats) but luckily the memory selection it was stuck in was only slightly more forward so i could still drive, never the less, I ripped out all my carpet / mats, checked every single fuse, made sure they were all pressed in place properly then started unpluging and pulling out anything related to the seats then putting back in and eventually it just sprung to life :S

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