Seat recalibration question
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Seat recalibration question
hey everybody -
I have an issue with my drivers seat and I am hoping to get some advice from this great forum. The issue is that it does not recline all the way back and it's driving me nuts. I am losing about an inch of reclining rake on my drivers seat and because of that I am not sitting comfortable as I would like. I have tried a dozen ways to adjust the seat with the buttons but no luck. Upon examination, my passenger seats reclines an inch further back than my drivers seat. Below is a photo of exactly where my problem is. This is a photo that Leeper was nice enough to post and I put a white arrow where mine is stopping an inch short.
Do you think this is a seat motor issue? Or maybe the seat needs to be recalibrated by the dealer?
Thanks for the help in advance.
I have an issue with my drivers seat and I am hoping to get some advice from this great forum. The issue is that it does not recline all the way back and it's driving me nuts. I am losing about an inch of reclining rake on my drivers seat and because of that I am not sitting comfortable as I would like. I have tried a dozen ways to adjust the seat with the buttons but no luck. Upon examination, my passenger seats reclines an inch further back than my drivers seat. Below is a photo of exactly where my problem is. This is a photo that Leeper was nice enough to post and I put a white arrow where mine is stopping an inch short.
Do you think this is a seat motor issue? Or maybe the seat needs to be recalibrated by the dealer?
Thanks for the help in advance.
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But it seems strange that Leepers seat can recline back further than mine. Why would my design be different from his? Can somebody else with a coupe post a pic of how far back their drivers seat reclines...it would be very much appreciated.
Last edited by michaelodonnell123; 01-07-2016 at 02:56 PM.
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I tried all of the infinite possible adjustments but no matter what I do I can't get it to recline back as far as it should go. I checked it against another xk coupe of the same year and that seat reclines back about 2 inches further than mine. I really need to get this fixed because right now I do not feel comfortable when I drive and if I can't fix this then I will have to sell the car. Sad but true. I just can't believe the Jaguar dealer near me would not even touch it.
I am going to another Jaguar dealer next week to see what he can do. If he can't fix it then I will try an independent shop and if he can't fix it then I might buy another seat from the same year and swap over the frame. Very frustrating indeed. Beautiful car....just wish I could drive it.
I am going to another Jaguar dealer next week to see what he can do. If he can't fix it then I will try an independent shop and if he can't fix it then I might buy another seat from the same year and swap over the frame. Very frustrating indeed. Beautiful car....just wish I could drive it.
Last edited by michaelodonnell123; 01-08-2016 at 08:07 PM.
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Possibly some good news!!! The 07 seats can be re-calibrated by the dealer. See this thread specifically post #6.
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...15/#post947321
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...15/#post947321
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Seat is fixed. The Morris County Jaguar dealer in New Jersey fixed it. They took my car in, ran some diagnostics and an overall health checkup and recalibrated the seats. Total bill is $130
Needless to say I am a very happy camper. Now I can sit and actually feel comfortable in this car. Life is good again. Two thumbs up for them - excellent service overall.
Needless to say I am a very happy camper. Now I can sit and actually feel comfortable in this car. Life is good again. Two thumbs up for them - excellent service overall.
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Mine was the opposite problem, driver's seat back wouldn't come upright enough for comfortable driving and moving the seat back or reclining further the backrest collided with the seatbelt housing under the rear side window. Same problem with passenger seat. Fixed by recalibration in SDD. Thanks to these posts I didn't start by removing the seat.