If
you're having problems with a seat switch that won't work in one or more
directions then this page may be of some help.
First
thing to remove the switch.
Carefully
pull the control buttons straight back to remove them,sometimes you can
use a flat putty
knife
or dinner knife to pry them off. Then you'll find a philips screw that
you remove.
Next
you'll need a Torx T25 driver or socket to remove the 2 screws pictured
After
that you can remove the plastic panel and remove the switch from its socket
Carefully
disconnect the wiring harness from the switch
Now
that you have the switch out take some bread wrapper ties or wire and wrap
around the switch knobs as pictured . Twist
it
tight and push them down to the base of the switch so they will hold these
in when you take the switch apart. This will keep some
of
the springs from falling out.
Next to open it up.
Then with the switch levers pointing down you carefully pry open at the
arrows. You may want to put the whole
thing in a large plastic
bag to do this and set it on a table facing down . Once you
get it apart you'll see the contacts which look
like little silver
barbells and small springs underneath them. The contacts will have some
arced or pitted spots on them. If you roll them around slightly so that
a new surface is exposed that will be all you need to do to them.
Take some sandpaper
or emery cloth and lightly sand the areas that arcing has taken place as
indicated by the arrows....
You can see here the spots on the bottom of the contacts where they have been arcing , just roll them around a quarter turn and then reassemble the whole thing. Reinstall the switch and try it. Once in a while you'll have to pull it back out and clean off a little more corrosion in spots.....Also after you sand the flat plate smear some of the conducting grease that you didn't disturb back over the areas you sanded... The same thing can be done to the window switches ,sunroof switch and transmission mode switch.. They have the same spring setup and contacts..... I checked list price on the seat switch at the local dealer and it was 80.00.... Not bad for a half hour home repair....
Bill R.