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Standing outside the car slide the inoperative seat to the full forward/easy entry position. You do this by
pushing down on the outboard seat back-rest level marked "press."
The seat will now fully forward and the backrest folded toward the dash.
This fully forward /easy entry is the "home" position for the inboard and outboard backrest mechanisms.
(the levels on both sides of the seat backrests).
While sitting on the opposite seat (the one which is not being worked on) push the backrest to the
completely reclined position while pulling upward on the inboard seat level (the one next to the parking
brake level).
Keep pulling the inboard level up while pushing the backrest and release the level once the completely
reclined position is reached.
Verify the backrest operation by pulling the inboard level up and allowing/setting the seat in the desired
position. Once the level is released the backrest should stay in the desired position...
I wouldn't force them anywhere. (excerpt from online forums).
pushing down on the outboard seat back-rest level marked "press."
The seat will now fully forward and the backrest folded toward the dash.
This fully forward /easy entry is the "home" position for the inboard and outboard backrest mechanisms.
(the levels on both sides of the seat backrests).
While sitting on the opposite seat (the one which is not being worked on) push the backrest to the
completely reclined position while pulling upward on the inboard seat level (the one next to the parking
brake level).
Keep pulling the inboard level up while pushing the backrest and release the level once the completely
reclined position is reached.
Verify the backrest operation by pulling the inboard level up and allowing/setting the seat in the desired
position. Once the level is released the backrest should stay in the desired position...
I wouldn't force them anywhere. (excerpt from online forums).
| Reclining seat syndrome remedy |
Here's the BMW service instructions for recalibrating a MINI seat that gets out of wack (found in SI
M52 03 02):
"If the customer has gotten the backrest operating mechanism out of synchronization, the backrest may
not set in position. This can be corrected by utilizing the following procedure:
Ensure that the inboard and outboard levers are parallel with each other. If they are not parallel, the
operating mechanism has probably been twisted out of shape, and the backrest frame (part number 52
10 7 111 527 left/528 right) will have to be replaced.
From outside the car, move the seat into the full easy entry position by pressing down the outboard lever
and sliding the seat into the full forward position. The easy entry position is the home position for the
inboard and outboard backrest latch mechanisms.
Sit in the other front seat, pull up on the inboard operating lever of the seat being worked on, and move
the backrest to the fully reclined position before releasing the lever.
The backrest should now move to the desired position and latch in place when the inboard lever is
operated. (excerpt from online forums).
M52 03 02):
"If the customer has gotten the backrest operating mechanism out of synchronization, the backrest may
not set in position. This can be corrected by utilizing the following procedure:
Ensure that the inboard and outboard levers are parallel with each other. If they are not parallel, the
operating mechanism has probably been twisted out of shape, and the backrest frame (part number 52
10 7 111 527 left/528 right) will have to be replaced.
From outside the car, move the seat into the full easy entry position by pressing down the outboard lever
and sliding the seat into the full forward position. The easy entry position is the home position for the
inboard and outboard backrest latch mechanisms.
Sit in the other front seat, pull up on the inboard operating lever of the seat being worked on, and move
the backrest to the fully reclined position before releasing the lever.
The backrest should now move to the desired position and latch in place when the inboard lever is
operated. (excerpt from online forums).
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