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    Active seats not working

    Hey All,

    So on to another issue. My active seat(butt massagers)don't work, nether side. I've checked fuses and power and the motors are getting power but will not operate. Now, the drivers side on very rarely will kick on f or a few seconds but thats it. Any ideas?

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    Look for a loose connection / bad ground somewhere. These are not problematic

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    Quote Originally Posted by DIEGOBMW View Post
    Hey All,

    So on to another issue. My active seat(butt massagers)don't work, nether side. I've checked fuses and power and the motors are getting power but will not operate. Now, the drivers side on very rarely will kick on f or a few seconds but thats it. Any ideas?
    Royals!

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    Quote Originally Posted by georgebest View Post
    Royals!
    Lol. #firstworldproblems

    Sorry OP, good luck figuring it out.
    2000 740i Sport | 2004 330xi | 1988 325i Vert | 2003 Z4 2.5 | 1995 Ford F150 | 2018 GTI

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    You have power to the seat motors, therefore power is available for the active seat pumps. Remove front seat rail bolts, then rears and tilt the seat back on the ends of the rails so you can see what you are doing. Check all around - sometimes the cover to the active seat module gets pulled out of position if anything has been jammed under the seat.

    Don't disconnect the main seat plug though without disconnecting the battery first or the airbag warning light will appear in the dash

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