Rear headrest release switch not working?

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Pete Stephenson - 18 Sep 2005 04:36 GMT

I recently discovered a rather unusual problem...the rear headrest
release switch in my 1992 300D doesn't seem to be working. It worked
fine a week ago, but today it doesn't seem to cause the rests to release.

The switch makes a normal "click" noise when pressed, but nothing
happens, even when pushed repeatedly over the course of a day. All the
fuses under the hood are normal, and unblown.

Any ideas?

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ws - 19 Sep 2005 18:23 GMT

> I recently discovered a rather unusual problem...the rear headrest
> release switch in my 1992 300D doesn't seem to be working. It worked
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> Any ideas?

Check your vacuum lines or the solenoid. Your headrest release is vacuum
driven.

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ws

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Pete Stephenson - 19 Sep 2005 19:29 GMT

> Check your vacuum lines or the solenoid. Your headrest release is vacuum
> driven.

Excellent. That did it.

Evidently I bumped (and disconnected) a few vacuum lines before, and put
them back together. However, I have no idea which way's the proper way,
so I guessed. :)

Now after moving them around, I've gotten it to work again. Is there a
schematic showing the proper connections for the vacuum lines, so I can
ensure that they're all connected properly?

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