BUMP : Well, tried to repair and.......
Tried to get one of the seats to work properly for the rear-entry switch.
Noted all the above comments.
1. Remove the 'wrap' around with the side control swtiches which is quite easy. Just pull, there are some expand plugs that go into holes. Sort of a snap and push thing.
2. Remove the beauty caps on rear seat-back near bottom and remove the two screws that hold the seat back bottom in place.
nothing will be much gained by this. But without removing such you cannot gain access to 3, 4 below.
3. Remove the seat belt beauty cap, and bolt 17mm [if I remember] from side bottom.
4 Using a small allen wrench, undo the same leather cap that houses where that belt was bolted. [have taken numerous pics, but not ready to post them yet], will do so soon, the bold is best done via a mirror under rear seat....otherwise you are NOT that thin. DON'T be afraid to rotate this leather covered item. It will be ok.
5. Undo the allen bolt holding the rear seat motor cap which is just rear of #4 and below the seat back near the door. This is where the seat back loosing comes in handy for #4 & 5.
The allen bolts are buggers to get into. UNLESS you use a mirror like I did: went easy after that.
You will notice a lever switch [again, I have the pic, will post later] that is triggered by the upper handle on the seat top, back. I've used almost the exact items from Radio Shack.
The top 'switch' is nothing more than a sort of bicycle like lever that pulls a cord, that rotates a cam against the lever switch. Mine worked fine.
The switch is the key. Seems easy to replace from anyone.
Tracing out the wires from that lever switch to the control unit was a bear, but it is wrapped about the bottom, back rod via zip ties.
When I ran my hand under the rear back and found the wire, it sort of made a 'beeping' sound. Hmmmm, could this be a short?
unplugging the control unit under the seat [easy to get to BTW, just undo the seat bottom straps] did nothing for my top seat control unit problem: Perhaps I need to let it drain more, and unplug all wires at same time....stay tuned.
TIME: about 50min.
TOOLS : pair of pliers, two diff. allen wrenches VERY small ones, like 1/16/18 inch [mm?], screw driver [ratchet is best], 17mm stubbie, mirror, and a parts container to keep it all
I took off the lever switch to check it out [part numbers and mfgr or on side facing the seat...will post later] via a small allen wrench. Tried to get a continuity test, but couldn't find MMeter or even desire to make up a light bulb tester, so just ran a wire across the connectors to see if that did anything and of coures: NOT.
My seats go fwd back fine, it's the top rear entry that's the problems. will keep informed
AND when, IF I fix, will do my 8x10 glossies .