Rapide power seat troubles...please help

[yvr]

Here's a really detailed set of instructions, with video: https://aston1936.com/2016/02/07/performing-a-seat...

[2011DeepBlueAston]

Hi all, as an update, none of the relaibrations worked. I've tried multiple times, disconnecting battery, etc. The power seats will only reliably recline the backrest uo and down, and slide the seat bottoms forward. The slide back never works, and the bottom cushion front and back raise/lower function only works sometimes. What is going on? Battery is new, and all reset attempts have failed. Can a shop reset it through the computer?

[randlemarcus]

Unless you bought it as scrap, and that doesn't look like scrap, your selling dealer can't leave you in the lurch like that.

Where are you, where did you buy it from?

[Yeti The Hogfather Group]

Eureka - AT LAST
After 3 days of trawling the net, I found the answer on from a chap on Piston Heads.
I've tried every procedure and position on every forum - even the Karma Sutra and a dude in England, only around 20 miles from me posted it around 18 months ago.
THIS IS THE ONLY RESET FOR RAPIDE THAT WORKED
1. Move the seat all the way forward
2. Move the top of the seat all the way back
3. Move the front of the seat all the way down
4. Move the rear of the seat all the way down
I was so happy, I leaked :-)

[2011DeepBlueAston]

Wow, I know it has been a long time but I just wanted to update and say thanks for all the help. The problem has finally been solved this morning! The last 4-5 months and 12k miles with the seat all the way up has been brutal, partially due to me slacking on finally bringing it into service. I'm glad I didn't though, because it would have been $300 to have them do something so simple. Let me start by saying that the procedure for putting the seats all the way up did not work. What did end up working is the procedure outlined in the most recent post just before this one. I happened to also find that exact post after hours of digging this morning as well (boy did I wish I checked this thread for updates before another research session), and that is the only procedure that worked flawlessly. So for anyone with a Rapide and some seat troubles, follow that procedure, not the very commonly talked about db9 procedure. Thanks again.

[sidewaysste]

Where did you find the additional information please? I'm hoping to find similar for my 2012 Vantage as the DB9 procedure doesn't work.

[HKGriff]

2011DeepBlueAston said:

Wow, I know it has been a long time but I just wanted to update and say thanks for all the help. The problem has finally been solved this morning! The last 4-5 months and 12k miles with the seat all the way up has been brutal, partially due to me slacking on finally bringing it into service. I'm glad I didn't though, because it would have been $300 to have them do something so simple. Let me start by saying that the procedure for putting the seats all the way up did not work. What did end up working is the procedure outlined in the most recent post just before this one. I happened to also find that exact post after hours of digging this morning as well (boy did I wish I checked this thread for updates before another research session), and that is the only procedure that worked flawlessly. So for anyone with a Rapide and some seat troubles, follow that procedure, not the very commonly talked about db9 procedure. Thanks again.

Many thanks 2011DeepBlueAston. I've been racking my (small) brain for a number of weeks over sorting this out, and now resolved!