SSM74609

Special Service Message
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SSM 74609 - Discovery 17MY Onwards – Second Row Rear Seat Forward
/ Rearward Adjustment Lever(s) Rattling / Inop
Models : Discovery / L462
Engineer Shilvock Matthew
Name :
Last 06 NOV 2019 08:22:09
Modified :
Category : Electrical
Symptom : 203000 Basic Electrical
Content : I s s u e:
Customers may express a concern with the manual
(second row) rear seat forward/ rearward adjustment
lever(s) rattling or inoperative.
C a u s e:
Forward/ rearward adjustment lever retaining clip
(reference Fig. 1.0) becomes loose or detaches, causing
the lever to rattle during vehicle movement or be
inoperative.
Action:
Do not replace the seat base/ frame assembly ((“40%
Seat”: LR081080, LR081080) and/ or (“60% Seat”:
LR081082, LR081084))
Carry out the following steps to reset the manual rear
s e a t f or wa r d/ r ea rw a rd a d ju s tm e n t le v e r:
1 . Release the affected side seat base from its
clamps. (reference TOPIx Section 501-10: Seating
Removal and Installation, depending on the
affected seat chose either, Second Row Right or
Left Seat Cushion Cover > Removal > Step 1 only)
Please ensure all harness connectors are
disconnected.
2 . Fig. 2.0, locate the track locking pins and check
for presence of adjustment lever retaining clip
and orientation on each seat track pin.
3 . Fig. 3.0, if the adjustment lever retaining clip is
missing, arrange the adjustment lever and spring,
(spring above the track pin (b), adjustment lever
below (a)). Check the rear legs of the adjustment
lever are engaged into the plastic bushes (c).
4 . Fig 4.0, Ensure the contact points (a) of the new
retaining clip are greased prior to assembly. (Use
standard white lithium soap based grease).
5 . Fig 6.0 and 6.1, push the adjustment lever
downwards, thread the new retaining clip
(LR137074) into place from underneath. Inboard
clip (a) fitted from underneath/ behind. Outboard
clip (b) fitted from underneath/ front. Ensure the
retaining clip is pushed fully on to the track pin
(c) a n d r e l e a s e t h e a d j u s t m e n t b a r .
6 . Check the function of the adjustment lever, if
operation is not correct please repeat steps 2, 3
and 5.
7 . If operation is ok, reconnect wiring harness and
refit seat base (reference TOPIx Section 501-10:
Seating Removal and Installation, either Second
Row Right or Left Seat Cushion Cover >
Installation > Steps 4 and 5 only). Ensure the seat
cushion slides underneath the Isofix points.
A Topix update is in progress, will be published
December 2019, which will supersede this SSM.
Jaguar Land Rover Limited 2000 - 2019 (Rel. 2675)