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Seat (Front) - Wiring Harness Damage

Boxster
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Binder - Group 9 Circuit Diagrams, Part 1 (Up to and including the 99 model)

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Holder for Seat Wiring Harness

Vehicle Type:
Boxster / Boxster S

Model Year:
As of 1997 (V)

Concern:
Damage to seat wiring harness under left front seat

Information:

When adjusting the left front seat longitudinally, the wiring harness could be damaged by the seat rails due to routing of the wiring harness under the seat.





As of August 13, 2001 the seat wiring harness is fastened to the alarm system control module with a holder (Figure 1 arrow A).

In the event of power seat controls, seat heating, or seat memory not functioning due to damaged wiring harness, the holder must be installed.

Parts Information:

Part Number Description

999 507 925 40 New holder
for wiring harness

Work Procedure:





Retrofitting holder for seat wiring harness (Figure 2).

1. Disconnect battery.

2. Remove the left front seat.

3. Repair the damaged wires on the seat wiring harness.

4. Fasten the holder on the seat wiring harness with a least 3 layers of narrow cloth adhesive tape, see Figure 1 arrow B.





Note:
Attach the holder on the wiring harness so that the holder and seat plug are in a straight line. Distance between the seat plug and the center of the holder: approx. 320 mm (Figure 3).

5. Clip the holder into the available opening on the control unit, see Figure 1.

6. Install seat.

7. Connect battery.





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