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Originally Posted by CDTurbo001
What is this vacuum function of which you speak?
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The seat back arresters are vacuum operated. When the door is closed, the vacuum pod locks (or is supposed to) keeping the seat back from moving forward in an abrupt stop or frontal collision. Without this system working properly, the weight of the seat back is added to your upper body against the seat belt in a collision. The button on the side of the seat is supposed to release the vacuum so the seat back can be folded forward for rear seat passenger access. This is an important safety issue that is often overlooked. It was a project of mine years ago to make a manual lever and put the latch on a spring, and delete the entire vacuum part of the seat back arrester system. I sold my coupe before finishing the project. I now have the coupe back, and may start up the project again.