I bought the 98 E320 4Matic wagon a couple of weeks ago and it's a step up technologically from my 126's. In the last few days the seat stopped moving back with the switch but still moves forward. It moves both ways using the memory button, so it's not the motor. This is inconvenient but not a show stopper but what if the memory function fails? My wife drives the car too and she's short. I'm not.

The switch problem on my 126 can be fixed for no money and an hour's time by pulling the switch, dismantling it and cleaning the contacts. Not so the 210.

I pulled the switch and opened it up to find a circuit board with all the seat and steering wheel switches soldered to the board. The board also contains a bunch of diodes. I checked the fore/aft switch with an ohmmeter and it checks out OK. So now what?

The size of the wiring, on and to/from the switch, makes me think that there is a controller box somewhere that handles the motor current and that it may be at fault. Anybody know about a controller and where it is?

Thanks a bunch.

Tom Allen

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98 E320 4matic Wagon
84 300SD (2 ea.)
51 Chev 1-ton PU
Assorted old motorcycles