I don't think yours is probably exactly like mine since yours is 3 years earlier but anyway, if you can get the back off the seat (easy on my car) then you can have a look at what is going on. On my car it there is a mechanism with gears. On some there is a cable arrangement I think.

Mike

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1998 C230 330,000 miles (currently dead of second failed EIS, yours will fail too, turning you into the dealer's personal human cash machine)
1988 F150 144,000 miles (leaks all the colors of the rainbow)
Previous stars: 1981 Brava 210,000 miles, 1978 128 150,000 miles, 1977 B200 Van 175,000 miles, 1972 Vega (great, if rusty, car), 1972 Celica, 1986.5 Supra