87 300D - fuse for central locking
 

I would like to disable the vacuum pump for the CL. The hoses are trashed - I *may* brave myself fixing that down the road, but for now I would like to either pull the fuse for it, or disable the vacuum system otherwise. The reason is every time either door is locked/unlocked, that thing will stay on trying to build vacuum until it will self-cancel, and I dont want to ruin a good pump by running it constantly.

I tried to remove the back seat cushion - is there a trick to it? There is a tab hanging from the bottom lip but it wouldnt budge no matter of the amount of tugging :confused:

you should be able to pinch the metal clip, on each side under the lid. I'll be working on a 124 sedan today, I'll look and see what the deal is.

PUSH on that metal tab while lifting at the front lower edge of the seat. The tab will release and the seat will lift up a little. Repeat on the other side of the car and the seat bottom can then be removed. You can then access and unplug the connectors at the pump. When you replace the seat bottom, make sure it is pushed in all the way and then press down until the clips snap back in place. With the seat out you can see how they work. It may take several attempts.

Jeremy

I just had a "Do'h!" moment....Thank you!

It worked flawlessly, but man - it took some gorilla-strength fingers!