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07-06-2012, 05:35 PM
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Can't raise rear seat-ML320
Usually we leave it down for the dog & groceries. 2000 ML320. I went to put the left rear seat in the up position and the lock lever does not release. I can feel the cable underneath is slack-obviously disconnected or broke. It is the 1 1/2 size seat so the middle is tight to the drive shaft hump and I can't get a finger in to find the catch. Has anyone had this happen and have a solution?
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07-12-2012, 10:16 AM
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I had one of the rear seats down for the last year because I couldn't get is back up because the lever broke.
I finally got it up a couple of weeks ago. The rod that the lever is attached has a dogleg in it so I was able to grab onto it and pull on it to rotate it. The seat has to go down further before it can go back up again.
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Michael LaFleur '05 E320 CDI - 86,000 miles '86 300SDL - 360,000 miles '85 300SD - 150,000 miles (sold) '89 190D - 120,000 miles (sold) '85 300SD - 317,000 miles (sold) '98 ML320 - 270,000 miles (sold) '75 300D - 170,000 miles (sold) '83 Harley Davidson FLTC (Broken again) :-( '61 Plymouth Valiant - 60k mikes 2004 Papillon (Oliver) 2005 Tzitzu (Griffon) 2009 Welsh Corgi (Buba) 
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07-14-2012, 07:57 PM
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The lever on my 98 is (or was) connected directly to a doglegged rod. Must have changed it in '00.
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Michael LaFleur '05 E320 CDI - 86,000 miles '86 300SDL - 360,000 miles '85 300SD - 150,000 miles (sold) '89 190D - 120,000 miles (sold) '85 300SD - 317,000 miles (sold) '98 ML320 - 270,000 miles (sold) '75 300D - 170,000 miles (sold) '83 Harley Davidson FLTC (Broken again) :-( '61 Plymouth Valiant - 60k mikes 2004 Papillon (Oliver) 2005 Tzitzu (Griffon) 2009 Welsh Corgi (Buba)
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07-27-2012, 10:39 PM
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Thanks for those PDFs but I was unsuccessful
 After many contortions resulting in several days of pain in numerous places, I came to the realization that those directions are for the removal of the seat IF you can raise the seat. The 2 final bolts are not assessable by any tool known to man unless the seat is in the UP position. After I put it all back together I thought that maybe I should have removed the other seat first so as to gain access to said bolts, but my back and knee joints said "fuggedaboutit", so I resigned my70 year old self to having a 3 passenger ML and sat down to a few beers & Advil.  I surely wish someone here has had the same problem and could share their repair.
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