GM Service Manual Online
For 1990-2009 cars only

Fuse #35 supplies B+ to the driver and the passenger seat adjuster switches. Ground is supplied to seat adjuster switch from G103. The seat adjuster switch supplies ground to both sides of the each adjuster motor at all times in both the driver and the passenger seats. B+ is supplied to the appropriate side of each motor when you press a switch.

Four reversible motors operate each seat:

    • The Front Height Adjuster Actuator Motor
    • The Rear Height Adjuster Actuator Motor
    • The Forward Backward seat Adjuster Actuator Motor
    • The Seat Recliner Actuator Motor

The front height and the rear height of the seat are operated by different motors. The motors are raised or lowered independently from each other by using the front or rear height switch. The front and the rear height seat adjuster actuator motors run at the same time. These motors move the entire seat up or down when the driver or the passenger seat adjuster switch is pushed to the UP or the DOWN position . When you use the entire seat up or down switch, both the rear height and the front height switches are being thrown at the same time. When the front seat height is too far down in relation to the rear seat height position (tilted too far forward) the submarine switch will open, disabling the front seat down and rear seat up switches.

The longitudinal adjustment uses the third motor. The forward/backward seat adjuster actuator motor runs to move the seat to the appropriate position whenever you push the driver or the passenger seat adjuster switch in the forward or backward position.

The recliner uses the fourth motor. The driver/passenger seat recliner actuator motor runs to move the seat to the appropriate position whenever you push the driver or the passenger seat adjuster switch in the recline forward or recline backward position.

Each motor contains an electronic circuit breaker (ECB) to protect from an overload.