1998 JAGUAR X308 Front seat

Seating - Front Seat Cushion Heater Mat
Removal and Installation
Removal
Installation
1. WARNING: FOLLOWING DISCONNECTION OF THE
BATTERY A PERIOD OF AT LEAST ONE MINUTE MUST BE
ALLOWED TO ELAPSE BEFORE WORKING ON A FRONT SEAT WITH
A SIDE AIRBAG FITTED.
Remove battery cover and disc onnect ground cable from
battery. Refer to 86.15.19.
2. Remove front seat from vehicle. Refer to 76.70.01
3. Remove seat back fini sher. Refer to 76.70.09.
4. Remove seat cushion cover as sembly. Refer to 76.70.33.

5. Fold cushion sides inwards for access and remove cushion
cover to cushion pad hog rings.
6. Remove cushion cover from cushion pad/heater element.
7. Separate heater element from cushion pad, routing harness
multiplug through pad.
1. Position heater element in cushion pad and route harness
multiplug through the pad.
2. Position cushion cover on pad/heater element and secure with
hog rings.
3. Position cushion cover sides over cushion pad and staple
cushion cover to lower edge of seat switch mounting bracket.
4. Position cushion pad and cover assembly on seat frame,
aligning switch mounting bracket with frame.
5. Fit and tighten the three switch mounting bracket to seat
frame securing screws.
6. Fit and fully seat switch in mounting bracket.
7. Lift cushion pad for access, connect switch harness multiplug
and reposition cushion pad.
8. Secure cushion cover front retaining straps to seat frame.
9. Pull cover over cushion pad and fit and fully seat cover edge
retaining strip on seat frame.
10. Return seat to upright position.
11. Connect cushion heater harnes s multiplug and fit multiplug
onto retaining bracket.
12. Fit cushion cover to seat fra me rear retaining strip.
13. Align rear edge of cushion cover with frame and fit and fully
seat six retaining clips.
14. Fit seat back finisher. Refer to76. 70.09.

Seating - Front Seat Head Restraint
Removal and Installation
Removal
Installation
1. Motor seat to fully forward and fully reclined position.
2. Motor headrest to fully raised position.

3. CAUTION: Do not use excessive force when removing
headrest as this can damage or misalign the internal retaining
cups. If difficulty is experienced, proceed to steps 3 to 8.
From rear seat, gras p stems and pull firm ly and evenly to
withdraw headrest from seat squab.
4. Motor seat to partly upright position.
5. Remove seat back finisher for access. Refer to 76.70.09, or
76.70.09.50 for Daimler and Vanden Plas models.

6. Re-position retaining cups and en sure that headrest stems are
correctly aligned.

7. Supporting retaining cu ps, partially withdraw headrest ensuring that it does not contact headlining.
8. Motor seat to fully reclined position.
9. Pulling evenly on stems, comp letely withdraw headrest from
seat.
1. Position headrest on seat squab.
2. NOTE: If back finisher is instal led and difficulty is experienced
in seating headrest stems in cu ps, remove back finisher to
facilitate alignment. Refer to 76.70.09 or 76.70.09.50

Seating - Front Seat Head Restraint Motor
Removal and Installation
Removal
Installation
1. Power seat fully forward and position squab in fully upright
position.
2. Remove front seat back finisher. Refer to 76.70.09.
3. Remove battery cover and disc onnect ground cable from
battery terminal. (Refer to 86.15.19)

4. Release and remove se at tensioner spring.

5. Slacken and remove headrest motor securing screws and
remove drive cable retaining plate.
6. Withdraw drive cable from motor.

7. Release motor harness multiplug (yellow) from mounting
bracket, position motor for acce ss and disconnect multiplug.
8. Remove headrest motor from seat.
1. Position motor in seat frame, connect harness multiplug and
seat multiplug in mounting bracket.
2. Install motor on headrest driv e cable and align with mounting
bracket.
3. Fit motor securing screws and drive cable retaining plate.

Seating - Front Seat Recliner Motor
Removal and Installation
Removal
1. WARNING: FOLLOWING DISCONNECTION OF THE
BATTERY A PERIOD OF AT LEAST ONE MINUTE MUST BE
ALLOWED TO ELAPSE BEFORE WORKING ON A FRONT SEAT WITH
A SIDE AIRBAG FITTED.
Remove battery cover and disc onnect ground cable from
battery terminal. Refer to 86,.15.19.
2. Remove front seat and position for access. Refer to 76.70.01.
3. Remove front seat back finisher. Refer to 76.70.09.

4. Release seat squab cover securing clips from frame.

5. Release seat squab cover lower edge retaining strip from
frame.

6. Disconnect recline motor/potentiometer harness multiplug
(white).
7. Remove and discard gearbox RH drive shaft end securing clip.

Seating - Front Seat Track
Removal and Installation
Removal
1. WARNING: FOLLOWING DISCONNECTION OF THE
BATTERY A PERIOD OF AT LEAST ONE MINUTE MUST BE
ALLOWED TO ELAPSE BEFORE WORKING ON A FRONT SEAT WITH
A SIDE AIRBAG FITTED.
Remove battery cover and disc onnect ground cable from
battery terminal. Refer to 86,.15.19.
2. Remove front seat from vehicle. Refer to 76.70.01.
3. Invert seat for access.

4. Slacken and remove LH slide se curing bolts and remove seat
belt anchor mounting bracket.

5. Slacken and remove RH slide se curing bolts and remove seat
belt buckle moun ting bracket.

6. Disconnect seat cushion tilt motor drive cables.
7. Remove slide assembly.
1. Position slide/motor assembly for access and release seat harness securing clips.
2. Drill out pop rivets securing slide to motor frame.

Installation



8. Withdraw LH slide from seat motor potentiometer/gearbox
assembly.
1. Fit and fully seat slide to po tentiometer/gearbox assembly.
2. Position motor frame on slide assembly and secure with new
pop rivets.
3. Connect seat cushion tilt motor drive cables.
4. Secure seat harness in clips.
5. Position slide assembly on seat.
6. Fit and align RH seat belt bu ckle mounting bracket between
slide and seat pivot bracket and fit but do not tighten securing
bolts.
7. Fit and align LH seat belt an chor bracket between slide and
seat pivot bracket an d fit but do not tighten securing bolts.
8. Fit but do not tighten RH and LH slide front securing bolts.
9. Finally tighten slide front and rear securing bolts.
10. Fit front seat to vehi cle. Refer to 76.70.01.

Seating - Front Seat Track Motor
Removal and Installation
Removal
1. WARNING: FOLLOWING DISCONNECTION OF THE
BATTERY A PERIOD OF AT LEAST ONE MINUTE MUST BE
ALLOWED TO ELAPSE BEFORE WORKING ON A FRONT SEAT WITH
A SIDE AIRBAG FITTED.
Remove battery cover and disc onnect ground cable from
battery terminal. Refer to 86.15.19.
2. Remove front seat from vehicle and place inverted on clean
work surface. Re fer to 76.70.01.

3. Release rearward (RH) tilt motor harness multiplug from
retaining bracket and di sconnect multiplug.

4. Release forward (LH) tilt motor harness multiplug from
retaining bracket and di sconnect multiplug.

5. Disconnect seat control module harness multiplugs.
6. Release heater relay (brown ) from retaining bracket.

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Disconnect drive cable and gearbox assembly from
motor/potentiometer and remo ve motor/potentiometer from
seat.
1. Position motor/potentiometer at seat and connect drive
cable/gearbox assembly
2. Connect RH drive cable to motor.
3. Seat motor/potentiometer on fra me and fit and tighten motor
securing bolts.
4. Align potentiometer with gearbo x and fit and tighten gearbox
securing bolt.
5. Position and fully seat slider assembly to potentiometer and
gearbox.
6. Position motor frame on LH sl ider and secure with new pop
rivets.
7. Connect motor/potentiometer harness multiplug and install in
mounting bracket.
8. Connect seat cushion rearward tilt motor drive cable.
9. Connect seat cushion forwar d tilt motor drive cable.
10. Place seat upright in mounting position.
11. Position RH seat buckle mounting bracket between runner
and seat pivot bracket and fit but do not tighten securing bolt.
12. Position LH seat buckle mounting bracket between runner and
seat pivot bracket an d fit but do not tighten securing bolt.
13. Fit but do not tighten slider front securing bolts.
14. Fit and tighten slider rear securing bolts
15. Tighten slider front securing bolts.
16. Install forward tilt potentiome ter on drive shaft and fit and
fully seat retaining clip.
17. Position seat harness in frame retaining clips.
18. Fit seat harness main multiplug to retaining bracket.
19. Fit seat heater relay to retaining bracket.
20. Connect seat control module harness multiplugs.
21. Connect forward tilt motor harn ess multiplug and fit multiplug
in retaining bracket.
22. Connect rearward tilt motor harness multiplug and fit
multiplug in retaining bracket.
23. Install seat in vehicle. Refer to 76.70.01.
24. Connect ground cable to batt ery terminal and fit battery
cover. Refer to 86.15.15.
25. Power seat fully forward and rearward ensuring satisfactory


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26. Return seat to original position.