Rear seat backrest adjustment stiff
- Make
- Alfa Romeo
- Model
- Brera and Spider Factory Service Manual
- Year
- 2005–2010
- Section
- Seats › Rear seat backrest adjustment stiff
Fault diagnosisRear seat backrest adjustment stiff
REAR SEAT BACKREST ADJUSTMENT STIFF
Hardening/creaking of backrest when folding over
| Test results | ||||
| 1 | CHECK ON LOWER FASTENINGS MOVEMENT | All OK | Problems encountered | Operation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Check that the lower backrest fastenings on the vehicle move freely (rapid attachment to wheel arch) | Move on to Step 2 | Interference with foreign objects or with fastening elements | Remove the causes of the interference | |
| 2 | CHECK ON MATCHING BETWEEN BACKREST AND VEHICLE INTERIOR TRIM | All OK | Problems encountered | Operation |
| Check the matching of the backrest with the vehicle interior trim (wheel arch liners, door panels, etc.) folding the backrest over | Move on to Step 3 | Interference with trims | Reposition the trims and/or carry out the correct backrest fitting cycle | |
| 3 | CENTRE BRACKET CONDITION CHECK | All OK | Problems encountered | Operation |
| Check the condition of the centre bracket (for the split seat). Also check there is no knocking | Move on to Step 4 | No plastic bush on the rotation pin | Remove the backrest and fit the plastic noise prevention bush | |
| 4 | CHECK ON CORRECT FASTENING OF CENTRE BRACKET | All OK | Problems encountered | Operation |
| Check that the fastening of the centre bracket with the backrest structure and with the floor is correct | Move on to Step 5 | Incorrect fastening of bracket with backrest and/or with floor | Retighten the centre bracket to the backrest and/or the floor to the correct torque | |
| 5 | CHECK ON CORRECT OPERATION | All OK | Problems encountered | Operation |
| Check that the fault is no longer present | End of diagnosis | The fault persists | Replace the left backrest Op. 7050A13 SPLIT REAR SEAT LEFT BACKREST - R.R. Replace the right backrest | |
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