DarkyUK
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Hi All,
I thought it was worth while letting anyone thats interested know about retrofitting Memory seats into an A5/S5 Sportback.
Now the process for the Coupe's is pretty easy as they already have the seat memory controller, for us Sportback owners thats not the case as we do not need the entry to rear feature.
So to add Memory Seats to our cars is a bit more involved, but actually not that difficult.
Firstly you need to be confident about removing the car seat, not very difficult but you will need a M9 Spline bit for it, also I would suggest getting the connector for the airbag so you don't blow your head off, i'm sure others have done this without though.
If you are comfortable with that, running a couple of CAN wires from the back seat to under the seat, and making a little connector up to plug into the buttons you will install in the door you will be fine.
So, you will need.
2 new wiring looms for the drivers seat.
1 drivers seat memory controller. Don't get a Q7 G version like I did as thats for a 3rd row of seats, I made that mistake and while its funny I needed @Audidave69 to bail me out on that one! Thanks Dave
The mounting for the memory controller
Memory seat button and connector for it
Replacement trim for the drivers door, unless your good with a dremel like @Audidave69
Repair pins for the seat connector if you are doing it properly, a 2 pin connector if not.
The wiring in the seat is fine once the drivers seat is out of the car, removing the side trim with the controls in can be a pain, basically it have two spring clips in it, similar to the seat belt, which you need to press down. Most of the wiring is in the base of the seat, following the wiring from the red T17 connector and replace the plugs one by one. The second loom runs from the controller and the big black connector up the back, connects to the pneumatics and the motor on the left of the seat, if your remove the bar you can easily get to the connect through the padding.
The door trim and switch is fairly easy, the switch connects to the existing connector on the door controller so a couple of repair wires are needed. Be gentle with the trim as it has the light fibres on it and they can break quite easily.
For the coding I copied the coding from a reference scan for a S5 Sportback off of Ross-Tech's forum, always worth a look.
Anyway, a load of dribble but hope it helps someone, even if its just to give an awareness of whats involved. Memory seats are awesome though so well worth it!
Cheers, Andy
I thought it was worth while letting anyone thats interested know about retrofitting Memory seats into an A5/S5 Sportback.
Now the process for the Coupe's is pretty easy as they already have the seat memory controller, for us Sportback owners thats not the case as we do not need the entry to rear feature.
So to add Memory Seats to our cars is a bit more involved, but actually not that difficult.
Firstly you need to be confident about removing the car seat, not very difficult but you will need a M9 Spline bit for it, also I would suggest getting the connector for the airbag so you don't blow your head off, i'm sure others have done this without though.
If you are comfortable with that, running a couple of CAN wires from the back seat to under the seat, and making a little connector up to plug into the buttons you will install in the door you will be fine.
So, you will need.
2 new wiring looms for the drivers seat.
1 drivers seat memory controller. Don't get a Q7 G version like I did as thats for a 3rd row of seats, I made that mistake and while its funny I needed @Audidave69 to bail me out on that one! Thanks Dave
The mounting for the memory controller
Memory seat button and connector for it
Replacement trim for the drivers door, unless your good with a dremel like @Audidave69
Repair pins for the seat connector if you are doing it properly, a 2 pin connector if not.
The wiring in the seat is fine once the drivers seat is out of the car, removing the side trim with the controls in can be a pain, basically it have two spring clips in it, similar to the seat belt, which you need to press down. Most of the wiring is in the base of the seat, following the wiring from the red T17 connector and replace the plugs one by one. The second loom runs from the controller and the big black connector up the back, connects to the pneumatics and the motor on the left of the seat, if your remove the bar you can easily get to the connect through the padding.
The door trim and switch is fairly easy, the switch connects to the existing connector on the door controller so a couple of repair wires are needed. Be gentle with the trim as it has the light fibres on it and they can break quite easily.
For the coding I copied the coding from a reference scan for a S5 Sportback off of Ross-Tech's forum, always worth a look.
Anyway, a load of dribble but hope it helps someone, even if its just to give an awareness of whats involved. Memory seats are awesome though so well worth it!
Cheers, Andy