x300 driver's seat back won't stay upright

[JohninBham]

My '95 xjr has a driver's seat back that won't stay upright. When the car is left for any time, even with the battery disconnected, when I get to it the seat is almost fully reclined. Can anyone point me in the right direction with this?

[robv12]

memory seats, or non memory??

[JohninBham]

Forgive my naivety but I'm new to Jaguar ownership, as the seat moves up and forward on its own I must assume it is a memory seat. But I might be wrong.

[robv12]

does the car have a memory button on the window switch pack in the drivers door with buttons marked 1,2 ,3 on it??

[JohninBham]

Yes.

[robv12]

ok, it may be a fault in the memory ECU under the drivers seat, best bet is to find a known to be good one and swap it out, OR have the car scanned on Jaguar IDS or a good Autologic scanner with the Jaguar upgrades, 300 is quite a complex car and runs BD diagnostics, the correct scanner will give you the fault, a hand help cheapo one will not

where in the country are you, perhaps I can point you in the direction of a good specialist

[JohninBham]

Thank you for the information at least now I have something to look for, I was totally stumped before. I know what you mean about the 300 being a complex car. I've printed out the wiring diagram for it (all 180 pages) and despite being a qualified electrician it scared me rigid!

I live in Great Barr in the north of Birmingham.

[robv12]

ok, suggest you try XJK in Newcastle Under Lyme

http://www.xjkltd.co.uk/

good guys, JEC recommened, speak to Gavin or Ian, mention me

Cheers

Rob Jenner

[JohninBham]

Will do. Thank you for all your help. Much appreciated.

[robv12]

keep us posted on how you get on