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Swapped manual seats for power seats and no power

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villatila
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Year and Model: 1998 V70
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Swapped manual seats for power seats and no power

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I am replacing my 98 V70XC for a 98 V70 5 speed maunal. The interior was in bad condition so I started tearing interior from XC to standard. The pigtail for power was in the car. I hooked everything up. Verified the fuse systems between the two cars was the same, but still now power to either seat. Any advice? I need to adjust the drivers seat and I really don't want to tear it out again, reinstall it in the XC to fix it. Only to repeat the tear out and reinstall.

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Post by Sommerfeldt »

You need relays in the fuse box under the hood - without them, the wiring isn't hot. One for driver's side, one for passenger side. :)

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Post by BEJinFbk »

Not relays, self-resetting circuit breakers ( Volvo calls them "Automatic Fuses" ).
Positions 11C/39 & 11C/40 under the main fusebox cover near the windshield.
98 S-V70 Fuse Locations and Legends.pdf
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You'll have to remove the 4 torx screws to take that cover off to reach the empty spaces.
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Post by 1337 »

I'd interested to see pictures of the seats in the new car! The XC came in some interesting interior colors... light/dark two-tone seats, etc.
Current: 2018 VW Golf 1.8T Manual
Previous: 1998 V70 T5 Manual, Subaru BRZ, Mini, Miata, etc.

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