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Old 05-23-2007, 11:39 AM
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Default Lumbar adjustment (option 537)?

I have it, yet I don't know how to adjust the lumbar. There is no lever or any electric buttons that I can find. What am I missing? The back of my seat is pumped up all the way at this point.

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Old 05-23-2007, 12:50 PM
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do you have the full power seats? if o there is a 4 way adjustment ****...at the rear of the seat adjustment panel...i think to increase the air push forward or up, decrease is down and to the rear...you should hear the air pump make noise when you do this..if not maybe a fuse?
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Yeah, I have the comfort seats with lumbar driver's seat. I never thought of pushing the lever UP or DOWN. I'll have to give that a try! Thanks!
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I have option 537 listed, with full power seats but I don't see a lumbar adjustment on the seat. I have a round black plug near the 4-way adjuster.
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Originally Posted by porsche-t
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I have option 537 listed, with full power seats but I don't see a lumbar adjustment on the seat. I have a round black plug near the 4-way adjuster.
Yeah, I have this circular plug too. I thought Newport meant the lever that adjusts the seatback forward or back also goes up or down to inflate or deflate the lumbar area? If not, I am lost again!
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I assume if the option number is listed, Porsche didn't forget to install a lumbar switch, right?
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Here are my seats, and behind the seat back adjuster there is a 4 way switch..that controls the lumbar support...if you dont have that, maybe your seats were swapped?

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Wonder why both of us have the option listed, but a blank plug where the switch should be?
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maybe the seats were swapped...do you have sport seats or GT3 seats?
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Originally Posted by newport996
maybe the seats were swapped...do you have sport seats or GT3 seats?
Not that I know of! Just the standard seats, in supple leather, with a really hard lumbar area.
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I have the same option listed on my 2000 and the same plug/cover with no apparent lumbar control. Standard seats with memory, I'm pretty sure they're original to the car.
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Supple leather, memory seat, not swapped...

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Maybe Porsche owes us all a lumbar control??
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Hey Newport - what option codes do you have, since your seat has the lumbar switch??


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