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Old Feb 10, 2007 | 04:25 PM
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Default Stuck Rear Headrests (97 A8q 4.2)

Is there any other way to get stuck rear headrests down besides taking the back seat apart?

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Old Feb 10, 2007 | 05:14 PM
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Mine never worked on my 1998 and it wasn't worth the trouble to fix them.
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Old Feb 10, 2007 | 05:39 PM
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there is a button on the dash
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Old Feb 10, 2007 | 08:13 PM
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have you checked the fuse in the trunk???
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Old Feb 11, 2007 | 03:21 PM
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ok, the dash buton initiates the motor but the headrest does not go down; the buttons on the side of the rear seats work as well because motor is audible... it seems like the headrest is off track... even pushing the h-rest downward while pressing the button does not get it to go down... any other thoughts, guys? thanks
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<ul><li><a href="http://www.audipages.com/files/headrest_a8_fix.pdf">here is the fix</a></li></ul>
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Old Feb 11, 2007 | 03:42 PM
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Ok, thanks. So I guess there is no way to do this w/o taking seats apart? Many thanks either way
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