blueanchorinn
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Anybody had this, got in car last night and as soon as I put the key in the ignition a clicking started under the drivers seat, a regular click that sounds like a relay clicking on and off. on investigation the memory seat function wouldnt work or the mirrors but the seat would move by pressing the appropriate button but instead of a continuous smooth movement it jerkily  moved in time with the clicking noise. Drove home thinking it might sort itself out but it didnt until I stopped locked the car up and left it for a few minutes and on restart it was ok  Mirrors and seat all working ok and again ok with this mornings start up  Pot Noodle Challenge Winner 2011
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 8th Dec 2011 12:17 pm |
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choppa60
Member Since: 16 Oct 2009
Location: chelsea tractor land ....london
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 battery ,old 2008 ,hse, it does what it says .
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| 8th Dec 2011 1:37 pm |
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John C
Member Since: 28 Aug 2007
Location: East Yorkshire
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Might well be the pump for your fuel burning heater which is on the chassis rail under the car... Other symptoms could be coincidence? 2020 SDV6 D5 HSE, Carpathian Grey +
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| 8th Dec 2011 1:58 pm |
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blueanchorinn
D3 Decade
Member Since: 07 Mar 2006
Location: In a pub in Devon
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Newish battery. FBH running this morning no clicking, but this was defo under the seat quite loud Pot Noodle Challenge Winner 2011
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| 8th Dec 2011 3:07 pm |
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2DISCO3ORNOT
Member Since: 27 Apr 2009
Location: at sea
Posts: 1209
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Stereo on AUX with an IPOD lead plugged in?
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| 8th Dec 2011 3:47 pm |
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Q86ARR
Member Since: 23 Feb 2010
Location: Jersey
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The memory module for the seats and mirrors is on the underside of the drivers seat. Could be that?
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| 8th Dec 2011 7:44 pm |
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DaveM
Member Since: 05 Jan 2007
Location: UK
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Did anyone find the cause of this? I have exactly the same, definitely the seat mechanism as moving the seat in any direction is very jerky in synch with the relay clicking. Didn't stop even after the car had gone to sleep so I have pulled out fuse 46 in the glove box fuse board and this stopped the clicking, any proper cures?
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| 29th Jan 2012 10:01 pm |
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pcregeen
Member Since: 02 Feb 2008
Location: Huddersfield
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If its under the passenger seat then it's your sat nav laser reading the disc. Very faint tick. Does my head in. One of those sound that only bug you once u have heard it and know what it is
Pete 
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| 29th Jan 2012 11:06 pm |
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stumpy
Member Since: 18 Apr 2007
Location: Stoke on Trent
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Q86ARR wrote:The memory module for the seats and mirrors is on the underside of the drivers seat. Could be that?
Yes sounds like it. I sorted mine out by unplugging the module for a few days, never had it come back again.
I had the problem a few times before unplugging the module and noted the issue started in wet weather, so maybe damp in the car ie wet carpets 110 XS Utility
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| 29th Jan 2012 11:18 pm |
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Tallbiker
Member Since: 16 Feb 2015
Location: Cornwall
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I have the same issue on my 2009 HSE. Loud clicking under drivers seat and seat movements only work in time with clicking. Completely different and much louder than the Sat nav reader clicking. Wouldn't stop no matter what so pulled large white plug off the ecu? under seat to stop it. Will try it later and see if it returns... Any ideas anyone?
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| 15th Sep 2016 4:54 pm |
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M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
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Is something jamming the seat from moving? - if you have just unlocked the doors the seat may be trying reposition itself through memory but is tripping out on overloa or the motor drive sprocket is jumping. It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
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| 15th Sep 2016 6:50 pm |
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Tallbiker
Member Since: 16 Feb 2015
Location: Cornwall
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I just tried plugging it back in and it seems fine, but for how long????
Its not the motor trying to move, its just a relay type click, only double clicks :0
Weird....
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| 15th Sep 2016 6:55 pm |
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de7158
Member Since: 20 Jul 2013
Location: Queensland
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Same as Stumpy....just unplug seat module for a couple of minutes and replug back in. Mine has played up twice over a four period.
As I do store a mountain of stuff under the drivers seat, I thought it may have jammed something and overloaded the electric motor.
Easy fix.
Cheers Peter
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| 15th Sep 2016 9:47 pm |
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Tallbiker
Member Since: 16 Feb 2015
Location: Cornwall
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So is this basically like any other pc, turn it off and back on again?? 
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| 15th Sep 2016 9:49 pm |
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de7158
Member Since: 20 Jul 2013
Location: Queensland
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Surprised it's not canbus connected to the brake light switch, and faults the car by dropping down on it's bump stops, and then into limp mode.
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| 15th Sep 2016 10:30 pm |
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