stuck seat belt

[Henry A Harper III]

I'm going to guess that the reels on your avant are bolted to the chassis
underneath the seat bottom, and perhaps some debris has filtered through the
folded seat crevices to jam in there. Are both sides stopping the seat back
from raising fully, or just one? If the seat bottom still comes out like the
sedan (two Philips heads then up and out) and isn't hinged at the front like
my Golf, I think your best bet may be to take that out and see if you can
inspect the reels with a flashlight/headlamp given the available room before
the belt stops the seatback from rising any more. As far as trying to get
more slack from the stuck reel, take it slow and gentle.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jean-François Roldan [mailto:roldan_jf at hotmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 10:20 AM
> To: hah at alumni.rice.edu
> Cc: 200q20v at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: stuck seat belt
>
>
> The belt is integrated in the seat, so right now it is folded
> down, belt is
> rolled inside the seat. When you lift the seat up, the belt just extends
> until the seat is up in position. Now, I can lift the seat maybe 14-16
> inches and the belt is blocking there.  Even if I pull up hard, the belt
> won't let go.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Henry Harper [mailto:hah at cableone.net] On Behalf Of Henry A
> Harper III
> Sent: 31 août 2010 11:53
> To: Jean-François Roldan
> Cc: 200q20v at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: stuck seat belt
>
> Ok, so the rear seat is folded down and you want to return it to upright
> position. I still don't know anything about the typ44 avant folding seat
> specifically, but can you get to the reel of the offending
> seatbelt (must be
> one of the outboard/shoulder belts right?) and try to feed in a little to
> get out a little, slowly? I have an 88 Golf with folding seat where the
> shoulder reels are fixed in place, so I don't see how they could hold down
> the seatback; and an 05 A4 avant where the shoulder belts are integrated
> into the folding part of the seat, so I don't think that could
> hold down the
> seatback either. Where are the reels located on your avant?
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jean-François Roldan [mailto:roldan_jf at hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 9:29 AM
> > To: hah at alumni.rice.edu
> > Cc: 200q20v at audifans.com
> > Subject: RE: stuck seat belt
> >
> >
> > I can't lift the rear seat because of that stuck belt...
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > JF
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Henry Harper [mailto:hah at cableone.net] On Behalf Of Henry A
> > Harper III
> > Sent: 31 août 2010 10:07
> > To: Jean-Francois Roldan
> > Cc: 200q20v at audifans.com
> > Subject: RE: stuck seat belt
> >
> >
> > I don't know about any difference in the rear seat between the avant and
> > sedan, but in my sedan to get to the battery I remove two Philips-head
> > screws at the bottom (forward) edge of the lower cushion and
> pull out the
> > seat bottom towards the front of the car. You have previously
> > gotten to the
> > battery in your avant by lifting the seat as you describe?
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: 200q20v-bounces at audifans.com
> > > [mailto:200q20v-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Jean-Francois Roldan
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 7:10 AM
> > > To: 200q20v at audifans.com
> > > Subject: stuck seat belt
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > On the morning of my safety inspection, I decided to lift up
> > the rear seat
> > > in order to access the battery. No can do, seat belt does not
> > allow me to
> > > bring the seat back up more than 45 degrees. Can I do something
> > to get it
> > > unstuck?
> > >
> > > Also, does anyone have a working lights/wiper/flasher switch assembly?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > JF
> > > 91 200 tqa
> > >
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