DS5 seatbelt stuck

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Lynnzer
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DS5 seatbelt stuck

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Got a DS5 2012 series. I put the back seats flat to give me some room to take cases etc and now the larger of the two of them won't go back up. I found the problem is that the centre seat belt is stuck, ie the ratchet is engaged as in sticking, so it hasn't enough slack in the belt to lift the seat up again.

I tried numerous times to free the ratchet by tapping the rear housing or at least the back of the seat where the seatbelt mechanism is welded to but nothing....
Still sticking.
My son is a bodywork mechanic and he has had a few attempts with no success. It seems that the seat will need taking out and hopefully be able to be worked on that way but we really don't know.

Any ideas guys?
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Re: DS5 seatbelt stuck

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This used to happen on Xantias - the solution is strip off the back of the seat in situ so you can get to the reel. No idea how easy or otherwise that is on a DS5 however! The only other thing I can think of is find a steep road, and stop on it and see if that releases it - you can try nose down, nose up, and possible across it if you can get away with it!
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Re: DS5 seatbelt stuck

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My son was taking the seat out to gain access to the reel but we got stuck for want of a socket spanner. Left it overnight then I had the answer. Just take out the bottom seatbelt anchor bolt. There was just sufficient room to do this. The seat just popped upright and the belt freed itself. So no big deal in the end.
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Re: DS5 seatbelt stuck

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Well done, and thanks for letting us know how you fixed it.
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