KR 3rd seat does not have fold buttons

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This is what the 05 owners manuals has


Third row power folding seat (if equipped)


The control buttons are located on the right-hand rear quarter trim panel

(accessible from the liftgate area).

Push the bottom portion of the

control button to lower the desired

seatback.





Seating and Safety Restraints










Push the top of the control button

to return the seatback to its original

position.

The power folding seats are designed to stall within 1–10 seconds

of encountering an obstruction when opening or closing. Should

this occur, remove the obstruction and wait approximately 1–4

minutes for the seat motor to reset.

The power fold down seats will operate for 30 minutes after the

ignition switch is in Off. The transmission must be in P (park),

and the liftgate, or liftgate glass must be open. Similar to the

Battery Saver feature, the power 3rd row seat will be disabled 30

minutes after turning the vehicle off. If the power 3rd row seat is

disabled after 30 minutes, the seat can be enabled by opening any

door, pressing the unlock key on the key fob, pressing any keyless

keypad button, or turning the ignition key.

2005 Expedition (exd)

Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)

USA_English
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For etis site does not show "With Third Row Power Folding Seat". I guess it was never built.


Unfortunately it is looking like maybe one of the previous owners added the third row seating after purchasing the truck instead of buying it as a factory option.

Now for the good news, there are plenty of wrecked 2003-2006 Expeditions with power third row seats. Check the online junk yard sites to see if you can find a wiring harness for power third row seating. Then the cheap way would be to see which switch position location you prefer and buy that trim panel making sure it comes with the switches installed (again I suggest checking junk yards). My preference would be to buy the rear passenger side trim panel with switches as that is all I use (I forgot about the switch set on the driver's side second row seating as I think I used it twice in 14 years!). This is not like buying an alternator or AC compressor from a junk yard, the trim panel is either good or its not. If the switches move when you push them they are probably good (if you have a DMM you could check them while there) but even if they are bad you now have the trim piece and can buy new switches at a dealership.
 
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Will the panel and harness in 2001 and 2003 fit the 2005?
 

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The '01 is a completely different vehicle. '03 might, as it is mostly the same as the '05. Did you have anyone run the VIN, or run it yourself, to verify it actually is a King Ranch?

Side note, the front switches for the 3rd row seat was an early build item, as they did away with them mid '03. Mine does not have them, and noticed when I was shopping around for an Expedition, that one I drove had them, and the next did not. Checked the catalog at work (Ford parts department) and not applicable after a certain date.
 
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Ford support ran the VIN but did not say whether it is KR.
 

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I work in parts at a Ford dealer. If you'd like to PM me your VIN, I'd run it for you and see what we can find. Or post it here if you're comfortable with that.

Side note: Front 3rd row switches were eliminated after 8-3-03. I think they didn't want little fingers being able to operate/fold the seats with people in them.
 
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Been IM'ing Quoc about this very interesting puzzle. Mentioned I had a pic of a KR Ranger and that you never know what lengths someone will go to achieve a dream (or sell a vehicle).

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Unfortunately it is looking like maybe one of the previous owners added the third row seating after purchasing the truck instead of buying it as a factory option.

Now for the good news, there are plenty of wrecked 2003-2006 Expeditions with power third row seats. Check the online junk yard sites to see if you can find a wiring harness for power third row seating. Then the cheap way would be to see which switch position location you prefer and buy that trim panel making sure it comes with the switches installed (again I suggest checking junk yards). My preference would be to buy the rear passenger side trim panel with switches as that is all I use (I forgot about the switch set on the driver's side second row seating as I think I used it twice in 14 years!). This is not like buying an alternator or AC compressor from a junk yard, the trim panel is either good or its not. If the switches move when you push them they are probably good (if you have a DMM you could check them while there) but even if they are bad you now have the trim piece and can buy new switches at a dealership.

Did your vehicle already have the power fold harness? I open my right rear panel and do not see any. I am wondering if I can get the harness and connect to some wire to get power to connect to the switches and motors.
 

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Open your fuse panel and check for fuses in positions 104 and 117. Should be green 30A.

If fuses are in place, your vehicle is wired for power 3rd row.

If no fuses are present in positions 104 and 117, look to see if there are the metal fuse holder clips at the bottom of the fuse slot. You can probe with a test light or meter with the ignition turned to ACC or RUN. If there are no fuse holders present, then your vehicle is not wired for power 3rd row. The wiring you will need to add starts here.
 
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Hi,
I took a picture of the fuse box. It looks like only fuse 104 is present.

Thank you,
Quoc

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