U0246Lost Communication With Seat Control Module E
- Generic OBD-II code · Network
- How the car detects it
- Seat control module E belongs to the letters beyond driver and passenger units. Ford fills it with the front seat climate control module (SCME), which runs heating and the backrest and cushion fans of the front seats; its 2024 module list in a scan-tool release names SCME that way. On 2015–2016 Edge and 2016 Explorer weak backrest cooling was fixed by a new blower and, on Explorer, an as-built update of the SCME, after first checking the SCME for stored codes (TSB 16-0080). No maker document cites U0246 itself. A module that commands the seats, such as the body controller, the climate unit or the touchscreen module, would log it when SCME frames vanish. Heated or ventilated front seats then stop and their buttons do nothing. F is the rear climate unit (U0247); bad data from E are U0547.
- What you may notice
- Front seat heating and ventilation inoperative
- Seat climate buttons or touchscreen entries without response
- Likely causes
- LikelyLoose, pinched or corroded connector under the front seat
- PossibleClimate seat module without power or ground (fuse)
- PossibleModule replaced or updated without correct configuration
- RareClimate seat module internally faulty
- Repair
- Medium · Usually a job for a workshop.Typical cost: €0 – €800
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.