I think you can be in the car. It works for me while I sit on the seat. However, it will not work if the car is on. Once the car is on, you have to hold the button down to get to the full saved position. This is a safety feature, if you pressed another button while driving (car on), it could change your whole seating position (too close or too far back from the steering wheel/pedals) and that is dangerous. That's why with the car off you can just push the button once for it to work.

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*2010 X5d - Space Gray/Black Nevada/Dark Bamboo|ZPP|ZAP|ZCW|ZTP|ZRC|322|328|386|4NC|4UB|655 |6FL
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*2008 535i Black/Black - Dinan Exhaust & S2 Software
*1995 318ti Clubsport - Hellrot Red (autocross/fun car!)
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