Door unlock- driver seat default, funny issue.

[Bucephalus]

So, when I was working on the fuel pump, I left the rear seat on the floor board, with the middle seatbelt attached; to keep it outta my way, I wrapped the rear/middle seat belt around the driver seat head rest; it worked.


The ratcheting slack adjuster wouldn't give it up when it was time to put it back together......, it kept taking up slack like a boa constrictor.


I decided to remove the D/S head rest, but the rear seat belt was still too tight.


So I reclined the driver's seat as far back as it would go. The seat belt kept tightening, lol.


But I managed to remove the head rest and free the seat belt, and finish the job.



Here's the catch; when I unlock the car with a key or fob, the driver seat goes back to that same reclined position.


I tried to re-program the D/Seat (to suit my Mediterranean heritage...), but it still reclines fully.


PDF owner's manual doesn't seem to cover "possessed seats".


Anyone else have this issue?

[andrewwynn]

I love that bug! Drove me nuts until I figured out cure!

You need to lock and unlock the car from outside with the key not remote.

This would happen to me frequently and I would have to hit my memory button to restore the seat but the next time I would open with the remote fob the seat would be back in some weird place I moved to fit a box in the back or such.

I would roll down my window and do it from inside the car otherwise I would never remember and back to strange position again

[andrewwynn]

It doesn't help to just unlock with key. Apparently it stores the preferred position when locking with each different key


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[Bucephalus]

Originally Posted by andrewwynn

It doesn't help to just unlock with key. Apparently it stores the preferred position when locking with each different key


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I'll get the other key and see if the seat does the same thing.


Great point.

[andrewwynn]

Report back. It should return to the last position when THAT key locked the door manually.. it's very strange there are 2 saved positions on the seat controler but they have no bearing on the position saved with the key


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[80stech]

Yes, as far as I understand the saved positions on the seat controller are in addition and separate to the ones saved to the key(assuming it's coded to do that). That being said I find the saved climate control settings a bit confusing sometimes.

[Bucephalus]

I brought my wife's key to the car; it unlocked the car and the seat, mirrors, and steering wheel went to her saved settings.


Then I locked the car, brought her key in the house and brought my key back out to the car....


I unlocked the car and the seat, mirrors, and steering wheel acted properly; remembered my preferences.



Fixed without knowing what happened.


Ready to tackle a fuel filter R&R very soon.