gnat

I have my seat position set both on the key and to slot 1. It's been set for years. It almost never gets driven by anyone else. Even less rarely to I tweak the seat position. I have the stupid comfort entry disabled because it is infuriatingly non-useful.

Yet one out of five times or so that I get in the car I find it has moved the seat back forward a bit. I use slot 1 to return it to its correct position.

It's done this pretty much since I got the seat tweaked just right after I bought it.

Anyone else see this?

deilenberger

Only after it's been to the car wash. The chaps who drive it out of the wash are kinda short and move the seat up. It then remembers that setting to the key setting. The way to avoid this - press the OFF button (bottom button on the '11 memory panel) before you get out of the car. I then can use the key memory to move the seat back where it belongs by unlocking it with the key.

Been to a carwash lately?

RS-America

Ours is very intermittent, most times it does not remember my setting #2. I am on my third key because of this issue. Wife's position #1 works intermittently too. Sometimes when I try to reset I can not get the top set button to light up.
Probably not related, the center display went totally dark for a day. Only for one whole day. It has been working fine ever since.

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chsu74

Apparently it is the design of '13 and '14s. There is a thread here or on 6speed.
We have to live with it and keep pressing the memory button. People claim that it loses memory when you get in and out accidentally hitting the seat adjustment levers on the side but I call bs.
I never hit those levers and sometimes it just does not go back to preset memory seating position..

gnat

As mentioned, it's rarely driven by someone else.

We're also only talking about maybe 1" of movement for one adjustment. Not like someone moving the seat around so they can drive.

I agree. Definitely not hitting any of the buttons as I get in.

DrBillyD

Also have same issue as original post.

Comfort entry/exit function also very finicky: Enter car, sit, put key in, seat starts adjusting. If car is started while seat is adjusting to memory setting about a coin flip as to whether it will complete adjustment or freeze. Will still respond to pushing memory button.

mk85911

Yeah, it has a mind of its own. My best results occur when I make it a point to lock it with the comfort mode engaged: I use one key, my wife uses different key. But still some glitches. 2014 CS.

gnat

Yeah that's why I think the comfort entry is the most pointless "feature" of the car. It would almost always still be adjusting it when I open the door and take way more time than I was willing to give it between inserting and turning the key.

Once I found out it was working as expected, that thing has been off and will never be re-enabled.

Spyerx

I have same, coded to #1 too, and to my key. I get this every now and again but i also valet my car at airport and wife drives sometimes so who knows lol. All I know is press of 1 gets it back.

wkearney99

If you have comfort entry then why bother using the key? Just leave the valet key in there and use that, while keeping the actual key in your pocket.

I think it's a safety 'feature' that they stop seat movement when the ignition is started. This to avoid the seat being in motion when the car is started. I never run into this problem as I'm typically the only driver.

gnat

Comfort entry is different than keyless entry.

All 958s with the seat memory option have comfort entry which automatically raises the steering wheel, lowers the seat, and moves the seat back when you unlock the vehicle. Then once you put the key in the ignition it is supposed to return to where it was.

You are correct that it is for safety reasons that it stops, but they stop it when you crank the car versus putting it in gear. The other problem is that it is way too slow to return to the original position if your settings are at the other end of the spectrum from the "comfort" position.

Since you don't have to insert the key with keyless entry, I have no idea how the system works in that configuration.

wkearney99

Ah, thanks for the clarification. It's a challenge keeping all the options straight.

I'm thinking there's potentially also a power management angle, where the wattage necessary for the starter is chosen over continuing to power the seat motors.

Sort of like how some engines take the AC compressor offline when under harder acceleration. Haven't noticed that in the 958, but then I've not had it through a summer yet.

Tom M

My 2011 CS does the same thing. My settings are stored in the #2 position (don't ask) and I'm the only driver. Every once in a while I notice the seatback is moved forward and a quick press of the #2 button moves it back to the correct position. It's definitely weird.

I've tried saving the settings again and locking with the FOB but it still does it.

deilenberger

It returns to the memorized position when you (1) unlock the door using the key-fob button OR (2) open the door using the capacitive unlock sensor on the door handle (with the keyfob nearby.)

gnat

That's the basic memory function, I was wondering how the Comfort Entry function (move to give you the most room possible for entry after the door is unlocked, then return to previous settings after key is inserted) works with the keyless system.

As wkearney99 said, too many options to keep straight