The final seat memory fix!
03-02-2015, 05:38 PM
#81
Drifting
Okay, good news & bad news.
Good news: The problem was that I was carrying FOB #2. As soon as I retrieved the other FOB out of the house, and had it in my pocket when I started the car, the seats & wheel went to the exact locations I had programmed them to. Also, all the "Comfort & Convenience" choices came up on the screen.
Bad news: What if I should lose/break FOB #1? Not all the "Comfort & Convenience" features appear when I am using FOB #2 (specifically the seat memory and exit settings). They are just not displayed on the screen where one would expect. (Try it for yourself). It acts almost like a "FOB Light", or an "almost FOB". I am afraid that if I should lose "FOB 1", I will be stuck in the crushed between the seat & steering wheel position every time I start the car...
03-02-2015, 05:40 PM
#82
Le Mans Master
03-02-2015, 05:43 PM
#83
Drifting
But can you program the seat setting buttons on the door? You may need to go to the dealer with Fob #2 to show them your issue.
03-02-2015, 05:47 PM
#84
Le Mans Master
I can try to see if the setting #2 can be set from FOB 1, and I think I will have to go see the dealer about this. Why would one FOB allow access to all the settings and the other not? This is pretty strange...
03-02-2015, 05:51 PM
#85
Drifting
They may just do a factory reset and start over. You can do that yourself in the settings. Then go through the programming steps for each fob.
03-03-2015, 08:11 AM
#86
Melting Slicks
Both my FOB 1 and FOB 2 let you see all the vehicle settings.
I know as I had the issue of not being able to get memory 1 reprogramed where I wanted it. Come to find out some how my wife switched fobs with me. Strange as she has only driven the car 3 times.
I know as I had the issue of not being able to get memory 1 reprogramed where I wanted it. Come to find out some how my wife switched fobs with me. Strange as she has only driven the car 3 times.
03-03-2015, 08:22 AM
#87
Drifting
One of the things I have done, and had done on my last 2 cars that had FOBs like ours and push button starts.......was once it was positively identified which FOB was which, on mine, I put a ring in it with one of my dog tags. now if for any reason, I can distinguish between my FOB and my wife's at a glance.
03-03-2015, 08:23 AM
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From looking at 2 threads on this subject sounds like your FOB numbered 1 is really FOB 2!! Swap the keys! You are one of the 50% that has a 1 and 2 in your removable keys. There is only a 50% chance for those that do having them match the real FOB numbers and seat memory buttons! If you had my two 1’s you would not have this issue and like you need to find out which is which by trial and error!
03-03-2015, 09:07 AM
#90
Melting Slicks
From looking at 2 threads on this subject sounds like your FOB numbered 1 is really FOB 2!! Swap the keys! You are one of the 50% that has a 1 and 2 in your removable keys. There is only a 50% chance for those that do having them match the real FOB numbers and seat memory buttons! If you had my two 1’s you would not have this issue and like you need to find out which is which by trial and error!
I did not know until this issue reprograming memory 1 for a new driving position that my FOBs had numbered Keys in them. So I must have got lucking the first time a year ago I programed setting 1 with the correct FOB and Key 1. Then My guess is when my wife picked the car up for me late last fall she swapped FOBS. I did not look for a number until after I could not reprogram position 1.
After many attempts at reprogramming memory 1, I finally as suggested on the other tread tried my wife's FOB, and low and behold the new program took for Memory 1. I then looked for numbers.
Have since marked FOB 1 so I will always know it even if the keys with the numbers get swapped.
03-03-2015, 09:21 AM
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No, my FOB with the numbered Key 1 is FOB 1. The one with the Key 2 is FOB two.
I did not know until this issue reprograming memory 1 for a new driving position that my FOBs had numbered Keys in them. So I must have got lucking the first time a year ago I programed setting 1 with the correct FOB and Key 1. Then My guess is when my wife picked the car up for me late last fall she swapped FOBS. I did not look for a number until after I could not reprogram position 1.
After many attempts at reprogramming memory 1, I finally as suggested on the other tread tried my wife's FOB, and low and behold the new program took for Memory 1. I then looked for numbers.
Have since marked FOB 1 so I will always know it even if the keys with the numbers get swapped.
I did not know until this issue reprograming memory 1 for a new driving position that my FOBs had numbered Keys in them. So I must have got lucking the first time a year ago I programed setting 1 with the correct FOB and Key 1. Then My guess is when my wife picked the car up for me late last fall she swapped FOBS. I did not look for a number until after I could not reprogram position 1.
After many attempts at reprogramming memory 1, I finally as suggested on the other tread tried my wife's FOB, and low and behold the new program took for Memory 1. I then looked for numbers.
Have since marked FOB 1 so I will always know it even if the keys with the numbers get swapped.
Comes in many colors and holds the key on with the silicone cover.
FOB Cover Holds Removable Key In Place
03-17-2015, 12:08 AM
#92
Cannot believe it took me so long to fix it. The manual certainly didn't help. In a nutshell, turns out the culprit was the way I set the "easy exit." So easy I will let my enthusiastic daughter explain it for you! Hope this helps someone out, because it was driving me crazy not having the seat/steering wheel go to the presets I set! Enjoy!
Note: this is on an automatic 2014. The 2015 procedure is largely the same except that you can set your presets by pressing "set" first and then either "1" "2" or the exit icon. In the 2014 you MUST press the "set" and 1, 2, or exit simultaneously or you will not get the confirmation beep!
UPDATE #1: If you have an M7, there is a software fix (See the complete information in post #66) that the dealer can apply for you that ads the option for the seats to go to the presets upon pressing the start button rather than when you open the door. Finally!!
UPDATE #2: To figure out which FOB is for which pre-program follow the instructions in the video and set up both #1 and #2 (and the exit of course). You want to make #2's setting distinctly different from #1 in order to test this. Then bring only ONE of the FOBs to the car and press the unlock button on the FOB. Get in the car and press the start button. The car will move to one of the presets. Then press the start button again (to turn the accessories off; you don't actually have to start the car to do this), exit the vehicle and lock it. Grab the other FOB and use it to unlock the car and then get in and press start. It should go to the other preset setting. Now it is just a matter of marking the FOBs with a little colored dot or buying covers for them from an online store in order to tell them apart! Hope that solves the mystery for those trying to set both presets.
http://youtu.be/1cPQWIHFDdE
Glen
Note: this is on an automatic 2014. The 2015 procedure is largely the same except that you can set your presets by pressing "set" first and then either "1" "2" or the exit icon. In the 2014 you MUST press the "set" and 1, 2, or exit simultaneously or you will not get the confirmation beep!
UPDATE #1: If you have an M7, there is a software fix (See the complete information in post #66) that the dealer can apply for you that ads the option for the seats to go to the presets upon pressing the start button rather than when you open the door. Finally!!
UPDATE #2: To figure out which FOB is for which pre-program follow the instructions in the video and set up both #1 and #2 (and the exit of course). You want to make #2's setting distinctly different from #1 in order to test this. Then bring only ONE of the FOBs to the car and press the unlock button on the FOB. Get in the car and press the start button. The car will move to one of the presets. Then press the start button again (to turn the accessories off; you don't actually have to start the car to do this), exit the vehicle and lock it. Grab the other FOB and use it to unlock the car and then get in and press start. It should go to the other preset setting. Now it is just a matter of marking the FOBs with a little colored dot or buying covers for them from an online store in order to tell them apart! Hope that solves the mystery for those trying to set both presets.
http://youtu.be/1cPQWIHFDdE
Glen
Ginger, I just hope you gained your sharp mind before the American school system had a chance to dull it. Doers do and teachers teach... Amen !
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03-17-2015, 05:25 AM
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Never had an issue? I still don't understand the problem LOL
why does your infotainment have a weather button? I don't have that... Isn't that with all cars?
my volt has it (and movies) yet it has no navigation
why does your infotainment have a weather button? I don't have that... Isn't that with all cars?
my volt has it (and movies) yet it has no navigation
03-17-2015, 12:13 PM
#94
Drifting
mine also does not have the weather button. I assumed it only came with Navigation.
06-06-2015, 10:01 PM
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Drifting
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Good time to BUMP, anyway because I keep seeing seat memory thread popping up.
06-07-2015, 01:14 PM
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No, my FOB with the numbered Key 1 is FOB 1. The one with the Key 2 is FOB two.
I did not know until this issue reprograming memory 1 for a new driving position that my FOBs had numbered Keys in them. So I must have got lucking the first time a year ago I programed setting 1 with the correct FOB and Key 1. Th.
I did not know until this issue reprograming memory 1 for a new driving position that my FOBs had numbered Keys in them. So I must have got lucking the first time a year ago I programed setting 1 with the correct FOB and Key 1. Th.
Your odds were 25% that you had the correct key number in the removable key (would have been a bad place to put a number anyway since they can be swapped.) Here are the probabilities: 25% chance you'd have two 1's (like me,) 25% you'd have two 2's and 50% chance you'd have a 1 and a 2. However of that 50% only half or 25% would have the correct one on a random basis since if you did not look at the numbers before programming when it was first programmed as FOB 1!
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10-10-2015, 12:44 PM
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Cannot believe it took me so long to fix it. The manual certainly didn't help. In a nutshell, turns out the culprit was the way I set the "easy exit." So easy I will let my enthusiastic daughter explain it for you! Hope this helps someone out, because it was driving me crazy not having the seat/steering wheel go to the presets I set! Enjoy!
Note: this is on an automatic 2014. The 2015 procedure is largely the same except that you can set your presets by pressing "set" first and then either "1" "2" or the exit icon. In the 2014 you MUST press the "set" and 1, 2, or exit simultaneously or you will not get the confirmation beep!
UPDATE #1: If you have an M7, there is a software fix (See the complete information in post #66) that the dealer can apply for you that ads the option for the seats to go to the presets upon pressing the start button rather than when you open the door. Finally!!
UPDATE #2: To figure out which FOB is for which pre-program follow the instructions in the video and set up both #1 and #2 (and the exit of course). You want to make #2's setting distinctly different from #1 in order to test this. Then bring only ONE of the FOBs to the car and press the unlock button on the FOB. Get in the car and press the start button. The car will move to one of the presets. Then press the start button again (to turn the accessories off; you don't actually have to start the car to do this), exit the vehicle and lock it. Grab the other FOB and use it to unlock the car and then get in and press start. It should go to the other preset setting. Now it is just a matter of marking the FOBs with a little colored dot or buying covers for them from an online store in order to tell them apart! Hope that solves the mystery for those trying to set both presets.
http://youtu.be/1cPQWIHFDdE
Glen
Note: this is on an automatic 2014. The 2015 procedure is largely the same except that you can set your presets by pressing "set" first and then either "1" "2" or the exit icon. In the 2014 you MUST press the "set" and 1, 2, or exit simultaneously or you will not get the confirmation beep!
UPDATE #1: If you have an M7, there is a software fix (See the complete information in post #66) that the dealer can apply for you that ads the option for the seats to go to the presets upon pressing the start button rather than when you open the door. Finally!!
UPDATE #2: To figure out which FOB is for which pre-program follow the instructions in the video and set up both #1 and #2 (and the exit of course). You want to make #2's setting distinctly different from #1 in order to test this. Then bring only ONE of the FOBs to the car and press the unlock button on the FOB. Get in the car and press the start button. The car will move to one of the presets. Then press the start button again (to turn the accessories off; you don't actually have to start the car to do this), exit the vehicle and lock it. Grab the other FOB and use it to unlock the car and then get in and press start. It should go to the other preset setting. Now it is just a matter of marking the FOBs with a little colored dot or buying covers for them from an online store in order to tell them apart! Hope that solves the mystery for those trying to set both presets.
http://youtu.be/1cPQWIHFDdE
Glen
10-10-2015, 09:28 PM
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When this thread was first posted I set my seats up per Ginger's video but still had issues with the feature working intermittently. I found the ultimate answer in another thread that finally solved the issue once and for all. My car is an M7 and I have my memory feature set to activate to preset number 1 on ignition and the easy exit upon opening the driver door. Here is the key: these memory settings will only work if I have the E-brake set. So now I always activate the E-brake before engine shut down. That causes the easy exit setting to activate as soon as I open the door and then, when I return to the car the next time, the preset number 1 setting activates on engine start. I put the car in gear and release the E-brake and off I go. Works correctly 100% of the time if I follow this sequence.
BJ
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10-11-2015, 01:50 AM
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When this thread was first posted I set my seats up per Ginger's video but still had issues with the feature working intermittently. I found the ultimate answer in another thread that finally solved the issue once and for all. My car is an M7 and I have my memory feature set to activate to preset number 1 on ignition and the easy exit upon opening the driver door. Here is the key: these memory settings will only work if I have the E-brake set. So now I always activate the E-brake before engine shut down. That causes the easy exit setting to activate as soon as I open the door and then, when I return to the car the next time, the preset number 1 setting activates on engine start. I put the car in gear and release the E-brake and off I go. Works correctly 100% of the time if I follow this sequence.
BJ
BJ