Hi guys

not sure if I am the only one having problem with the seats but I am getting crazy with those...

Sometimes after starting the car, they will not move back to position nor memory buttons will work. I will have to move them manually (using controls at bottom of the seat) or stop/restart the car till they work back again. Note that my car is a 2016 Z06.

Thanks

Phil

 

Hey Phil. Manual or auto? The manual needs to have the parking break applied per the user manual but my old CTSV never required it. Also, the key fobs seem to be linked to positions 1 or 2. This was the case on my CTSV but the fobs were numbered, on the Vette they aren't.

I too was struggling with the memory positions. Kept setting my desired position in #1 and it wouldn't respond correctly, particularly returning from the exit position. Then I set the driving position to #2 on the buttons and low and behold it's fine. I guess I had fob 2 but who would know without them numbered now.

 

Many thanks for the prompt reply! This is a M7. That is true that I don't always engage the parking break since car is parked on a lift so will try. Might be it!



Thanks again

Phil

 

I'll bet that was your issue, I have an M7 and it took me a bit of reading in the manual to figure it out...hope it works for you.

 

Also, make sure you don't have the seat set all the way back for your exit position. If you put it too far back, it will cause this same issue. Change the exit position to move the seat forward an inch or so and it should fix the problem for you.

 

I was going to say the same thing. I bet the exit position is set too far back, and when you get in the seat, sometimes you push up against the sensor.

 

Good Morning Phil,

I’m sorry to hear that your seats seem to be giving you some trouble when trying to use the programmed positions! I understand that the forum is suggesting you might need to activate your parking brake, but if you decide to take this concern to your dealer, I’d be happy to offer additional assistance. If this would be of interest to you, please don’t hesitate to send us a private message!

All the best,

Angela O.
Chevrolet Customer Care

 

Many thanks to all for your precious help. Looks to be a combination of both facts:

1. I was not using praking brake at all time when parked at home
2. My seat was all the way back when in exit position

I love this forum!!!

 

Here is the answer: Your exit settings have the seat going too far back and hitting the seat travel limit switch. You need to move the seat a little bit forward and reset the exit setting.

You also may have something jammed behind your seat causing activation of the limit switch when the seat goes into exit mode.

 

There are several threads, which tell you how to program seat nmemory

 

Do you have a citation for this? I just looked and I didn't see it. I too have occasional times when Auto Memory Recall does not work. Perhaps it's because the ebrake is not set when the vehicle was turned off. I'll have to test this. I still maintain that if Easy Exit Recall is triggered then the ebrake should but automatically applied (as a settable option of course). If you're exiting your car and you don't want the ebrake on (which would be a very rare occurrence) then you can easily disengage it.

Mine are numbered and the numbers are correct, but many have reported getting two 1's or two 2's or a 1 and a 2 but 1 behaves like 2 and 2 behaves like 1.

 

Update: Further testing reveals that one must have the ebrake on before starting the car if the Auto Seat Recall is to work. Apparently this is the case but I still have not seen in the manual where this is documented. I'm wondering why? I mean why must this be a requirement? Seems silly.

 

I don't think the parking brake is the issue at all. I was having the same problem and came across this thread, so check out the link below - THE VIDEO HAS THE ANSWER!!!:

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...emory-fix.html


I think the main thing is to go into the menu and CANCEL turn off the two options indicated in the video, set up your seat, push the buttons on the door as indicated, then go back into the menu and ACTIVATE the features.

That got my seat memory position issue fixed!!!

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I watched that when I was having my issues. Didn't fix anything. After setting the ebrake and putting my settings into both memory 1 and memory 2, it worked as expected. I then realized my fob was for memory 2.

 

I just set my seat up using each fob - doesn't matter which one I use, the seats will be exactly the same regardless.

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Actually my experimentation shows that the ebrake is important - at least on M7s, not sure about A8s as I don't have one of them.

Try this: While parked, set you ebrake properly and insure you see the indication in the DIC that the parking break is on. Turn off the car and exit the vehicle. Your seat should move to the Easy Exit position.

Now re-enter your car, depress the clutch and push the start button. Your seat should move to the #1 position (#2 if you have the other FOB). This is the expected behavior.

Now, put her in 1st and move the car enough to disengage the ebrake. Make sure you see the alert saying the ebrake is disengaged. Stop the car and turn it off. Do not set the ebrake at all. Exit the vehicle and your seat should move to the Easy Exit position.

Once again enter your car, depress the clutch and push the start button. The car will start but your seat should remain in the Easy Exit position! The only difference between the previous time and this time is that the ebrake was not set when you turned off your car.

That's the problem IMHO. I have no idea why the seat fails to move to the #1 position IFF the ebrake was not set prior to starting the car! Now whenever my seat does not move to #1 I look at the DIC and see that the parking break was not set.

I also have no idea why the ebrake is not set whenever the Easy Exit position is fired. That would be convenient.

BEZ06, try my little test and let me know what you see (provided you're not an A8).

 

In my '15 you don't have to push the clutch in for this action to take place. Just push the start button and the seat should return to the pre set position. this makes it nice as you can get in the car with the seat in the exit position and then ride up with the seat to the pre set position with out having to stretch your leg to reach the clutch, for those of us that aren't tall.