I am trying to figure out how the memory seats work, so I have set up a preferred driving setting at option A in the memory.

 

But it looks like there is a feature that when you open the door it automatically slides to another position where its easier to exit and enter the car

 

So I changed setting C to a far back position, clicked C and Unlock door on my key at the same time and it beeped the "memory sound" but nothing happens when I open the door or unlock the car

 

When I go into Seat settings I see 1 option Store Seat positions: Vehicle key activated which is checked.

 

2013 MKIII Octavia

Edited 19 May, 20197 yr by Mech0z

Sounds potentially dangerous to a rear passenger. Thinking of the recent criminal child death.

But I trust Skoda would have a force limiter , like electric windows do.

 

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We had a Passat R-Line pool car at work that did as the OP describes.

As I used the car a fair amount, I programmed all my settings in. On stopping, the drivers seat would slide back - not a massive amount, but enough to make getting out of the car a little easier.

Get back in, start car and seat slides back into the desired position.

 

I've had a couple of VAG products that have done this and found it annoying. I'd sometimes wait until the rear passengers were out until I got out which isn't ideal.

 

My Jag has 20 way electric memory seats but they don't slide back for you getting out although the steering wheel moves up and in to allow more room to get out.

The feature you're looking for is called comfort entry I think, it wasn't standard but can be coded in

If you want comfort entry the coding is 36 Drivers Seat - Long Coding - Byte 3 enable Bit 1.

1 hour ago, SashaGrace said:

If you want comfort entry the coding is 36 Drivers Seat - Long Coding - Byte 3 enable Bit 1.

 

 

I dont have the equipment to do so 😕 but thanks

Shame. OBDElevens are pretty cheap or maybe try and find someone local to you to do it and have everything else you want done at the same time. I don’t know where I’d be without my coding tool, I can’t remember what came standard on my car now haha

Hi Sasha could you briefly explain what an OBD 11 is for and the cheapest best place to get one please? 🙂

It’s a scanning and coding tool that is Android based. With the PRO software download it can do pretty much what VCDS can do such as long coding but it’s much cheaper. Voltas are the manufacturer but they are pushing their v2 dongles so the deals aren’t the best. You can get one from anywhere really and expect to pay about £55 for the dongle and PRO pack.

Thank you, so cannot be used with IOS? 😳

No, it can’t. No biggie to have a cheap Android device to use it with though.

6 hours ago, SashaGrace said:

If you want comfort entry the coding is 36 Drivers Seat - Long Coding - Byte 3 enable Bit 1.

Don't just do that - as you won't have the menu setting in your infotainment. Enable Byte 9 Bit 6 (STG 36), and in STF 5F adaptations, activate Car_Function_Adaptation_Gen2 menu_display_seat_configuration.

 

2 hours ago, stubev156 said:

Thank you, so cannot be used with IOS? 😳

Not currently, but they're releasing a new version with iOS compatibility. Do take a look at the VCDS owners map that you can find here, plenty of people happy to do it for you in exchange for beer...

Edited 19 May, 20197 yr by ZacDaMan72

Thanks Zac, where is the VCDS Owners a map? One of the links I found wouldn't work.   Any advice is appreciated. 🙂

Seat moves quite slow for this feature to be fairly usable, in my humble opinion. I have memorized on button number 3 position retracted fully back, so tried the easy entry fora  several times and didn't like it. It is simply annoyingly too slow.

 

I don't think VCDS will speed it up, just save you a press of a button. I use this now only for the vacuum cleaning, 3 to move it back and raise up, 1 to return to original. Try it yourself first before VCDS, maybe you will not like it, as I do not.

 

Edited 20 May, 20197 yr by nidza

On 20/05/2019 at 09:49, ZacDaMan72 said:

Don't just do that - as you won't have the menu setting in your infotainment. Enable Byte 9 Bit 6 (STG 36), and in STF 5F adaptations, activate Car_Function_Adaptation_Gen2 menu_display_seat_configuration.

 

Not currently, but they're releasing a new version with iOS compatibility. Do take a look at the VCDS owners map that you can find here, plenty of people happy to do it for you in exchange for beer...

 

While on the subject of seats has anyone been able to successfully activate the “massage” function on OBD. I see the option is there in the Drivers Seat module and the hardware is fitted (motorised moving lumbar support) however I imagine you’d also have to recode the number 3 memory button on the seat? 

Im afraid that’s beyond my pay grade. 

8 minutes ago, Mpr65 said:

 

While on the subject of seats has anyone been able to successfully activate the “massage” function on OBD. I see the option is there in the Drivers Seat module and the hardware is fitted (motorised moving lumbar support) however I imagine you’d also have to recode the number 3 memory button on the seat? 

Im afraid that’s beyond my pay grade. 

You'd have to code that via VCP if that's even possible. VCDS can't really change the parameterisation data of modules unlike VCP.

2 minutes ago, ZacDaMan72 said:

You'd have to code that via VCP if that's even possible. VCDS can't really change the parameterisation data of modules unlike VCP.

Thanks ZacDaMan.  ++