Got a new Superb IV, L&K. Love the car but the drivers seat is so uncomfortable. Digs into my leg and makes my glutes feel like they are being prodded. Anyone else have this issue?

Yeah, there are a few complaints here.

 

It took me a while to adjust the seat to my liking. And, as I'm the only driver, I made a couple of presets so I could change my position on the move.

 

There are multiple adjustments: tilt the seat forward, lumbar adjustment, seat back.

 

Anyway, I got it to where I like it and it's not an issue for the past 3.5 years.

This should help...

https://www.physiomed.co.uk/uploads/guide/file/21/Physiomed_Sitting_Guide_-_Driving_Digital.pdf

The Sportline sports seats are supremely comfortable for me at 6 feet tall and my wife is 5 feet 10 inches. Drove for 5 hours non-stop last Saturday to Cornwall and plenty of cars stopped and passed us twice as they stopped for a break or fuel.

Cheers guys - any tips for what worked for you? I’m hoping the leather will soften

4 hours ago, Jez1987 said:

Got a new Superb IV, L&K. Love the car but the drivers seat is so uncomfortable. Digs into my leg and makes my glutes feel like they are being prodded. Anyone else have this issue?

In what way uncomfortable?  Hard or wrong shape?

The supports down the side of my leg feels like it digs in and the seat feels pretty hard and makes my glutes feel like they are being poked. I’m not a small lad but I haven’t had issues like this since my Audi A3

Got my Superb in January this year, so 8 months and I still haven't got truly comfortable.  The closest I get is that occasionally I get sat in just the right position in the seat and it's fine but then the next time I get in it's uncomfortable again.  The main problem seems to be that the seat and steering wheel are in line with eachother which is good but the pedals are too far over to the right because they are converted from being left hand drive.  The seat is pushed in toward the centre console to provide hand access between the door and the seat controls and this would be fine in the left hand drive version because the pedals and seat are both pushed to the same side but in the right hand drive version they are effectively set up out of line because the pedals are pushed to the right and the seat is pushed to the left.  This would be ok if the seats were flatish right across the width but they aren't, they're effectively dished by the seat base side bolsters which are quite steep so the seat base is pushing you to the left but the pedals are pulling your legs to the right.  The result seems to be you either sit centrally in the seat and twist your hip or you sit yourself to suit the pedals which then results in you half sitting on the seat base side bolster.  I don't know if leather seats make it worse because it's stiffer than fabric.

I have thought a few times about getting rid of the car but every time I go and sit in other cars I find they are often just as bad or worse and then I get back in my car and if feels ok but only for a short while.

Of course these are just my findings and there are lots of people who find the driving position and seat really comfortable but if your butt/frame isn't the right width to sit perfectly in the seat it can cause pain.

Interestingly I had the same issue in my Audi...which has offset pedals. Didn’t realise that the Skoda had the same set up. 

One thing I tried that kind of half helped was to make a leather cushion to lift myself up slightly relative to the seat base side bolsters so that the right side bolster wasn't pressing into my leg as much but it wasn't perfect and annoyed me that I needed to use it so I went back to adjusting the seat position and every now and again I think I've got the position slightly better to the point of being ok, so if you keep fiddling you might find you can get an acceptable position.

I do find that sitting lower and further back than I would ideally like helps with the comfort but depending on whether you have manual or dsg gearbox may limit the amount you can move back and still reach the clutch comfortably.

I had an SE spec Superb for 18 months which had the fabric seats with only manual adjustment. I never found a comfortable position. It was alleviated slightly by a thin cushion over a layer of that stuff you can get to stop rugs moving about, but was a bit annoying and looked gash.

If you do a lot of motorway driving, use the ACC as much as possible as you can then move your leg around and not have that pressure on the underside.

I also found that having the back of the seat base higher than I would have normally liked it helped a bit.

Ultimately I bought a different car, sorry.

I find the base of the seat is a bit narrow alright (if you're in anyway portly)

I'm sure if my waist was a few inches thinner and my weight a few stone lighter they would be fine.

Hi.  I have a new L&K Superb iv.  I've had 3 superbs and always been able to get very comfy with the electric seats but not a leather fan.

My car has heated seat and ventilated option as well.  They are not the best seats that I've ever driven in but I love the total flexibility that it offers, including the way you can move the wheel.  Best thing for me is being able to get fairly close to the wheel when driving then selecting a different position with the seat memory function to make it easier to get in and out.

I've only just found out an odd thing, being that if you leave the door open whene you press the seat memory button it will move the seat all the way to the correct position, HOWEVER when you close the door and press the same memory button you have to keep your finger on the button - I find this really annoying and can see no sensible reason for it being different.

On 30/09/2020 at 13:54, ERIK99 said:

Hi.  I have a new L&K Superb iv.  I've had 3 superbs and always been able to get very comfy with the electric seats but not a leather fan.

My car has heated seat and ventilated option as well.  They are not the best seats that I've ever driven in but I love the total flexibility that it offers, including the way you can move the wheel.  Best thing for me is being able to get fairly close to the wheel when driving then selecting a different position with the seat memory function to make it easier to get in and out.

I've only just found out an odd thing, being that if you leave the door open whene you press the seat memory button it will move the seat all the way to the correct position, HOWEVER when you close the door and press the same memory button you have to keep your finger on the button - I find this really annoying and can see no sensible reason for it being different.

 

With VCDS or OBD11 you can add a option that automatically moves the seat a few inches backwards when exiting the car, and when seated again pushing "START" it will return to the original position. From memory it's named something like "easy entry" or similar.

Sometimes it won't do this automatically, I believe it has to do with whether or not the seat has been adjusted manually after start.

I've seen other posts mention VCDS / OBD11 but I've no idea what it is being new to this forum.  I can guess it is some non-Skoda way of changing the software, but how would I get this done.

This thread touches on the possibility of coding the drivers seat aid....