seats, memory, and key fobs
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seats, memory, and key fobs
My understanding is that when you open/start the car using keyless go, the seats/mirrors/wheel should return to the memory position last used by that key fob. This is not the behavior I'm observing (it does nothing at all). Can someone confirm that what I'm expecting should be happening, and perhaps propose how to resolve the problem?
Thx to all of you for humoring all my questions -- it is truly appreciated.
Thx to all of you for humoring all my questions -- it is truly appreciated.
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1. my salesman said is works this way
2. a few posts (on this forum) for older model Benzs talk about this behavior
3. a lot of pretty common cars do this (not with keyless go, but working off the key fob)
4. it's common sense that it should work this way
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1. my salesman said is works this way That's the funniest thing I've heard all week, they are usually lacking in the knowledge department
2. a few posts (on this forum) for older model Benzs talk about this behavior
Thats correct the older cars use to do that, I guess they elminated it, people probably share keys to much, and don't want the seats to move maybe?
3. a lot of pretty common cars do this (not with keyless go, but working off the key fob) My Cayenne remembers stereo and AC/Heat settings, not seats though
2. a few posts (on this forum) for older model Benzs talk about this behavior
Thats correct the older cars use to do that, I guess they elminated it, people probably share keys to much, and don't want the seats to move maybe?
3. a lot of pretty common cars do this (not with keyless go, but working off the key fob) My Cayenne remembers stereo and AC/Heat settings, not seats though
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Perhaps I can shed a little light on this matter, having gone through this exercise, albeit for a different reasons, w/ my dealership recently:
1. the seat, rearview mirrors, steering column settings are supposed be able to be set either key-dependent or key-independent (I'm not sure if this is a user-programmable option).
2.Ergo, when you program/reprogram your memory 1 settings, then the keyless-go/electronic key is supposedly downloaded these settings. Now, each time you enter the car, these settings are supposed to be set in accordance w/ the memory 1==>keyless-go settings IF your setting is set to key-dependent=yes.
3. Now, logical question: is this efficacious? Don't know b/c I had my key-dependent setting set to "no," the keyless-go settings do NOT reset or control the above settings (this was b/c we were trying to solve a particular problem w/ the AMG seats (I have a blog here a while ago on this subject)).
Not sure this helps, but that's all I know re this matter.
1. the seat, rearview mirrors, steering column settings are supposed be able to be set either key-dependent or key-independent (I'm not sure if this is a user-programmable option).
2.Ergo, when you program/reprogram your memory 1 settings, then the keyless-go/electronic key is supposedly downloaded these settings. Now, each time you enter the car, these settings are supposed to be set in accordance w/ the memory 1==>keyless-go settings IF your setting is set to key-dependent=yes.
3. Now, logical question: is this efficacious? Don't know b/c I had my key-dependent setting set to "no," the keyless-go settings do NOT reset or control the above settings (this was b/c we were trying to solve a particular problem w/ the AMG seats (I have a blog here a while ago on this subject)).
Not sure this helps, but that's all I know re this matter.
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It's In the menus
From my experience and what I've read in the manual. You have to go through the menu's with the arrows on the wheel and one of them should say Key dependant or not I believe it is under the settings menu I'll check it out a bit when i'm home and let you know. Not sure if that really helps
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From my experience and what I've read in the manual. You have to go through the menu's with the arrows on the wheel and one of them should say Key dependant or not I believe it is under the settings menu I'll check it out a bit when i'm home and let you know. Not sure if that really helps
With that said, he now said that MB discontinued that feature for or after (I forget which exactly he said) the 05 model year, so the older cars WILL behave this way but the newer cars will NOT.I don't seem to have a "key dependent" option on my 06 unless I'm missing it. Does anyone else have this?
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