Why does the head rest move up and down when you simply move the seat forwards or backwards? I don't see why that has anything to do with it.
I personally like my headrests all the way down. I find it annoying every single time a passenger moves the seat it goes up and then I have to tell them to manually put it down or lean over and do it myself.
Any way of disabling the head rest automatic self adjustment and only have it move if you choose for it to?
I personally like my headrests all the way down. I find it annoying every single time a passenger moves the seat it goes up and then I have to tell them to manually put it down or lean over and do it myself.
Any way of disabling the head rest automatic self adjustment and only have it move if you choose for it to?
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I personally like my headrests all the way down. I find it annoying every single time a passenger moves the seat it goes up and then I have to tell them to manually put it down or lean over and do it myself.
Any way of disabling the head rest automatic self adjustment and only have it move if you choose for it to?
Not that I am aware of...Originally Posted by BGTHEMOGUL
Why does the head rest move up and down when you simply move the seat forwards or backwards? I don't see why that has anything to do with it.I personally like my headrests all the way down. I find it annoying every single time a passenger moves the seat it goes up and then I have to tell them to manually put it down or lean over and do it myself.
Any way of disabling the head rest automatic self adjustment and only have it move if you choose for it to?
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the headrest goes up and down in relation to the height of the driver based on how close the seat is or how far back the seat is. 
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i thought i was the only one who hated this, i have to always have my headrest all the way down too, its annoying reaching over everytime someone moves it
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Thanks, I've always wondered why that happened.Originally Posted by Jake94526
the headrest goes up and down in relation to the height of the driver based on how close the seat is or how far back the seat is.
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in my 2005 c class it did the same. sold it. picked up a 2006 e55 amg. and it doesn't do it?! 
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I set seat memory #1 to the seat and headrest position i prefer, for both the driver's and passenger's seat. If either gets re-adjusted by another driver or passenger, I just hit the pre-set and all is well.
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It bugs the hell out of me. It did it in my W211 however the one currently in W212 is working incorrectly because when you move the seat it always goes up (regardless of direction the seat is moving) and never down like my W211 did. I just haven’t had the time to bring it in.
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You still have to lean across to press the 1 for the preset for the passenger seat so it doesn't save any headache.Originally Posted by OBXbeachBUM
I set seat memory #1 to the seat and headrest position i prefer, for both the driver's and passenger's seat. If either gets re-adjusted by another driver or passenger, I just hit the pre-set and all is well.
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I think that it goes down so it doesn't hit the top of the top A pillar cross member (top of windshield). It does go back to where is was after you push the seat back.
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it goes up because you have it all the way down. For every position along the F-R axis, there's a predetermined headrest height that it's trying to get to.Originally Posted by Tjdehya
It bugs the hell out of me. It did it in my W211 however the one currently in W212 is working incorrectly because when you move the seat it always goes up (regardless of direction the seat is moving) and never down like my W211 did. I just haven’t had the time to bring it in.
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You're talking about flipping the seat forward, as if to access the back seat. OP is talking about adjusting the seat for legroom. Originally Posted by Pennetta
I think that it goes down so it doesn't hit the top of the top A pillar cross member (top of windshield). It does go back to where is was after you push the seat back.
I believe disconnecting the wires is the only way to resolve this.
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The Euro cars don't do it and the only way to disable it is through Star hooked up the car.
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That explains it, so I guess there is nothing technically wrong with it. But its still dumb that it does that. lolOriginally Posted by eddieo45
it goes up because you have it all the way down. For every position along the F-R axis, there's a predetermined headrest height that it's trying to get to.
