Drive Dynamic Seats
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Drive Dynamic Seats
I took the car for its first long drive (>250 miles) today. After about an hour I found that the Drive Dyn option turned itself off. I stopped the car and restarted the engine and the seats started behaving normally. They again turned themselves off about an hour.
I'm curious if these seats are designed to reset after a certain length of time or perhaps the software to control these seats was written by Microsoft that requires frequent reboot
On the positive side, I did get 23.4 mph which I thought was pretty impressive.
I'm curious if these seats are designed to reset after a certain length of time or perhaps the software to control these seats was written by Microsoft that requires frequent reboot
On the positive side, I did get 23.4 mph which I thought was pretty impressive.
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I think it is a fun option and useful too if you are driving though winding roads. I just wish it stayed on. The other minor annoyance is that you can't set the Drive Dyn option permanently on for the passenger. It resets each time you turn engine off.
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By the way, what is driver dynamic seats? Sorry that it sounds like an idiot. I have that feature, but never use it. I ever played around with the console and I remembered that it was set for driving dynamic #2. Yet, I don't feel anything in the seats. The only thing I feel is sometimes the seats push my back or something like that. However, it was not significant.
Please help.
Please help.
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By the way, what is driver dynamic seats? Sorry that it sounds like an idiot. I have that feature, but never use it. I ever played around with the console and I remembered that it was set for driving dynamic #2. Yet, I don't feel anything in the seats. The only thing I feel is sometimes the seats push my back or something like that. However, it was not significant.
Please help.
Please help.
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driver dynamic seats can stay on
when you adjust your seat and are about to save settings to one of the memory settings, be sure to turn on your dynamnic drive seats first and then the seats will come on every time you used your memory seat one setting.
This works for both driver and the passenger seats when setting memory features with active driver seats. You will no longer experience the problem of the seats shuttin themselves off.
This works for both driver and the passenger seats when setting memory features with active driver seats. You will no longer experience the problem of the seats shuttin themselves off.
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driver dynamic seats can stay on
when you adjust your seat and are about to save settings to one of the memory settings, be sure to turn on your dynamnic drive seats first and then the seats will come on every time you used your memory seat one setting.
This works for both driver and the passenger seats when setting memory features with active driver seats. You will no longer experience the problem of the seats shuttin themselves off.
This works for both driver and the passenger seats when setting memory features with active driver seats. You will no longer experience the problem of the seats shuttin themselves off.
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driver dynamic seats can stay on
when you adjust your seat and are about to save settings to one of the memory settings, be sure to turn on your dynamnic drive seats first and then the seats will come on every time you used your memory seat one setting.
This works for both driver and the passenger seats when setting memory features with active driver seats. You will no longer experience the problem of the seats shuttin themselves off.
This works for both driver and the passenger seats when setting memory features with active driver seats. You will no longer experience the problem of the seats shuttin themselves off.
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driver dynamic seats can stay on
when you adjust your seat and are about to save settings to one of the memory settings, be sure to turn on your dynamnic drive seats first and then the seats will come on every time you used your memory seat one setting.
This works for both driver and the passenger seats when setting memory features with active driver seats. You will no longer experience the problem of the seats shuttin themselves off.
This works for both driver and the passenger seats when setting memory features with active driver seats. You will no longer experience the problem of the seats shuttin themselves off.
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driver dynamic seats can stay on
when you adjust your seat and are about to save settings to one of the memory settings, be sure to turn on your dynamnic drive seats first and then the seats will come on every time you used your memory seat one setting.
This works for both driver and the passenger seats when setting memory features with active driver seats. You will no longer experience the problem of the seats shuttin themselves off.
This works for both driver and the passenger seats when setting memory features with active driver seats. You will no longer experience the problem of the seats shuttin themselves off.
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I am debating on wether to get the Premium pckg as well (that comes with Drive Dynamic seats).
Besides Multicontour and "Massage" feature, how Drive Dynamic seats behave in a real world?
Do you really need to turn VERY hard to see them in action?
Besides Multicontour and "Massage" feature, how Drive Dynamic seats behave in a real world?
Do you really need to turn VERY hard to see them in action?
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I find that one does not have to turn very hard at all... IN FACT - the opposite is true. The seats activate for times when one is going around curves and up or down exit ramps, etc.
When one would normall expect "body roll" or leaning the seats inflate and hold the driver in place perfectly.
Conversely, when turning, the car is most likely at a slow speed and the seat inflation ls less noticeable.
I highly recommend the seats. they are wonderful
When one would normall expect "body roll" or leaning the seats inflate and hold the driver in place perfectly.
Conversely, when turning, the car is most likely at a slow speed and the seat inflation ls less noticeable.
I highly recommend the seats. they are wonderful
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Do the DD seats come with the multi-contor option? I have the MC seats and I hate the lumbar. It sits out too far and is too hard even at the lowest setting for me. I wish I could stick a pin in it and pop the bubble.
Anyone know how to reduce it with a sticking a pin in it?
Anyone know how to reduce it with a sticking a pin in it?
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Originally posted by cmaustin
Do the DD seats come with the multi-contor option? I have the MC seats and I hate the lumbar. It sits out too far and is too hard even at the lowest setting for me. I wish I could stick a pin in it and pop the bubble.
Anyone know how to reduce it with a sticking a pin in it?
Do the DD seats come with the multi-contor option? I have the MC seats and I hate the lumbar. It sits out too far and is too hard even at the lowest setting for me. I wish I could stick a pin in it and pop the bubble.
Anyone know how to reduce it with a sticking a pin in it?
I love Drive-dynamic, but also notice that sometimes it dissapears sporaticly. Also, sometimes when I romp on the engine, it sqeezes all the way in and stays that way for about 3 minutes.. safety or default, I dont know.
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I managed to be able to make dynamic seat to stay on at driver side everytime I start the engine. I didn't remember how I did that, but everytime I start the engine the dynamic seat on the driver side turn on automatically and never turning off.
However, I've tried your suggestion on passenger side, and it didn't work. I start the engine and the driver side is still off and it needs to wait until I hit the dynamic button. Please let me know if I am missing something here such as: i need to put the key, turn on the engine, etc. to setup the dynamic seat.
Help. Again it only works on driver side (didn't remember how i did it), but didn't work on passenger side.
However, I've tried your suggestion on passenger side, and it didn't work. I start the engine and the driver side is still off and it needs to wait until I hit the dynamic button. Please let me know if I am missing something here such as: i need to put the key, turn on the engine, etc. to setup the dynamic seat.
Help. Again it only works on driver side (didn't remember how i did it), but didn't work on passenger side.
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The drive dynamic seats are fun...almost feels like the seats are alive. I programed the drivers seat to stay "on". I've taken a few long road trips and they always seem to stay activated. The passenger seat needs to be activated each time.
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04 E55 tectite grey- panoramic roof, solar power,automatic trunk closure,parktronic,rear/side sun shades,xenon,dynamic seats,heated-ventilated seats.
02 BMW M3 convert. steel grey
03 Honda element (winter car-talk about ugly!)
03 Segway
jeff
04 E55 tectite grey- panoramic roof, solar power,automatic trunk closure,parktronic,rear/side sun shades,xenon,dynamic seats,heated-ventilated seats.
02 BMW M3 convert. steel grey
03 Honda element (winter car-talk about ugly!)
03 Segway
