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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 05:30 PM
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Question Dynamic seat drivers; question:

Hello MB drivers.....

The massage seat is nice huh?
I RTFM but still can't figure out why I need to TURN the seat OFF
when I get out......
Is this normal for the seat to bet turned off manually?
seems odd, will it kill any power source if I forget to turn it off and left it overnight? have not done that yet, just wondering......

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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 05:52 PM
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Hyper, you car looks great!! In my vehicle I have to turn it off manually. Honestly it has stayed on since buying the car in June...
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 06:17 PM
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have 2010 with dynamic seat. Have never turned it off. No problems thus far
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 06:39 PM
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hmmm.....when you turn off your car, do the lights remain on?
and you just leave them?

thanx for the replies gents.....keep motoring.....like we have a choice, lol...
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 07:10 PM
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Mine is just the opposite. I have to turn it on each time I get in the car.
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 07:44 PM
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with keyless go, lights and electronics are turned off when you shut off the engine and open the door
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by peeta123
with keyless go, lights and electronics are turned off when you shut off the engine and open the door
+1 on my E350 w/ Multi contour seat
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Pntblnk
Mine is just the opposite. I have to turn it on each time I get in the car.
yes, me too......

Originally Posted by peeta123
with keyless go, lights and electronics are turned off when you shut off the engine and open the door
yes, that's true, but my seat says on regardless of this fact....
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 11:35 AM
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i guessing it might be a keyless go related problem

test it by using the smartkey instead of the button to turn off the car. the seats should switch off when the smartkey is in the off position.
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 06:53 PM
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Hmmm....When I get home I'll have to try this. I'm assuming mine cuts off, but haven't ever actually looked at it.
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 08:48 PM
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My seat goes off when the engine stops within 1 minute or if I open the door. However, when I close the door again, the seat goes on for about 30 seconds and then shuts down. Is this what others are experiencing? I have P2 installed on my 2011 E550.
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Old Aug 12, 2011 | 07:43 AM
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My seat goes off when the engine stops within 1 minute or if I open the door. However, when I close the door again, the seat goes on for about 30 seconds and then shuts down. Is this what others are experiencing? I have P2 installed on my 2011 E550.
when you picked you car up did you have to set up the seat too?
mine is obviously not working properly I think....if it stays on after turning the engine off, however I didn't set up all my command stuff yet.....would that possibly have anything to do with it?
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Old Aug 12, 2011 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by hyperion667
when you picked you car up did you have to set up the seat too?
mine is obviously not working properly I think....if it stays on after turning the engine off, however I didn't set up all my command stuff yet.....would that possibly have anything to do with it?
I don't believe that I did anything on the command with the driver's seat. I remember setting the sensitivity of the side bolsters, the thigh extension thing, but that was all. The seat looses some of its settings by design (massage thing, etc) when the car is turned off. There is a tie to the memory buttons on the door. Have you set the any of the memory buttons when the seat was on? Perhaps there is a connection. Sorry that I can't be of more assistance.

BTW, your new ride is very awesome!
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Old Aug 12, 2011 | 01:02 PM
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Thanx MBerman, I'll have to try the seat memory to see if that does anything.....I have not even set up the seat memory yet....
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today on 40..right in the middle, under the cavern of windshield tools...haven't even had it a full week.....(it'll be a 'week' tonight)
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 03:58 AM
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i have multicontour dynamic seat but not sure why both the lumbar support and side bolsters don't stay the same position even i have set them in the memory. i have to adjust them pretty much every single time. do any of you have have this same problem? is it normal ?
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 10:55 AM
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When I get in my car I have to hold my memory button to keep the support positions back to where they belong. i have the multi contour seat and have yet to get adequate lumbar support of the driver seat. Seams like the in and out button and the up and down button do the exact same thing. Can never get the lumbar support low enough on my back regardless of what I try. It seems to always just stick out in the middle of the seat.
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 12:14 PM
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have also decided the massage is next to useless....
doesn't get me in any of the right spots.....kind of feels
like some one poking my back in an unpleasent way....

anyone else like that thing???
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 01:28 PM
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I struggle with having to change the setting each time in get in the car as well. It has become habit now as before I put it in reverse I move the bag down, increase the pressure and hit the massage feature. I can't stand driving without it on. Not a robust massage but does feel better than just sitting there to me. YRMV
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by BM2BZ
i have multicontour dynamic seat but not sure why both the lumbar support and side bolsters don't stay the same position even i have set them in the memory. i have to adjust them pretty much every single time. do any of you have have this same problem? is it normal ?
Same fo mw, they foget last position, really disappointing
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 07:06 PM
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like most said from other threads, the seat cushion length is close to useless and the cushion tilt as well. it doesn't really tilt much . not good for people have longer legs . bmw did a better job on these. and now we have to play around with the lumbar support and side bolsters every time we hop in the car even w/the memory set previously. so the memory settings are actually partial .
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