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Old Jul 15, 2014 | 07:01 PM
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Ok, stupid question so forgive me in advance but how come every time you move the seat forward or back, the headrest automatically goes up? Just because I move the seat doesn't mean that I want the headrest adjusted also.
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Old Jul 15, 2014 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by johnlk25
Ok, stupid question so forgive me in advance but how come every time you move the seat forward or back, the headrest automatically goes up? Just because I move the seat doesn't mean that I want the headrest adjusted also.
It is over engineered. When you move the seat back it assumes a taller driver will sit on the seat so it moves the head rest up. But, as you say it moves it up also when you move the seat closer, which does not make sense at all. Mine does the same thing.
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Old Jul 15, 2014 | 09:01 PM
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Thank you. I'm glad I'm not the only one that just doesn't get it. Especially when you move the seat forward. If the headrest goes up when you move the seat backwards then it should go down when you move it forwards. Actually, in my opinion it shouldn't move at all unless you move it yourself using the control.
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Old Jul 15, 2014 | 09:08 PM
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Mine is same way and I just accept it and forget it.
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Old Jul 15, 2014 | 09:36 PM
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Old Jul 17, 2014 | 07:26 AM
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Does it on my 2011 not on my 2014......
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Old Jul 17, 2014 | 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Motorwagen1886
Does it on my 2011 not on my 2014......
Maybe they corrected it for 2014 because it really makes no sense the way it works in my 2012. If you have a passenger in the passenger seat and they are trying to get the seat adjusted to fit them, by the time they are done moving the seat back and forward and maybe back a little more, the headrest is all the way up to the roof!!
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Old Jul 17, 2014 | 09:04 PM
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Yes.... Plus it blocs my view.
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Old Jul 18, 2014 | 03:58 AM
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Old Jul 18, 2014 | 05:14 AM
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this annoyed me too. now I just use the memory presets. 1 is for no car seat, 2 is for when the car seat is in back. 3 is for my wife.
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Old Jul 18, 2014 | 03:59 PM
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I did the same.....
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Old Jul 23, 2014 | 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Motorwagen1886
Does it on my 2011 not on my 2014......
actually, my 2014 the headrest will automatically goes up every time when you move the seat forward or back.
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Old Jul 23, 2014 | 04:29 PM
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Wow....
My does not....
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Old Jul 23, 2014 | 04:36 PM
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Wow....
My does not....
what's your production Month? mine is Apr...
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Old Jul 23, 2014 | 04:41 PM
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I'll check.....
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Old Jul 23, 2014 | 05:41 PM
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April....
I'm wrong.....
My goes up also driver & passenger.
I thought it didn't.
I seems to up slower than the 2011.
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Old Jul 24, 2014 | 03:23 PM
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Its been like that since the 80s
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Old Jul 24, 2014 | 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by mysticblu999
Its been like that since the 80s
Pretty sure that neither our family's 190e or 300e did that....
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