Profile and memory seats.
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Profile and memory seats.
My wife is shorter than me, we both use the car and if she leaves it with her profile selected, and I use my profile seat function I can't get it.
To get round this I use the door memory function and she uses the profile, all good, but, the door function only moves the seat back to my position, all other position adjustments only operate from the door when my profile is selected ? software issue ?
Also does anybody know if one rear door seat adjuster can be disabled to stop a child in a car seat moving the seat ?
To get round this I use the door memory function and she uses the profile, all good, but, the door function only moves the seat back to my position, all other position adjustments only operate from the door when my profile is selected ? software issue ?
Also does anybody know if one rear door seat adjuster can be disabled to stop a child in a car seat moving the seat ?
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Seat adjustments & profiles
My wife is shorter than me, we both use the car and if she leaves it with her profile selected, and I use my profile seat function I can't get it.
To get round this I use the door memory function and she uses the profile, all good, but, the door function only moves the seat back to my position, all other position adjustments only operate from the door when my profile is selected ? software issue ?
Also does anybody know if one rear door seat adjuster can be disabled to stop a child in a car seat moving the seat ?
To get round this I use the door memory function and she uses the profile, all good, but, the door function only moves the seat back to my position, all other position adjustments only operate from the door when my profile is selected ? software issue ?
Also does anybody know if one rear door seat adjuster can be disabled to stop a child in a car seat moving the seat ?
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What i mean is, both our profiles are live, but the seat adjustment component on mine is off on mbux, if she leaves it on her profile when she gets out, i would need to lean into the car to change it to mine for the seat to move to my settings, so i use the door buttons i.e button one is me.The seat if I push button one should move it to my settings but it only moves it back, no steering wheel or mirrors, until I change the profile to me and push the button again, then bingo, all settings adjust.
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What i mean is, both our profiles are live, but the seat adjustment component on mine is off on mbux, if she leaves it on her profile when she gets out, i would need to lean into the car to change it to mine for the seat to move to my settings, so i use the door buttons i.e button one is me.The seat if I push button one should move it to my settings but it only moves it back, no steering wheel or mirrors, until I change the profile to me and push the button again, then bingo, all settings adjust.
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So here’s were I’m lost.
- In my Tesla, the profile in the OS remembers the seat positions. Selecting the profile moves the seat (and mirrors etc) to that profiles settings.
- In our old VW Tiguan, you selected the profile when you started the car and the seat and mirrors etc automatically moved.
In the GLE300d (using the new MBUX), I select my profile and my seat doesn’t move. Same for my wife - she gets in and selects her profile from the main screen, and the seats don’t move automatically. The door memory buttons have to be used both times. I’m sure the profile description in MBUX says it will move seats when selected. It doesn’t.
I find this VERY counter-intuitive - when I select a profile from MBUX it should apply that profiles settings including seat and mirrors.
Anyone have any ideas?
UPDATE: Seems it only works with the doors closed. Next problem is MBUX is so slow to boot I have to sit awkwardly in the car for up to 30 seconds to wait for the profile screen to present itself. So bad.
- In my Tesla, the profile in the OS remembers the seat positions. Selecting the profile moves the seat (and mirrors etc) to that profiles settings.
- In our old VW Tiguan, you selected the profile when you started the car and the seat and mirrors etc automatically moved.
In the GLE300d (using the new MBUX), I select my profile and my seat doesn’t move. Same for my wife - she gets in and selects her profile from the main screen, and the seats don’t move automatically. The door memory buttons have to be used both times. I’m sure the profile description in MBUX says it will move seats when selected. It doesn’t.
I find this VERY counter-intuitive - when I select a profile from MBUX it should apply that profiles settings including seat and mirrors.
Anyone have any ideas?
UPDATE: Seems it only works with the doors closed. Next problem is MBUX is so slow to boot I have to sit awkwardly in the car for up to 30 seconds to wait for the profile screen to present itself. So bad.
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So here’s were I’m lost.
- In my Tesla, the profile in the OS remembers the seat positions. Selecting the profile moves the seat (and mirrors etc) to that profiles settings.
- In our old VW Tiguan, you selected the profile when you started the car and the seat and mirrors etc automatically moved.
In the GLE300d (using the new MBUX), I select my profile and my seat doesn’t move. Same for my wife - she gets in and selects her profile from the main screen, and the seats don’t move automatically. The door memory buttons have to be used both times. I’m sure the profile description in MBUX says it will move seats when selected. It doesn’t.
I find this VERY counter-intuitive - when I select a profile from MBUX it should apply that profiles settings including seat and mirrors.
Anyone have any ideas?
- In my Tesla, the profile in the OS remembers the seat positions. Selecting the profile moves the seat (and mirrors etc) to that profiles settings.
- In our old VW Tiguan, you selected the profile when you started the car and the seat and mirrors etc automatically moved.
In the GLE300d (using the new MBUX), I select my profile and my seat doesn’t move. Same for my wife - she gets in and selects her profile from the main screen, and the seats don’t move automatically. The door memory buttons have to be used both times. I’m sure the profile description in MBUX says it will move seats when selected. It doesn’t.
I find this VERY counter-intuitive - when I select a profile from MBUX it should apply that profiles settings including seat and mirrors.
Anyone have any ideas?
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My 2014 QX60 does the same thing. The GLE does not have this feature —key fob linked the to the seat/profile memory. Of course, the key fob link is not perfect. When you and your wife both get in the car, and the your keys are in your pocket, and her keys are in her purse…it’s a box of chocolates—you never know what you’re gonna get. Honestly, I like the way the GLE does it. It remembers the last profile, and it takes all of 5 seconds to switch the profile when I drive it after her.
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My 2014 QX60 does the same thing. The GLE does not have this feature —key fob linked the to the seat/profile memory. Of course, the key fob link is not perfect. When you and your wife both get in the car, and the your keys are in your pocket, and her keys are in her purse…it’s a box of chocolates—you never know what you’re gonna get. Honestly, I like the way the GLE does it. It remembers the last profile, and it takes all of 5 seconds to switch the profile when I drive it after her.
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I think one way to work this is if the shorter person turns on easy entry/exit in their profile, so the seat moves back as soon as they open the drivers door and will be in a position for the taller person to get in afterwards. Just make sure you select your profile and adjust the seat to your position before closing the driver's door, otherwise the seat will automatically start moving back to the previous position as soon as the ignition is turned on, although you can stop it by pressing one of the memory buttons. I think the whole linking to the key is problematic with keyless go, because if both keys are nearby you can't control which one becomes the key that controls the profile and seating position. In the past when you had to unlock the door using the remote this was easier to do as it was clear which key was used. Perhaps ultimately this is a subtle nudge by MB to push you into getting his and her vehicle 
. The new MBUX in the S Class etc. has face recognition and finger print recognition, so it gets easier for the car to recognize who's in the driver's seat.
. The new MBUX in the S Class etc. has face recognition and finger print recognition, so it gets easier for the car to recognize who's in the driver's seat. Last edited by superswiss; Feb 18, 2022 at 10:25 PM.
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If my wife last drove the car her profile is set, the seat is all the way in. I have to reach past the steering wheel, choose my profile before I can adjust my seat. I can't even sit in the seat unless I move the seat manually, choose my profile, and select my seat memory. Does not make sense
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I'm in the same boat as far as the OP's complaint. I CAN NOT get in the car if the seat is in position for her (luckily, it's her car). Only work around I've come up with was to set seat position all the way back for her profile memory button #3. I walk up to car, open door, push button #3. Wait for the seat to move all the way back, get in, start car, wait for MBUX to load, once it does select my profile. Then, and only then can I start driving.
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I'm in the same boat as far as the OP's complaint. I CAN NOT get in the car if the seat is in position for her (luckily, it's her car). Only work around I've come up with was to set seat position all the way back for her profile memory button #3. I walk up to car, open door, push button #3. Wait for the seat to move all the way back, get in, start car, wait for MBUX to load, once it does select my profile. Then, and only then can I start driving.
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What are all the different setting everyone needs? Am I missing something? In all our cars my wife use seat 1, my daughter now has #2, and I get #3. I open the door, immediately hit 3 cause I can’t get in behind my wife either, then reach up and open the garage door since I use a remote and not the MB system since it never keeps my codes and by then the seat has moved enough to let me in. What are all the other settings everyone needs to change?
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Guess I did a poor job of explaining... Moderna booster kicking my *** for some reason. I ended up having to do just that but with button #3. Guess my Ford spoils me by knowing which key. Then again, it only has seat/steering wheel memory and no "profiles".
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So for my shorter Wife it moved back, and with the taller Me, it moved forward.
This changed with our 2021 GLE53, which moves back for both of us. Both had massage seats, but the 53 has AMG Sport seats.
Don't know why they are different.
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Yes the seat moves into a position that makes it easy to get in and out. This could mean moving forward from behind the B-pillar in case of a tall person or moving back in case of a short person. The backrest may also move forward to make it easier to get out of the seat. All depends on the current position.
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Each Profile has it's own set of seat memories. So on my profile I use #1 and my wife is #2. On my wife's profile I am #1 and she is #2. There is never any confusion. Regardless of who's profile is loaded in at any moment, I am always #1 and she is always #2
