Entry/Exit feature
Junior Member
Joined: Dec 2019
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From: Northeast Florida
2024 GLE450e
I would upvote this.
When my wife exits, it goes back, but I wish it would go back further for when I drive next.
When I drive, it basically just moves the steering wheel and puts the seat back up.
For reference, my wife is 5’3” and I am 6’0”
Also, we were having some issues with it not working when she exited once in a while. I would have to use a shoe horn to get in. That seemed to have resolved itself. It hasn’t messed up in a month or so.
When my wife exits, it goes back, but I wish it would go back further for when I drive next.
When I drive, it basically just moves the steering wheel and puts the seat back up.
For reference, my wife is 5’3” and I am 6’0”
Also, we were having some issues with it not working when she exited once in a while. I would have to use a shoe horn to get in. That seemed to have resolved itself. It hasn’t messed up in a month or so.
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Joined: Jul 2021
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From: SWFL
2024 GLE 450, 2009 SLK 300
I have noticed that it sometimes doesn't work for me also. If you go into the settings I've found that it occasionally turns itself off. I turn it back on and it goes back to working properly.
Out Of Control!!
Joined: Nov 2018
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From: San Francisco Bay Area
2019 C63CS
No, there's no adjustment as far as I know. There also tends to be confusion as some taller people have found that seat to actually move forward instead of back. This comes down to what it's trying to achieve. In order to exit easily you need to have enough room to swing your legs out, but also if you are tall you have to get out from behind the B-pillar. Especially with 4-door cars, the door opening is smaller and the B-pillar is farther forward. It attempts to adjust the seat, so that you don't have the B-pillar in your way when trying to get out. This is partly why I prefer 2-door coupes. The door opening is much bigger and the B-pillar is farther back. In most 4-doors I have the B-pillar right next to my head and it blocks my sideview and I have to climb out from behind it.
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Joined: Mar 2024
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GLE450e
You could set seat memory 1 to be your driving position and memory 3 to be your entry/exit position. Yes, this is not automatic... but aren't there a lot of settings you wish were not automatic? (e.g., interior alarm; sound system state at start). Think of this as a way to take control... a small victory.
