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Old Dec 27, 2004 | 09:33 PM
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Entry / Exit Convenience feature not working

I have the convenience entry/exit feature set to "seat goes back and steering wheel up" when exiting the car. When I open the door, nothing happens. Am I forgetting something?
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Old Dec 27, 2004 | 09:40 PM
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That mode will only work if the seat is not already towards the rear. Try setting it with the seat moved closer to the steering wheel, even uncomfortably so you can test it.

My wife has her adjustment closer than mine so before getting in I pust the correct number button to allow the seat and steering wheel to move to the predesigned location. However, if the seat is already adjusted to the bigger clearance then it simply won't work.
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Old Dec 27, 2004 | 09:53 PM
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Mine had to be reset by the dealer and now works fine.
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Originally Posted by azferrari
I have the convenience entry/exit feature set to "seat goes back and steering wheel up" when exiting the car. When I open the door, nothing happens. Am I forgetting something?
I have not looked at my 2004 SL55 but my 2003 SL500 had an on/off function for this in the functions that showed up in the instrument cluster.

I am not sure if they changed that for 2004 and later.
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