hi does anyone know if my car's driver seat is supposed to move back when i turn it off? it doesn't and I wa wondering if it is supposed to?

 

My 2003 XJR does the same thing.
Of course in the Auto Entry/Exit mode the steering wheel tilts up... but the seat moves ALL THE WAY BACK TOO!!! Makes it impossible to get out of the seat when it's in the trunk! :-)
I've turned the Auto Enter/Exit switch off and I programed 2 of my 3 seat settings to get me in and out from behind the wheel.

I'd like to know what I'm missing with the Auto Entry/Exit too.

 

My 2001 VDP moves the seat back a bit when I turn it off and adjusts to my seat setting when I turn it on.

 

The knob on the steering column activates the memory seat controller to move the steering wheel up and out of the way and to also move the seat back.

It is tied into the key fobs -- so you can have memory automatically go to an "A" and "B" position depending on the key.

I drive with the seat all the way back so mine does not move when I drive it -- saves having to move the seat back to get in the car.

 

If your column knob is set to "Auto", the seat should move backwards to the entry position when the key comes out of the ignition barrel. When the key is reinserted, it should move back to the forward position or the position corresponding to the remote that unlocked the car.

That is of course, if there are no electrical problems like failed seat potentiometers for instance.

Cheers,

 

My seat doesmt seem to move back, although my steering wheel does move up and out of the wway....most of the time....but the seat never moves back...any idea what item I need to replace to get the seat to move back?

 

On the X308,the entry/exit mode do NOT move the seat, just the steering column.
The goal of the entry/exit mode is to make it easier to get in/out, moving the seat backward would defeat this purpose.
Since I drive with the seat all the way back, I had to check the owner manual and it what it said. Just steering column

 

Initially my 02 XJR did not auto move the seat and the memory settings did not adjust automatically, but after repairing the seat control module (bad solder) it fully reverses on power off and returns to the last position, on key in, and memory's work.

 

I guess I should have added that the seat will move back IF you do not have one of the rare US cars WITHOUT memory seats. Do you have memory buttons on the door??

 

Yes I got memory seats...seems like I need a new seat control module