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Specific about driving position: Worth installing seat memory function?

Getting the seat back to my driving position becomes a struggle if changed.

BHPian reddyboi recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

Hi Fellow BHPians,

I am one such petrolhead who is constantly bothered to get to my preferred driving position.

While most of the time, I ensure that I avoid giving to valets, occasionally it happens and then a nightmare presents itself. I struggle to get back to my favourite position where I constantly think the current position is off as I feel uncomfortable

To overcome this, I keep markers wrt how far the seat is moved back, railing view in the bottom of the seat, headrest alignment with B-Pillar, and steering fit in hands (assuming the steering is not adjusted by someone else)

To avoid this, I badly want to retrofit a memory function to the seats.

A few questions I have in this regard are:

  1. Is this possible without voiding the warranty (Have 1.5 Years of warranty left)
  2. Is this even possible? If yes, any contacts in Bangalore / Hyderabad would help

Here's what GTO had to say on the matter:

Not going to be easy or cheap - will require a lot of part sourcing, installation help, electronic wizardry etc. But then, some BHPians have fitted ADAS & adaptive cruise control to their cars, so not impossible. Just won't be easy. Depends on how determined you are.

If I were you and so particular about my driving position, I'd just stop giving my car to the valet. This is a far simpler solution.

Here's what BHPian Shreyans_Jain had to say on the matter:

The memory driver seat is a godsent feature for someone like me, the scenario being all cars are shared between different members of the family. Each member has a different height and their own favoured driving positions. Being able to get the seat back right where I like it every time at the press of a button is extremely convenient.

It is something I never knew I missed until I got my Jeep Compass home. Now, it’s a deal-making feature for me.

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