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    Electric Seat Memory

    Hi all,

    Missus just brought a new MY18 Skoda Octavia RS Wagon in blue. Impressive car! I previously had a MY14 Golf GTI Performance, but this RS is so much better. More tech, more space, similar performance.

    One question I have is about the electric seat memory. I like to have the seat down as low as it will go. I've saved the position using the buttons on the seat (using my key and profile), however whenever I go back to my saved seat settings, it won't go fully down, stopping approx 10mm from full-down position. Is this normal? Does the seat not like being down all the way?

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    When I had an MY16 Octavia with seat memory I was surprised to find that I had to hold the button until the seat stopped moving. Previous cars you just tapped it and it moved to the position, might be related to your issue.

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    Karl
    MY18 Passat Alltrack Wolfsberg (white) darkest legal tint (SOLD), 2014 Golf 110 TDI Highline (sold after DM Flywheel issues), now 2021 RAV4 Cruiser Hybrid, 2020 C-HR Koba Hybrid

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    over in the briskoda forum, i've seen this come up a couple of times.
    not just in the octavia, but also happens in the Superbs.

    for some reason, the memory seats will not stay at the extreme/max lowest position between restarts. it will always be a cm or two from max.

    no one has mentioned a fix/solution.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by dArK5HaD0w View Post
    over in the briskoda forum, i've seen this come up a couple of times.
    not just in the octavia, but also happens in the Superbs.

    for some reason, the memory seats will not stay at the extreme/max lowest position between restarts. it will always be a cm or two from max.

    no one has mentioned a fix/solution.....
    Mine does this and I find it annoying as I am tall and like the seat as low as possible.

    I found that the seat will move without the button being held if the door is open and the car isn't on.

    My Audi works similarly for its memory passenger seat. Door has to be open for the seat to be moved without holding the button.
    2017 Skoda Octavia vRS wagon - Black Pearl - DSG
    19" Black pack - Tech Pack - Comfort Pack - Sunroof - Auto Boot.

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    Mine also does this. I assumed it was something to do with the design engineers having redundancy in the limits of movement, ie: the mechanisms which allow the seat to move in it's various directions, the memory settings must be set with a "failsafe" to automatically adjust it slightly in from being the maximum setting , so that it doesn't cause any issues with fouling the mechanism.... although I can't see how having your seat permanently set at 100% of allowable position, is any different to having it permanently set at 98%.

    And mine also does the "hold the button while sitting in the seat, but just press it once, if nobody is in the seat/door open"
    2016 Skoda Octavia 162TSI RS Wagon
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    Previous: 2012 Mazda 6 Diesel // 2001 Subaru Liberty STi // 1991 Subaru Liberty RS Turbo // VK Holden Commodore // Subaru Leone // Mazda RX-808 // Mitsubishi Magna // 1971 Mazda R100 Coupe

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    if you go through the settings and turn off the ability to have different driver settings you will find the seats will stay lowered
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    Yes! As all have said, I had this issue too.
    Do as VR28LT has mentioned above and it will fix it.
    2018 Ralyee Green RS wagon. Fully optioned.
    Previous vehicles:2015 Volvo V60 Polestar (my one detour from VW/Skoda!)
    2013 Platin grey RS wagon / 2012 White Polo GTI / 2009 Black 125 Tiguan

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    There is a solution here in this thread
    Things that annoy me !
    2018 Ralyee Green RS wagon. Fully optioned.
    Previous vehicles:2015 Volvo V60 Polestar (my one detour from VW/Skoda!)
    2013 Platin grey RS wagon / 2012 White Polo GTI / 2009 Black 125 Tiguan

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