Electric Seat memories linked to keys

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I have a CLK320 W209 series with electric memory seats. The seat electrics are all good, the memory store/recalls all work. In the System Menu I have enabled the feature whereby the key used is meant to automatically recall a seat position, but it doesn't appear to work.

The manual is not very helpful, it merely tells you how to turn the feature on, but not how to actually assign a key to a seat memory.

P92 of manual tells you how to make/recall seat memory positions, as I said this works fine.

P134 tells me how to turn on the keye dependence feature.

I have two keys, I use seat memory 1, mrs G uses 2. But basically the feature doesn't seem to work. Any ideas?

Is the seat meant to move to the desired preset as the car is unlocked? or only after the enginer is started (it doesn't appear to do either).

How do you select which key recalls which (of the 3) memory positions.

Help would be appreciated
 

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Each of the three memory positions have DIFFERENT settings dependent upon which key is used (giving six presets, if you like). Set Mem 1 with your key for yourself. Then, using your wife's key get her to set her prefered position - using Mem 1 as well. Leaving the car in Mem 1 position all the time, you should find that whoever's key is used, the seat, external mirrors and steering wheel move to that person's prefered positions. This is how it works on my CLK (209) and we never need to touch the 1,2,3 selector switch, each of those holding a (different) set of positions dependent upon which key is used.
The seat moves when the key is first inserted - before it is turned. If you turn the key whilst the seat is moving, it stops moving and you have to wait until the engine has fired before the seat continues to move into its correct position. Works fine 100% of the time.
Hope that helps,
Doug
 
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Thanks, it makes sense but goes to show how useless the manual is! what would I have done without the forum - well perhaps sat in the car with my knees in my chest"!

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Thanks, it makes sense but goes to show how useless the manual is! what would I have done without the forum - well perhaps sat in the car with my knees in my chest"!

best wishes
A good answer from Doug as always :D:D

when it all goes wrong you sit the way you describe :grin::grin:
 


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