2001 996 Seat Memory position linked to key (no key button on panel)

BodgerBen · Apr 25, 2013

Hi guys, Caroline has got her Turbo back from Nine Excellence who've done a wonderful job on their 9E30 package, uprated Bilsteins, big brake kit. 2 wheel drive conversion with full 2wd geo - we're currently at the limit of the Tip box - around 650bhp so will have that uprated later in the year as there is loads more to come from the current setup.

The car is pretty perfect for what she wants, bike like acceleration, comfortable and great stoppers - just one downside, the flipping seat memory!

Roger and the guys at Parr had a bash at getting it set so the seat would return to Caroline's position, with no luck.
I've trawled the interweb and tried most things that came up and James at Nine Excellence had a bash - he even tried to disable the seat moving on unlock.

So - before I pull the seat fuse, can anyone with a three button seat memory (not 1,2 and key buttons) have a trick to getting the memory to behave?

The M + 1, 2 or 3 does remember the positions - just not linked to the key.

We're off to Spa in early May for a couple of days - I promise to put the GoPro in and get some Akrapovic sounds!! (hoping we'll pass the 106db)

Richard_Hamilton · Apr 25, 2013

How very odd. I don't think I have ever seen one with 1, 2, 3, M buttons. The only ones I have seen for memory seats on the Turbo have Key, 1, 2, M buttons.

So do I understand you that when unlocking the car with her key, the seats go to a different position to any of the positions set with the 1, 2, 3 memory buttons?

4 keys can be coded to the car, so maybe her key is programmed to memory 4. Have you another key you can try, which may be programmed to positions 1, 2, or 3?

BodgerBen · Apr 25, 2013

Thanks Richard, that's what James at 9E said.

Our driver's Manual "WKD 996 120 01 3/00" shows the M 1,2,3 buttons on page 26 - "Operating with person buttons 1 to 3" and to clear the seat memory you press 1 and 3 for 5 seconds!

Storing seat position
1. Switch the ignition on with the desired vehicle key.

2. Set the desired seat, lumbar and door mirror positions.
If you wish for the passenger's mirror to...

3. Keep memory button M depressed and press the central locking button on the remote control within 5 seconds. (of what taking the key out of the ignition?)

I think pulling the fuse and leaving the seat in Caroline's position is probably best.