Triple Digits Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 [font=Arial][size=4]I just took delivery of an ABP/Taupe GT L last night and was still fiddling around with the power seats to get them 'perfect' - but after I let my wife take it for a drive I'm almost back to square one as far as the seat settings go.[/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=4][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=4]In the absence of a memory function for the power seats I was wondering if anyone had developed a 'methodology' for getting them dialed in - i.e. which adjustment range to do first, second, etc....[/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=4][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=4]:confused: [/size][/font] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KTM 525 Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 [quote name='Triple Digits'][font=Arial][size=4]I let my wife take it for a drive [/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=4] [/size][/font][/QUOTE] Theres your problem:lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sduford Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 [quote name='KTM 525']Theres your problem:lol:[/QUOTE] :lol::lol::lol:! Sylvain www.digitalfotographer.com - Audi Q5 Club - MB-GLK Club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offthacliff Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 I like to back it up far, sit down push the clutch as far as I can, and move the seat forward till the clutch touches the floor. then you can fiddle with the other adjustments to your liking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostjunkie Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 Me GF and I share time in our cars, fortunately the only thing she does when she adjusts the seat is to move it forward. We both like the backrest angle and bottom cushion angle/height the same. For fore/aft, I just slide it back a little further than I need, push in the clutch and move forward till I'm confortable with my leg position. Works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken S Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 With me, I start with the seat height adjustment so that I can fit about four fingers between the top of my head and the headliner. Next, I slide the seat back so that with my arms outstretched, my wrists are at the steering wheel. Lastly, I try to sit upright as possible and then tweak the fore/aft seat height to a comfortable position. Takes about 30 seconds to do. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avishar Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 I like going sliding it from back to front, but I stop at the point where the clutch is fully depressed but my leg is still slightly bent. I find this allows me to control the pedal better and use my ultra masculine leg muscles to their advantage :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sde Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 at first i would put it all the way down and lift the front till it was snug under my knees, but now it's just all the way down. if i'm really driving it, then i'll move it closer to the steering wheel. if on a longer freeway trip, then i'll move it back a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple Digits Posted December 21, 2004 Author Share Posted December 21, 2004 Thanks - I'm getting better at it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy_Fan Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 Mine's easy. All the way back, all the way down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axis008 Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 Wow, how interesting. I thought my roommate was the only one anal (no offense, of course) about seating adjustments. If his seating is not perfect in his RSX, he'll shift bad and/or stall. I don't have a Legacy, but all I do is make sure I can engage the clutch all the way. -ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple Digits Posted December 22, 2004 Author Share Posted December 22, 2004 No offense taken... However in my case a lot of it is due to having parked a bridge abutment right between the headlights of a 73 Firebird. (Notice the ashtray cozying up to the rearview mirror, and the custom steering wheel work was done by my face.) So anyway, along with the 3 skull fractures, 18 jaw fractures, 24 facial fractures, exploding the left orbit, and severing the seventh branch of the facial nerve, the lap belt helped me to rupture my small intestine (in seven times that night to get the bleeders) and fracture my third and fourth lumbar, which healed out of line with a partial calcification/fusion. My leg didn't work, total static on the EMG, and I weighed a grand total of 85 pounds including the armpit to hip plaster bodycast. Well I defied the hell out of medical science, did my own rehab and not only do I walk, and drive, I pretty well kick @$$. (No money to race though - sorry Skip Barber...) None-the-less, that kinda trauma does wear a body down and I really need to get a very efficient and supportive driving position. 22 years later I still remember the impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axis008 Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Wow, impressive recovery! I'm glad you are back in action. I guess everyone has their own reasons for little things like that . -ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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