Seats Rear access on 3 door (front seats)

wildey · 5th April 2008, 16:18

Can anyone tell me why when releasing the front seats of my Type S to gain access to the back they dont return back to the original position?

Dimplyred · 5th April 2008, 16:25

Because the seats don't have a 'memory' setting.

It's a 'feature' of the civic.

robbo51 · 5th April 2008, 16:45

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kenP · 5th April 2008, 17:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by wildey

Can anyone tell me why when releasing the front seats of my Type S to gain access to the back they dont return back to the original position?

Not even on the drivers side?

wildey · 5th April 2008, 17:45

Nope, every time I lift the seats and put them back my seat ends up right close to the steering wheel and really upright.
Just annoying really!

NEEMSTAR · 5th April 2008, 17:50

yeah its something Honda should address in the facelift

Fuzion · 5th April 2008, 17:54

hmmmm, I guess I have just been very lucky then. I let people in and out of mine, and to my knowledge, I havent then had to adjust my seat setting

Dimplyred · 5th April 2008, 18:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by wildey

Nope, every time I lift the seats and put them back my seat ends up right close to the steering wheel and really upright.
Just annoying really!

While there is no memory on the seats, I've found if you slide the seat back all the way, BEFORE returning the seat back to the upright position it goes further back and doesn't stop close to the steering wheel.

Hope that makes sense.

TTDegs · 6th April 2008, 08:29

When trying to persuade Mrs TT that an S was the way to go, I noticed if you just pull the lever up slightly, the back tipped without the base moving?

As long as you don't need to move the base to get in the back, then you're half way there

Needs proper memory seats really though

rallakias · 6th April 2008, 08:38

my wifes 3-door peugeot 206 has faulty front seats, but we expected that from a French car

Honda should think of this "bug"

angie4m · 6th April 2008, 09:22

Its also a feature of the Ford Focus so its not just Honda! Dimply is right though, dont put the seat back upright until the base is back and you'll be miles from the pedals but just have to pull it in. Mr Clarkson failed to do this when moaning about this issue, if only he had done it that way

but he forgot to mention this when he reviewed the ASBO.

mike_civic · 6th April 2008, 12:04

Its very annoying when you pull in front the seat for the rear passenger to enter, and the seat does not remember the initial position. The only thing that you can do is to push the seat to a proper position and then pull the back upright. Then the only thing to do is to put the back to its proper position.

My 3door opel corsa could 'remember' the position, my typeS doesn't.....

philip3600 · 6th April 2008, 12:39

this is very common on Japanese cars. And I don't think they will change it when the facelift arrives.

angie4m · 6th April 2008, 20:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by philip3600

this is very common on Japanese cars. And I don't think they will change it when the facelift arrives.

Did the last Civic have memory seats? I don't think they did so if they didn't bother changing it from the 7th gen to the 8th gen then you can bet your bottom dollar they won't change it for a facelift model.

Like i've already said there are lots of cars now that don't have memory seats and the Civic's rivals are some of them....its not a life or death thing for me as I hardly ever have anyone in the back of the car.

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Dimplyred Super Moderator Civinfo master Join Date: 24th August 2007 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 5,672 Thanks: 20 Thanked 210 Times in 203 Posts iTrader: (0)	Because the seats don't have a 'memory' setting. It's a 'feature' of the civic.

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wildey Valve Cap Join Date: 30th March 2008 Location: Rugby, England Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Nope, every time I lift the seats and put them back my seat ends up right close to the steering wheel and really upright. Just annoying really!

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NEEMSTAR Type R Brigade Member Rocketship door handle Join Date: 7th October 2007 Location: In Your Mind Posts: 1,566 Thanks: 36 Thanked 27 Times in 27 Posts iTrader: (0)	yeah its something Honda should address in the facelift

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Fuzion Valve Cap Join Date: 26th December 2007 Location: Norwich Posts: 37 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	hmmmm, I guess I have just been very lucky then. I let people in and out of mine, and to my knowledge, I havent then had to adjust my seat setting

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TTDegs Super Moderator Civinfo master Join Date: 4th August 2006 Location: Cardiff Posts: 5,634 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	When trying to persuade Mrs TT that an S was the way to go, I noticed if you just pull the lever up slightly, the back tipped without the base moving? As long as you don't need to move the base to get in the back, then you're half way there Needs proper memory seats really though

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rallakias Souvlaki Drifter ! Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 31st October 2007 Location: Athens, Marousi GREECE Posts: 752 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts iTrader: (0)	my wifes 3-door peugeot 206 has faulty front seats, but we expected that from a French car Honda should think of this "bug"

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angie4m Naughty but nice Civinfo guru Join Date: 28th September 2007 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 3,336 Thanks: 25 Thanked 50 Times in 50 Posts iTrader: (0)	Its also a feature of the Ford Focus so its not just Honda! Dimply is right though, dont put the seat back upright until the base is back and you'll be miles from the pedals but just have to pull it in. Mr Clarkson failed to do this when moaning about this issue, if only he had done it that way but he forgot to mention this when he reviewed the ASBO.

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mike_civic Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 21st February 2008 Location: Piraeus, Greece Posts: 991 Thanks: 20 Thanked 23 Times in 23 Posts iTrader: (0)	Its very annoying when you pull in front the seat for the rear passenger to enter, and the seat does not remember the initial position. The only thing that you can do is to push the seat to a proper position and then pull the back upright. Then the only thing to do is to put the back to its proper position. My 3door opel corsa could 'remember' the position, my typeS doesn't.....

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philip3600 Wheelnut Join Date: 6th January 2007 Posts: 56 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	this is very common on Japanese cars. And I don't think they will change it when the facelift arrives.