Replacing Driver's Seat to Original Position After Service

[aquariuscsm]

I swear it seems to literally take forever to get your seat in that "just right" position, and it sucks when someone moves it.

 

[Tomioka]

Eyeball it?

I reference the knee bolster to the front seat mount if I gotta move the seat to it's original position.

 

[TCL]

Back in 1983 in the dealership I worked at for 6mo...car fell off the lift at height, one mech never put the washers and spacers back on a new car for the defective wiper motor...manager had a coronary, one brought the car up to the owner only to find no lug nuts on one wheel..missing window guides after work on the door, the list goes on.

Most importantly, did they adjust the seat? LOL

 

[Tomioka]

Joke's on them the power seat computer on my 02 Silverado failed so the driver seat controls are inop. Typical GM PoS.

 

[oilcandave]

Most importantly, did they adjust the seat? LOL

...now that's a good question..

Memorys returning..,had a caddy come in for repairs that had elec issues. I brought the car to the elec repair business the shop used. Car came back with a piece of duct on the front seat. Shop manager (my uncle).. said to put it back in half hour cause the cust was picking it up. It was buried way up under the dash....ya right. I asked why not bring it back to the elec shop and he said they would just circular can it...just what your going to do...so I did what I was told...true story. Best part...got paid labor hours for it!

 

[Chris142]

I went to an automotive tech school where the students worked on cars from John Q. Public. On the very first day of automotive tech school, the instructors stressed that the students were NOT to mess with the position of the owner's seats. Almost in the same breath, the instructor singled me out and said that it might be a little hard for me to follow that rule. (I'm 6'6") However, I've always tried to follow that rule. There are some times when I probably should, but unless it's really necessary, I don't mess with the seat position.

If I was just moving a car into a bay I wouldn't move the seat. A test drive I would. If I can't reach the pedals safely then the owner will have to reposition the seat as needed.

 

[PimTac]

Back in 1983 in the dealership I worked at for 6mo...car fell off the lift at height, one mech never put the washers and spacers back on a new car for the defective wiper motor...manager had a coronary, one brought the car up to the owner only to find no lug nuts on one wheel..missing window guides after work on the door, the list goes on.

But did the tech return the seat back to the customers position?

 

[gregk24]

In the event that I have to take one of our cars to the shop / dealer I've gotten to the place where I put the seat back. Most techs are taller or sit in a further back position than I, so rather than having them cram in and scuff up the interior I put the seat back and steering wheel up.

 

[Rand]

If I have to move a seat I try to just move it back.. no other adjustments.. and I'll try to put it close.

but as mentioned if someone moves mine I'd prefer to have it full back so I know it was changed.

 

[justalubetech]

Tech here, I'm 6 foot and 280 lbs, there are times when I can't even get in a car because the seat is so far forward. I try not to otherwise, but we have to be able to drive the car. I've never really gave this complaint any credit, almost all cars have electric seats now so it takes 10 seconds to find your position again...

 

[02SE]

Back in my consumer car repair days, I always tried to leave a vehicle as it was left by the customer.

That said, there were customers who were never happy. I'm glad to no longer be in that line of work...

 

[Dinoburner]

We had to switch back to leaving them in because customers would blame us for getting the mats dirty when we started removing them.

Once when picking up our vehicle noticed 4 paper mats then continued on home. Next day removed said mats and noticed grease on the back floor carpet. Should have called them out on it but was to busy at that time. Next time at the dealership told them not to use my vehicle for a lunch run.

 

[Hall]

I did not say I couldn't tell it was moved forward. Please don't interpret what I said or put words into my post.

I'm not interpreting anything nor putting words in your mouth. Calm down....

because of where the tech parked the car, I would have been standing on a heavily trafficked street with my door open into a traffic lane to adjust the seat before getting into the car.

Now you're just whining - sorry. If you can't look for traffic, wait if necessary, then adjust the seat, no one can help you. As many have joked, "first world problems" here !!

 

[TeamZero]

As others have said, first world problems. We have the odd customer complain we moved seat/say dont move it. They are told they need to be moved for safety of person thats going to be driving it. If thats an issue, then we can't work on your car. It blows my mind that this bothers someone. Dont mess with radio/heater....but seat?? Come on.....

 

[Popsy]

My feeling is that the techs should replace the seat to the position in which they found it before delivering the car to the customer. What are your thoughts?

Rule number 1 of working on someone else's car : never touch the seat settings (unless you have to as you're working on said seat)
Rule number 2 : never touch the electric windows.

 

[64bawagon]

The techs that move the seats and leave them are likely leaving the seat up when at home
(full measure of sarcastic humor intended)

 

[oilcandave]

I get calls all the time...ladies leaving the lid open and accidently dropping an item in the juice..they flush it hoping it goes away...usually not. I have to explain to them to always close the lid to keep objects from falling into the juice.

(no sarcasm included)

 

[CharlesInCharge]

Recently, my car was serviced at a local shop. The technician who worked on the car moved the driver's seat to accommodate his short stature. The seat was moved to the full forward position. That made it very difficult for me to get into the car as I keep the seat in the full rearward position due to my long legs.

My feeling is that the techs should replace the seat to the position in which they found it before delivering the car to the customer. What are your thoughts?

1st world problems.

Reach in and move it to where you need it. You're paying the tech or shop by the hour. I'm satisfied if they just put down a seat and floor covering and keep the dirt out. Putting the seat where I need it is not even a remote consideration.

OH, and I prefer manual seat adjustments for the record. Faster, cheaper, more reliable, and better in every regard. I hate the "zzzzzzzzzzz" grind of a electric motor seat adjuster that will fail and cost $$$$$ to fix.

 

[1uz_4me]

Couldn't care less how much they move the seat. I adjust the radio & AC after I get in the car & moving the seat back to where I like it is a non-issue. I have it programmed but never push that button

 

[Nick1994]

I'm 6'2" so it always happens to me, as pretty much every car I drive has the seat all the way down and back. They always leave it scooted way up

In my Genesis it was easy to push the memory seat button on the door. Unfortunately with the Tesla, you have to get in and push the top right corner of the screen to select your profile. A 4'7" family member drove it last weekend so it was....interesting...