Erase key memory/seat memory

Every time I press the key to open the car 2003 996 C4s the seat moves to a position I can't used and I am getting in and pushing memory button to get seat in my preferred position to drive. How do I cancel out the memory of the key /seat upon opening position, followed the manual with no luck in erasing memory on key or seat??? Any help appreciated. Amaxing....I can replace a clutch, but have amental block on this memory seat thing or something....I can double hit key opener and it stops the seat from moving, but still have to readjust...............thanks again.........

I am in the same boat, I cannot get my seat to respond to the instructions listed in the manual either on my 996tt. Are you able to set any of the numbers as positions? Maybe my entire mechanism is not operating properly.

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Sounds like your key is programmed to a different setting (you have 2 memory settings for 2 keys). Have you tried to reprogram both memory locations with the same seat position? If you have, well, I got nothing else. -td

I'm in the same frustrating boat. If anyone solves this please post it up.

I shouild demand that you RTFM! but I like easy fixes. According to the owner's manual, to clear the seat memory: 1. Switch the ignition on with the desired key 2. Simultaneously press the "key" button and "2" button for at least 5 seconds. The buttons referred to on the seat memory control panel.

Reading the manual probably won't help. This is a common problem with the 996. Either the keys are not programmed correctly, or the memory control module under the seat is faulty. I bought a brand new key from the Porshe dealership, and they can't program it to work right. Same issues as above, except mine is worse, the seat goes all the way back and seatback goes all the way down! Dealership blames a faulty memory control module which costs about $1000 plus labor. AND...there's NO guarantee that it will solve the problem.....I still have the key as a spare, can't use it on a daily basis.

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Cos, you have the SGO (Single Guys Only) option on your car. You let your girl friend sit in the driver's seat and then tell her, "Yup, Porsche thought of everything!"

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You dirty ol' man...........actually someone made that comment already one day when it did that, "oh boy, look...it's ready for action!"

Same problem here - I've tried to reprogram exactly to the manual's instructions and every other way in between, still nothing. Thankfully, I have a spare key that doesn't have a positioned memorized.

I could not program any of the memory buttons (M, key, 1, or 2) as well as the annoying position with the keyless so I decided to take this apart from the door sil. I found that the little clip was unhooked and now everything works 100%. I was even able to program it to my key! It takes two seconds to check so its worth a shot. Just pull straight up on the module with the memory buttons and look at the tiny clip that plugs into the seat memory.

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Nice catch! Thanks for reporting back. Hopefully it will help some of the other guys, too. Now if my Honda memory seat stops working I will know....... oh wait....... it doesn't have memory seats! OK, that is one more reason I hate this !#$%^&* car!

Tim, that is exactly the problem with Honda, they are really behind in the "hi-tech" stuff...you know, little stuff like bluetooth, memory seats, digital compass, ext. temp...etc. You either need to have the top of the line model with Navi, OR, they are not an option at all. When comparing between different makes of vehicles, there are actually people who would make a decision on which vehicle to buy based on the availability of bluetooth alone as the deciding factor.

Since I am the only one that drives, I ended up taking out fuse for the power seat. I would rather have the seats stationary then have to adjust the memory seat every time I get into the car. Its been 2 years and still have not needed to put the fuse back in...

same here

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Yah finding that clip was off is a great find and probably more than half of the troubled persons have the same clip off theirs. Gota911 the honda's are one size fits all so you don't need the fancy seats

You will have to get the dealer to reprogram the keys. I went through this with mine. You need to have both keys and the code tags. More than likely they will have to blow away ALL keys and settings. So remind them to program the doors to lock automatically if you like that feature.

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Auto locking the doors is spooky since leaving the key in the car during filling up and other things like taking groceries in would suck very much.

It only locks once the car is going past 5 mph. You leave your keys in your car here in Houston it will no longer be your car.

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my seat goes all the way front and up! still do not know how to fix it yet...

I actually got the Porsche mechanic to demonstrate this fix for me at the Porsche dealership. It is very easy to do, and it is not in the manual. Here is what he did (which I'd used the same procedure to program my seat memory to the key FOB several times now): (1) Turn the engine on with the key FOB you want to program. (2) Move the seat and mirrors to the desired position (3) Press the "M" button and hold it down (4) While holding the "M" button down, press the "key" button, then release the "key" button without releasing the "M" button (5) While still holding the "M" button down, press the "1" button to program it to "1" (6) Release both the "1" button and the "M" button at the same time That's it. If you want to program your key to the "2" position, just repeat the procedure and push the "2" button instead of the "1" button.

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The most concise (and correct) seat programming directions I've read on the web so far. Thank you!

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I've been searching the forums for a fix for this issue and I've tried everything I could find. When I unlock the door with the remote (and I only have one), the seat slides too far forward. It doesn't correspond to a memory position (1, 2 or 3). I read this post quoted below with interest in that it says press the "key" button. In my memory seat button, there is no key button, so are you suggesting the key button on the fob or dash?

So your seat control doesn't look like this? image-585323426.jpg

Nope, it has M, 1, 2, and 3. No key...

Tried the instructions above to no avail. I was able to change the location of the seat when pushing the Key button, but the seat still moves up when I unlock the car with my spare key. Guess I'll just live with it, not a big deal since it's my spare key.

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Same here, and it's my only key! No Joy!!

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Thanks for posting those directions! We got our 2011 let week and could not set the seat memory to reset to #2 key, when unlocked with the key remote, although it would reset with the door button. Your directions worked. Just to be even more direct, you have to press door button #1, the one that also has an image of a "key" on it and then "2" door button. The Owners Manual is totally useless for this step.

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Yep, I have the same problem too. But, I have one key which programs correctly and works properly when I unlock the car with it. I have a second key, which when I program it and use it to unlock the car, the seat moves to some other position. My belief is, the previous owner lost a key and acquired a new one and when it was programmed to the cars somehow the memory position for the remote is different than the key pill and therefore the key position saved when programming the key (which I think uses the key pill to refer to the key) is different than what is retrieved when the remote is used. This is all an assumption on my part, but I have been unable to get my second key to work and it is the same problem as you're having.

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Hi! I have exactly the same problem. I took apart the door sil too but couldn't find what could be unhooked. By any chance, do you have any picture of this famous clip ?

I unmounted again the door sil yesterday and, under the buttons, I see 4 connectors: 1 for the trunk button, 1 for the engine compartment button (those 2 first are white connectors) and 2 black ones for the seats buttons. When I unplug the first one of those 2 (the one which is more at the front side of the car), no button is working anymore (no light behind the buttons and none of the memory button is functional). Replugging it, it goes back to the previous state: all buttons lighs are working, but the M button doesn't seem functional. If I unplug the second one (the black one which is more at the back side of the car), it seems that nothing changes (actually, I 'm not sure anymore, maybe nothing works as with the first connector). Still, I'm wondering if I'm missing something. Is there any other connector somewhere that could be unplugged? Thanks in advance!

Hello everyone! I still didn't find the solution to my problem. But I still have some more elements regarding the symptoms though: ->I cannot store any memory position (I tried every procedure I found online) ->When I push the "key" button only, nothing happens ->I can change my seat position when I'm not driving. Starting from about 5 km/h, I connot do it anymore. I have to stop and at least open the door to be able to do it again ( I do not know if this is the normal behaviour) -> A Porsche owner close to my place has the PIWIS equipments and nicely made a few tests on my car: the "M" button itselfs is working (it is actually sending on the car the network the "Hey guys, I'm pushed" message), from the PIWIS interface you can save the current position to memory 1 or 2, BUT you cannot set any position directly using the actual buttons on the car ... That is really really strange. I do not know what to do...Can anywone of you guys give me some hints? Thanks very much in advance!

Hi everybody! As when the PIWIS sends the order to the seat module, the module stores the position, and as each button one by one seems to works, I would suspect that there is some short circuit within the module where the buttons are located that would prevent any signal to go out of it when "M" and "1" or "2" are pressed... Do you think it could be that and that I should change the bloc with the buttons?

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Old thread I know, but do you really just pull straight up? Mine seems very tight, and I don't want to break the trim piece. The ends pop up fine, but then I can't get anything beyond about 6" form the end loose. My Bentley manual shows a 996.1 and says there are torx screws hidden behind caps. When I pop the caps on my 996.2, there is just carpet behind it.

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The screws are behind the carpet. Get a short 5mm hex wrench (not torx) and fish around until you find where the carpet parts. Not easy but can be done. You'll never remove it as long as those screws are holding it on. BTW, don't remove the screws - just need to be loosened.

liem1997 directions work perfectly. I Recently inherited a 2001 911 Carrera. This memory seat issue just had to be fixed, as the seat position tied to the key was all the way forward. These instructions worked like a charm, 1st try! I held for 5 seconds at every step. Easiest fix ever! Thanks for posting.

Bumping this up from the dead. Is there any way to disable the "key memory"? I occasionally drive my kids around in the back seat and push the seat forward a little. Every time I lock/unlock the car it goes back to my preset key position.

I had the same issue with my key fobs as most of the other guys - on unlocking the car with either of my keys, the seat would return to some other default base position. I then had to move the seat to my preferred driving position every time I used the car. I'd tried using the reset instructions in the car's manual without success. I decided to try liem1997 detailed instructions and successfully re-programmed both key fobs.

Same issue here....main key when unlocking car seat moves to memory position, I have tried the above and doesn't work for me. I am now using the 2nd key due to the 1st key unlocking rubber tearing and waiting now for replacement case. The 2nd key stays in the position when I unlock it for a drive