Memory seats

[wimorrison]

Mine works when it remembers, problem is it always seems to remember what the setting is when it is raining and I am stood outside getting wet as the seat winds forward to the wife's setting - this means that I have to wait whilst holding the button to get it as I can't fit myself into tech seat fully forward position my wife likes, this means I get even wetter .

Like many I have tried all sorts of things and have essentially given up

Volvo 1 Iain 0

[Roland_F]

Originally Posted by XCeed

Things are rarely straightforward with Volvo and I am sure their designers like to bowl little googlies at us to keep us on our toes - eg sensus, electronic oil gauge, windscreen wiper service position, etc, etc...
The secret tease with the Car Key Memory function is that you have to set it separately on each fob. Set it on only one fob and the function works with that fob - but not the other one! Nice try, guys!
So, insert fob A and go to Settings and tick the Car Key Memory box. Then press the M button to memorise your chosen seat setting. Remove the fob, get out and LOCK the car.
Next, unlock the car with Fob B, insert it and again go to Car Key Memory setting where you will see that there is no tick (even though you ticked it with the other fob)! So tick it.
Now choose at least one setting for your co-driver (different to Fob A), memorise it and get out and LOCK the car.
Return to the car with Fob A, open the door and seat WILL slide back to the last setting used by the Fob A driver. Similarly, send your co-driver back with Fob B and it will adjust for him/her - but only if the door has been locked, and then unlocked by Fob B!
Get any of this rigmarole wrong and you will fail - and you have no right to be driving a Volvo. Simples...

These instructions are spot-on, and we've never had a problem with the adjustment in our XC60. The only clarification I'd make is that the adjustment doesn't take place on unlocking, it takes place when the door handle is operated.

[XCeed]

Well it always works with mine! Mind you, it took me best part of a year's ownership to sus it out and only then because SWMBO complained loudly that it never worked for her. The devilish bit that caught me out for ages was the necessity to tick the box twice, once with Fob A and then repeat using Fob B...I thought that the first tick would suffice to turn the function on - silly me!
Thing is, you have to view your Volvo as if it's an Enigma machine - stick at it and you'll crack it in the end!
Seriously, it is a very useful feature, it should work, and if it doesn't it is a fault that clearly needs a dealer visit.
(PS: wing mirrors are part of the memory feature too)

[metoo6000]

Hi guys,

This is the first post I make.

Recently I have purchased XC60 (used one). The car key memory worked when the dealer demonstrated to me, but since I collected the car it never worked. I tried all the methods in this thread but still failed. Anyone has a new method to solve the problem?

Thanks in advance.
Sungwoo

[nputtick]

Originally Posted by XCeed

Things are rarely straightforward with Volvo and I am sure their designers like to bowl little googlies at us to keep us on our toes - eg sensus, electronic oil gauge, windscreen wiper service position, etc, etc...
The secret tease with the Car Key Memory function is that you have to set it separately on each fob. Set it on only one fob and the function works with that fob - but not the other one! Nice try, guys!
So, insert fob A and go to Settings and tick the Car Key Memory box. Then press the M button to memorise your chosen seat setting. Remove the fob, get out and LOCK the car.
Next, unlock the car with Fob B, insert it and again go to Car Key Memory setting where you will see that there is no tick (even though you ticked it with the other fob)! So tick it.
Now choose at least one setting for your co-driver (different to Fob A), memorise it and get out and LOCK the car.
Return to the car with Fob A, open the door and seat WILL slide back to the last setting used by the Fob A driver. Similarly, send your co-driver back with Fob B and it will adjust for him/her - but only if the door has been locked, and then unlocked by Fob B!
Get any of this rigmarole wrong and you will fail - and you have no right to be driving a Volvo. Simples...

This worked for me ('62 reg V60D2) - i.e. ticking the memory function box separately for each key. And yes, the seat only moves when the door is opened.

[Bobw]

How is the space in the BMW cf the XC60 please? Looks smaller.

[steadvex]

as others have said as long as save car key memory is ticked, when you lock the car with the fob it should then save memory/mirror positions, then when you next unlock it should go to the fob, but you need to lock it first

that's how it should work, if not might be worth resetting system options to default?

its worked like that for every Volvo I've owned... took me a while to figure out in the newest one why the dash kept changing, if you have an active tft dash it also saves themes based on the key

[noodle1066]

Originally Posted by steadvex

as others have said as long as save car key memory is ticked, when you lock the car with the fob it should then save memory/mirror positions, then when you next unlock it should go to the fob, but you need to lock it first

that's how it should work, if not might be worth resetting system options to default?

its worked like that for every Volvo I've owned... took me a while to figure out in the newest one why the dash kept changing, if you have an active tft dash it also saves themes based on the key

Shame it doesn't do radio station pre-sets as well.

[steadvex]

Originally Posted by noodle1066

Shame it doesn't do radio station pre-sets as well.

Too convenient!

[johnnyoro]

This function worked perfectly on our previous V60 ( MY 12) and does the same on our present XC60 MY13 . It memorises the seat and mirror position and whichever digital display one prefers.
The only time you need to be careful is if you swap drivers on a long journey . You must lock the car with the previous drivers fob and unlock with the new drivers fob.
The memory setting is saved each time the car is locked so if you make changes they will be saved automatically every time.
Another thing is this gives up to 5 seat memory positions