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    Why no passenger electric seats?

    When we got our Golf R we were disappointed to discover that the passenger front seat does not have electric controls, only the driver does.

    And it looks like even the Arteon R Line is the same. I would have expected it in a 60-76k car.

    A scam of Carsales seems to reveal that we have to step up to Audi, Merc, or BMW to get this feature, which is a huge jump in cost.

    Why on earth did VW do this?


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    Electric seats in both my cars mate...
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    My Tiguan has both seats electric.

    Wife has adjusted it once in 12 months and only ever had one other person sit in it who didnt bother
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    How many times does a passenger change the seat position? Mine could be bolted to the floor for the number of times it has been changed and not having the seat electric is a weight saver as well as a money saver. My orevious car had an electric passenger seat and why it did escapes me because it was hardly ever utilised.

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    That makes sense, but then how often do you change the seat position on the drivers side?


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    Quote Originally Posted by BenT View Post
    That makes sense, but then how often do you change the seat position on the drivers side?


    Ben
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    All the time for me. My wife and I share our GTI, and the driver seat and mirrors adjust automatically depending on whose key unlocks the car


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    Quote Originally Posted by BenT View Post
    That makes sense, but then how often do you change the seat position on the drivers side?
    A lot due to three different drivers, thank god for memory seats. Just as a matter of interest, pull out an electric seat and find out how heavy it is, you will be very surprised.

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    Save the weight, who cares what the passengers thinkWhy no passenger electric seats?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Ozsko View Post
    A lot due to three different drivers, thank god for memory seats. Just as a matter of interest, pull out an electric seat and find out how heavy it is, you will be very surprised.
    My R has three memory positions. But my FIL’s Forester has only 2. Would be a fun fight in your household who gets the memory positions.


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    Why no passenger electric seats?

    More importantly why the #### do the seats not fold almost flat!!!


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