Model S Front Seat Recline Partially Working

[panhandlerider]

Hi All,

After exhaustive searching here and in the service manual, I’m stumped.

I have a 2016 Model S. The drivers seat reclines back, but when going forward, it stops at about 20-30 degrees from perpendicular and won’t go any further. My car doesn’t have a seat calibration option in the service menu.

Any suggestions?

 

[vcor]

Sounds like a cog on the gear is broken. If you pull forward on the seatback while the motor is running, does it then continue to move forward? This might indicate the cog is broken if it does move forward. I've not pulled a seat apart, but I suspect Tesla would just replace the entire seat rather than fix it and/or make internal parts available. A used seat might yield the needed parts. I'm not aware of a calibration option, but perhaps someone else knows more.

 

[panhandlerider]

The motor doesn't continue to run. It just stops at that point, like that is the end of it's range of motion. I was hoping I could find a way to "reset" it but I've been looking through the manuals all day and haven't found anything.

 

[Impala1ss]

My MS 2017 had the same problem. They repaired and recalibrated it in the shop.

 

[panhandlerider]

My MS 2017 had the same problem. They repaired and recalibrated it in the shop.

I took it to the service center today. This is what fixed it. Just a recalibration done by the technician.

 

[SarahsDad]

I had the same problem a few years ago. Recalibrated by service. Apparently I was pushing back as the seat tilted forward during from the East Entry position change.

It happened again recently but now I have a recalibration button under service menu that worked like a charm!

 

[panhandlerider]

I had the same problem a few years ago. Recalibrated by service. Apparently I was pushing back as the seat tilted forward during from the East Entry position change.

It happened again recently but now I have a recalibration button under service menu that worked like a charm!

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It looks like that screen is from the new 2021+ Model S. Does anyone know if this can be accessed from the service menu in the 2012-2020 Model S?

 

[RMS55555]

Great...thank you for your posts. This is the exact problem I am having on my 2016 S, but I don't have the re-calibration option on the Service menu. I am wondering if I need to take it in or if they can download it to me?

 

[ozke1000]

It looks like that screen is from the new 2021+ Model S. Does anyone know if this can be accessed from the service menu in the 2012-2020 Model S?

Hi, I know this answer is probably bit late, but you can do the seat recalibration by yourself in service mode (at least 2018 75D). Don't sit in the driver's seat when the recalibration starts and be ready to push the stop button when you first time tab your saved driver profile (or easy entry) - because they are not the same after recalibration (I had a problem with the back and after the recalibration my saved position was hmm... bit tight between the steering wheel and the seat.)

 

[Spatters805]

How do you enter service mode to recalibrate?

 

[chrisdh79]

I had the same issue with my car. Mobile service came out and recalibrated. Took less than 5min.

 

[1egend]

Any update how to re-calibarate 2018 Model-S