Seat Fold Button

[Bikeman]

Question, since I don't drive a Y... Are the seat recline buttons cable activated, or electrical, or some combination of both? Anything that has been cable-pull in any of my cars, bicycles, or even a lawn mower have gone innoperable in time due to cables that have been too loose from stretching.

 

[dsb411]

It’s electric, judging by the sound.

 

[MattEV]

Anyone else have seat release buttons that do not work in Model Y?

Quick update - mobile service came. As another post suggested - the buttons were not reconnected after the charge port was replaced. Visit took 10 minutes. Now working fine.

 

[tonyb99]

The right seat did not drop on delivery. Heard a motor but no action. Replaced right seat, then replaced left seat due to rattle in center somewhere. All good now, happy with Tesla service response.

 

[ChicagoPhil]

Sort of - the button worked, but the seats were too close together. I had the rear seats adjusted in a service visit.

Tell me about the adjustment. My service center is telling me there is no fix

 

[ChicagoPhil]

On our you could hear the latch disengage but the seats didn't move. They manually folded. First SC visits they fixed it with a 'spacer'.

My service center is telling me they can't space them. Do you have a photo or can provide details about the spacer?

 

[ChicagoPhil]

Had this issue on the left seat. First service was not resolved other than the Tech telling me to read the manual. That didn’t fly and I got nasty in my second appointment notes. Second appointment they replaced the seat. Don’t let them tell you bullshit and get away with it.

I'm getting the run around. Was told they'd replace the back seats if needed before I drove the car off the lot. Hearing otherwise now. Did they have to replace both entire back seats?

 

[jeffbco]

Tell me about the adjustment. My service center is telling me there is no fix

It's a warranty item! Make them fix it.

 

[milestogo]

I had mine stop working after a service appointment (tail light and chargeport alingment). They didn't plug it back in.
One thing to check, does the backlighting work in the dark? If it's not backlit, it may not be properly connected.

 

[Jiver]

Tell me about the adjustment. My service center is telling me there is no fix

In my case, the center headrest was causing the seats to bind. If you pull the center headrest up so that it is not touching the seat next to it do your seats work as expected? Mine did. Mobile service fixed this for me by bending the center headrest up in the middle so that the pressure was reduced on the seat next to it. The amount of bend is small enough that I would not have noticed what he had done if he had not told me. The seats have both been dropping fine ever since.

 

[Ruffles]

Mine drop reliably if the rear seats are in the upright position. If I have them reclined (which I normally do) they sometimes don't drop or they move slowly at first. It's not a big deal to me. What I would prefer Tesla fix is to automatically move the front seat forward so the head rest won't hit it when the rear seat folds. My easy entry position has the seat moved back so inevitably, I try to drop the seats from the back switch only to have them not have enough room to fold.

 

[Carlvs]

Same here, left seat will not fold down unless right seat folded first. Seat backs are too close together and misaligned. Mobile service coming next week.

 

[2left]

Tell me about the adjustment. My service center is telling me there is no fix

I dunt recall exactly what they did, but i'd say it's obvious that if the rear seats won't fold, Tesla needs to fix it.

 

[fiveten]

My service center is telling me they are not supposed to fold down automatically, which is BS. My right side folds down automatically, my left side doesn't.

 

[Bikeman]

My service center is telling me they are not supposed to fold down automatically, which is BS. My right side folds down automatically, my left side doesn't.

Do you have multiple service locations in your area? Or maybe request a mobile service visit?

 

[tonyb99]

My service center is telling me they are not supposed to fold down automatically, which is BS. My right side folds down automatically, my left side doesn't.

On delivery the left side dropped, the right side did not. Seats were replaced with no hassle at all.

 

[Odenor]

I expect my buttons also not connected after service. Can somebody advice where to look for connections? I see no any reactions or sound when push buttons in the trunk , but working when push the buttons on the seats itself. So suspect just connections disconnected during service job.
Any advice where to open and look for such connectors?