Hi All:
I just discovered a great use for the "Easy Exit" button on the 2003 AVs with memory.
I always thought the "Easy Exit" feature was kinda a waste on me since I'm a big guy and pretty much have the seat all the way back for my 'normal' driving position- so I never used it.
What is "Easy Exit"? It is a seat position setting that can be recalled when you turn off the ignition (settable through the DIC) or press a button on the door. I think the idea is that when you want to exit the vehicle, the seat would automatically move back (or whatever position) you like to make getting in/out easier.
SO WHATS THE TIP?
So if you don't use that feature like me, you can program the "Easy Exit" seat position to aid folding down the midgate. One press of the button will automatically move the driver's seat out-of-the-way to a preset (memorized) location so the back seat folds down unfettered.
This is great for me since I always have to move the driver's seat manually everytime I want to fold down the midgate since I drive with the seat all the way back. (The things us 6'3" guys have to put up with.)
Now all I have to do is press a button on the driver's door.
The button can actually be used as a "3rd seat memory location" for a 3rd driver in a pinch. (Note that only works if you don't use the Easy Exit feature. Also the radio, temp and mirror positions are not memorized.
Hopefully someone else will find this useful.
-Ed
I just discovered a great use for the "Easy Exit" button on the 2003 AVs with memory.
I always thought the "Easy Exit" feature was kinda a waste on me since I'm a big guy and pretty much have the seat all the way back for my 'normal' driving position- so I never used it.
What is "Easy Exit"? It is a seat position setting that can be recalled when you turn off the ignition (settable through the DIC) or press a button on the door. I think the idea is that when you want to exit the vehicle, the seat would automatically move back (or whatever position) you like to make getting in/out easier.
SO WHATS THE TIP?
So if you don't use that feature like me, you can program the "Easy Exit" seat position to aid folding down the midgate. One press of the button will automatically move the driver's seat out-of-the-way to a preset (memorized) location so the back seat folds down unfettered.
This is great for me since I always have to move the driver's seat manually everytime I want to fold down the midgate since I drive with the seat all the way back. (The things us 6'3" guys have to put up with.)
Now all I have to do is press a button on the driver's door.
The button can actually be used as a "3rd seat memory location" for a 3rd driver in a pinch. (Note that only works if you don't use the Easy Exit feature. Also the radio, temp and mirror positions are not memorized.
Hopefully someone else will find this useful.
-Ed