8-way adjustable seats. Tilt is missing.

[xyz100]

Hi all!

Took a delivery today on mine sDrive28i. List of standard features says: "8-way manual adjustable front seats"

I read the manual and 6-ways are present: Forward/Backward; Height(up/down); Backrest tilt. However Seat Tilt is missing. There is no lever on my seat where the manual states it is supposed to be.

Any idea?

Thanks.

[MrT-Man]

Don't have my X1 yet, but I think seat tilt is just for sports seats. Do you have the sports seats, or regular seats?

[xyz100]

The car does not have any additional package. So I guess it has regular seats. However the list of standard features says "8-way manual adjustable front seats". This means the basic seats must have 8 way adjustment. Which is not true. Guess going to ask a dealer to get 8-way seats for me.

[xyz100]

Here is the list of standard features:
http://www.bmwusa.com/Standard/Conte...ModelCode=13XA

[nospam]

I believe my E46 manual sport seats advertised 6-way adjustable (did not include thigh adjustment), so there was not a tilt adjustment. You may need to get down on your hands and knees to examine the seat and locate all of the levers.

[xyz100]

Originally Posted by nospam

I believe my E46 manual sport seats advertised 6-way adjustable (did not include thigh adjustment), so there was not a tilt adjustment. You may need to get down on your hands and knees to examine the seat and locate all of the levers.

I did. Here is the picture from the manual. And two pictures of the driver's seat - left and right corners.

[MrT-Man]

On the regular seats, adjusting the height simultaneously changes the tilt angle. So technically they could argue that it's 8-way adjustable even though you cant control height and tilt independently of each other. The pic you're showing from the manual is a pic of a sport seat, which does have independent tilt adjustment.

[xyz100]

Originally Posted by MrT-Man

On the regular seats, adjusting the height simultaneously changes the tilt angle.

No it does not. I just tried. It does move the seat back/forth somewhat. But no tilt. The manual says nothing about tilt being part of the sport's seat.

As far as I see it 8-way manual seat is false advertising.

[xyz100]

Apparently they count headrest too. Here is another discussion from another forum:

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=214440

So lame.

[jrdometita]

Originally Posted by xyz100

Hi all!

Took a delivery today on mine sDrive28i. List of standard features says: "8-way manual adjustable front seats"

I read the manual and 6-ways are present: Forward/Backward; Height(up/down); Backrest tilt. However Seat Tilt is missing. There is no lever on my seat where the manual states it is supposed to be.

Any idea?

Thanks.

I have no seat tilt control and i angle of the seat is starting to hurt the back of my left knee

[dicker]

Fordward and back - 2 ways
Up and down - 2 ways
Seat back tilt - 2 ways
headreads up and down - 2 ways

8 Ways.

The Sport seats come with the tilt, leg extension and adjustable side bolsters and are 14 ways.

[icemilkcoffee]

Let's just say BMW's description is very vague. This is the factory description for the seats:

Regular seats:
"8 way adjustable front seats"

Sports seats:
"8 way adjustable front sports seats with adjustable back bolsters, 2-way manual thigh support, 2-way manual headrest and driver seat and mirror memory"

Ignoring the fact that the manual sports seats do NOT come with seat & mirror memory, the description itself gives no indication that the manual regular seat is missing a tilt adjustment. Lame.

Overall, I have to say that the manual seats, both sports and non-sports, are poorly implemented. The fact that you have to hoist your butt up off the seat with the steering wheel in order to raise the chair is ridiculous.

[BatManWins]

Originally Posted by xyz100

I did. Here is the picture from the manual. And two pictures of the driver's seat - left and right corners.

nice picture

[Tayrevey]

Vaguely related.... when i was looking at the X1 seats at the dealership and comparing it to the 135 and my moms x3 I now wonder, are the X1 seats the same as the X3 seat or are they 1 series seats? (sorry for being so specific)

[nospam]

Originally Posted by trevakun

Vaguely related.... when i was looking at the X1 seats at the dealership and comparing it to the 135 and my moms x3 I now wonder, are the X1 seats the same as the X3 seat or are they 1 series seats? (sorry for being so specific)

They are closer to if not exactly the E9x 3 series seats and definitely not X3. I have always felt that the 1 series seats are slightly narrower but this could just be a personal perception as the design is exactly the same.