Guess I'm just out of luck. My wife was complaining that the steering wheel was not returning to position when she got in the car, so I set it to respond accordingly. Now, when she opens the door, the seat goes into position and the steering wheel, also. She can get right in and be on her way.

It's a good thing that this is "her" car, because now, I find that when I open the door and seat and wheel fall into position before I can sit down, I cannot get in easily at all. So, I have to open the door, hit the button on the door to stop the steering column, press the same button again to retract the steering column, get in the car, then press my memory button so the wheel goes into place once I'm in the seat.

This drives me nuts.

The seat memory activity should be triggered by the turning of the ignition. Not when you open the door. :cookoo:

Doesn't the different GM divisions communicate with each other? My 2002 Corvette not only works the way I wished the CTS would, but the memory buttons will work to adjust things even when the car is in drive, so long as you are at a full stop. This makes so much more sense than the setup on the CTS, including having to put the car in park to make use of the memory buttons.

Love the car, but I just had to rant, a little. I wish that they could "flash" something so it worked in a logical, sensible fashion.

Okay, okay, so I already know I need to lose some weight!!!

Hmmmmm.
Something not set right.
But you probably need to leave it alone........
The "answer" is not satisfactory either.

When I open the door, the seat does not move.
It is still all the way back in the exit position.
I can easily get in and then I have to reach waaaaayyyyyy forward to push position #1 to get the seat and steering to move to my position.

The problem is, when the seat moves back all the way to the exit position, my wife can't reach the #2 button when she gets in.
Her opinion of the car has suffered terribly because of this.

You must be doing something wrong. The wife's and my exit position are in two different positions. When we open the door the seat doesn't move until you hit button 1 or 2.

BTW, I just checked and the seat is about halfway back for her exit, and about 4 inches from all the way back on my exit.

LFG, There must be something special about your CTS. There is another thread on this subject but most of us are not able to set the exit position to anywhere but all the way back.

Was there any "trick" in setting the different exit positions? Do you have the keyless access option?

If you press the fob unlock button before getting in, it moves seat and wheel before you get in. If you don't use the fob to unlock, you have to press the button on the door to move the seat and wheel. I've talked to GM and they are looking at changing the software to make it like past Cadillacs and the Corvette. That was discussed in detail in a thread back in August.

If you press the fob unlock button before getting in, it moves seat and wheel before you get in. If you don't use the fob to unlock, you have to press the button on the door to move the seat and wheel. I've talked to GM and they are looking at changing the software to make it like past Cadillacs and the Corvette. That was discussed in detail in a thread back in August.

On ours, pressing the unlock on the fob is unecessary. The door automatically unlocks upon approach and as soon as you open the door, the seat and steering will still adjust to the preferences of the driver, corresponding with the number on the fob, automatically if you set it up that way.

As I was saying, this works for my wife, because with the way she has the steering and seat adjusted, she is able to slip into the seat and it works fine. But for me, it doesn't since my settings are different, with a lower wheel position when driving and the wheel is lowered to that position before I can get in, which makes it difficult to get in the car, so I have to abort by pushing the button on the door to stop the wheel travel, then, push it again to retract, then, push it a third time once I'm in the car to put the wheel in my driving position.

I sure hope you're right about a software fix that might correct this annoying operation. If they could just switch the memory recall to activate with the ignition switch instead of opening the door, that would solve the WHOLE problem! A problem, that frankly, I'm very surprised to be having at all.

LFG, There must be something special about your CTS. There is another thread on this subject but most of us are not able to set the exit position to anywhere but all the way back.

Was there any "trick" in setting the different exit positions? Do you have the keyless access option?

Don't know if there is anything special. My salesman did the settings for the wife and I when we picked the car up 10/5/07. We have not moved the settings from that date. When we get in, the car is in the last exit position and you have to push 1 or 2 to get to the driving positon. If the wife was the last to drive, I just push #2 and exit to move the seat back so it's in my exit position.
Sorry I can't help you out a little more, but like I said, my salesman did the settings, but I can say for sure the wifes and my exit are two different positions.

You push buttons to move to an exit position?
THATS different.

Are you aware that the exit position should occur automatically?

I will have to try to fool around with this button pushing exit thing..........

you need to set the memory position and number and set the exit position to the same if you dont want it to move back for easier exit. i also dont like the mirror function turning down when you back uo, i can turn it off on my 08 escalade but not on my 08 STS.

Don't think you know what is going on with the CTS. With the CTS you most certainly can turn the mirror manipulation off with the DIC.

You push buttons to move to an exit position?
THATS different.

Are you aware that the exit position should occur automatically?

I will have to try to fool around with this button pushing exit thing..........

Yes the exit position occur's automatically when you open the door, what I'm saying is......If the wife was the last person in the car, it goes to her exit position when she opens the door and gets out. If I go to drive the car next it will be at her exit position. So when I open the door I push 2 & exit, and it goes to my exit position, then I have to push 2 again to get to my driving position.

Note: We have the keyless (fob) system and this is the way it works. :bigroll:

Note: Yes, I like the way my 04' CTS worked, it could tell who the driver was just by the key. :thumbsup:

Note: Yes.....the wife is driver #1, it's her car, she just let's me drive it now and then. :worship:

OK. I understand what you mean with the exit button.

But you have to understand the frustration of the rest of us.

You are apparently the only man in America that has two exit positions for two drivers.


I'm glad to hear that at one time GM had figured out how Keyless is supposed to work.
But it is a sad commentary that they somehow forgot when it came to the CTS.
GM engineering, indeed..........

OK. I understand what you mean with the exit button.

But you have to understand the frustration of the rest of us.

You are apparently the only man in America that has two exit positions for two drivers.




Yes, I understand your frustration, but I don't think I'm the only one???? I would love to tell you the steps, but like I said, my salesman did it on day one ( and I don't want to touch it).

Yeah, don't touch it!
Well, maybe not in America, but I am pretty sure you are the only one on this forum...........

Just got my CTS yesterday.

After adjusting my seat and mirrors I pressed #1 to store the settings.

When turning off the vehicle and opening the door my seat automatically
went all the way back for easy exiting.

I'm just a little baffled as to why the settings don't initiate when the car
is started. I seem to always have to push #1 to activate the settings instead.

I take it there is no way to set it up in the DIC so it will activate itself upon
the starting of the vehicle?

NJRonbo,
the unfortunate answer is "NO"! And that's a shame....GM screwed up this feature...

Yes, I understand your frustration, but I don't think I'm the only one???? I would love to tell you the steps, but like I said, my salesman did it on day one ( and I don't want to touch it).

LFG, are you still friends with your salesman that you could ask him about the magic procedure for setting the exit positions?

To my knowledge, there are 2 ways to use the EXIT feature:

One is to PROGRAM the seat/wheel to move
The other is to push the center button; only the seat should move.

BUT, the design failure is that, if programmed PROPERLY, the seat moves into the set driving position BEFORE one sits in the seat! So, it requires that the memory be set so as to prevent the return on entry, then push the 1 or 2 button.

I had the same annoying problem and this is the fix:
Spent a lot of time w/ a GM engineer and finally figured out how to get into the car w/o activating the memory recall before getting in the car. Bear with me as I explain. Try this on your car and let me know if it worked. It worked on mine and makes getting back in much easier.
1) Set your East Exit Recall to "Button and Automatic Selected.
2) In Easy Exit Set-up chose what you want to adjust. i.e. just the seat, seat/tilt, tilt/telescope, etc.
3) Next make sure that Memory Seat Recall is OFF.
4) After you have done all of this, if you are using key fob#1, press #1 until you here the 2 beeps to store the changes.
Now you will be setup as follows: When you turn off the car and open the door, everything will automatically adjust to your settings.
When you open the door to get in nothing will happen until you press the #1 button.
The key to this is making sure the MEMORY SEAT RECALL is OFF and that you store the info in the correct button on the door when finished.

I4) When you turn off the car and open the door, everything will automatically adjust to your exit settings.
When you open the door to get in nothing will happen until you press the #1 button.


This is how our car works. You have to do the same thing for driver #2.
My settings are completly different than my wifes.

you need to set the memory position and number and set the exit position to the same if you dont want it to move back for easier exit. i also dont like the mirror function turning down when you back uo, i can turn it off on my 08 escalade but not on my 08 STS.
The setup for mirrors is in the advance settings I think. I changed mine so that only the passenger mirror tilts, but you can set either or both or none to tilt.