• Cort@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        As someone who used to work on other people’s cars, I think I’ve had my knees jammed into the dash way too many times to ever want this on one of my cars. Fuck that.

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          2 months ago

          You mean due to the risk of accidentally hitting a button that sets the seat to a short position while you drive?

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            2 months ago

            Nope, I mean due to them being automatic when you start the car, and linked to the “driver comfort” profile stored in the key.

            As soon as you start the car the seat starts cramming your knees into the dash if it happens to belong to a shorter person. And of course, there’s no sign in the car that the owner is short because the seat moves all the way back when you turn the car off.

            /Rant (sorry, the real problem in my opinion is that there isn’t a resistance/safety sensor that stops the whole thing)

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months ago

      It’s not a big deal. My SO and I are very different heights (like a foot/35cm), and it takes all of 10 seconds:

      • slide seatbelt adjustor up/down
      • move seat forward/backward
      • adjust mirrors

      We do it like 2-3x/week, and as the taller person, I’m totally capable of doing the adjustments while driving out of the neighborhood. It’s really a non-issue.