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This post may sound funny but I just put the seat all the way down at the dealership, then jumped in and adjusted all the way back till I " felt" the seat stop and figured..."that's it"....I have been driving the car for a week and a half and been quite comfy but entry and exit have been a challenge.
Today I was hand washing the car and drying the car with a microfiber towel, I opened the drivers door and was drying the painted surfaces inside the door jam when I looked down and noticed a sizable gap between the base of the seat and the firewall behind the seat. I have the base model seats recommended to me as I am 6 foot 5" tall and over 300 lbs.
The only powered feature of the base seat is the tilt of the back rest....so out of curiosity I powered the back of the seat Way forward so it was several inches away from the engine firewall...sure enough, there was nearly 3 inches of space between the seat base and firewall...to my delight I reached in and moved the seat ALL the way BACK!
Now I got in, my left leg is at 98% full extension with the clutch pushed all the way in indicating I most likely would not want the seat to go any farther back than this, also noticeably much more roomy between my knees and steering wheel and just more comfortable in general with my legs much straighter. The biggest benefit is as I am farther back from the door hinges I have more room to swing my legs and feet out the door upon exit, much more graceful exiting car, long story short the recline of my seat has severely limited my rearward travel, it is worth the time to look closely at your seats to find your FULL travel, I still have great head room but am looking out the upper half of my windshield rather than the center....hope this post helps other tall drivers, I am thrilled with the room and driving comfort!
Today I was hand washing the car and drying the car with a microfiber towel, I opened the drivers door and was drying the painted surfaces inside the door jam when I looked down and noticed a sizable gap between the base of the seat and the firewall behind the seat. I have the base model seats recommended to me as I am 6 foot 5" tall and over 300 lbs.
The only powered feature of the base seat is the tilt of the back rest....so out of curiosity I powered the back of the seat Way forward so it was several inches away from the engine firewall...sure enough, there was nearly 3 inches of space between the seat base and firewall...to my delight I reached in and moved the seat ALL the way BACK!
Now I got in, my left leg is at 98% full extension with the clutch pushed all the way in indicating I most likely would not want the seat to go any farther back than this, also noticeably much more roomy between my knees and steering wheel and just more comfortable in general with my legs much straighter. The biggest benefit is as I am farther back from the door hinges I have more room to swing my legs and feet out the door upon exit, much more graceful exiting car, long story short the recline of my seat has severely limited my rearward travel, it is worth the time to look closely at your seats to find your FULL travel, I still have great head room but am looking out the upper half of my windshield rather than the center....hope this post helps other tall drivers, I am thrilled with the room and driving comfort!