2021/2022 Model S front seats recline

[Cplus71]

I have a MSL, and my front seat don't recline forward enough. I tried the 2017 MS, and M3, and their seats recline forward to like 70°. My 2022 MSL reclines only to like 100°-110°. It can't even recline to 90°. I have back pain, and need to have my seat more forward. The only way to make it somewhat more upright, I need to raise the seat up, but then I'm sitting too high, and still not enough. Can someone please tell me if your 2021/2022 MS is the same?

 

[vcor]

I just went out and tested my 2022 S and the recline does not go to 90°. Looks to be about the same as yours. Never heard of anyone needing more than 100° or so, but I understand about bad backs and the need for specific positions. A friend with a bad back leans her seat way back, maybe 130°-140° or so, but every back issue seems to be different.

There is a seat calibration option in service mode that might get you more, but I've not tried it. Here's more on Service mode: Service Mode – TeslaTap

 

[SoCal Buzz]

I have a MSL, and my front seat don't recline forward enough. I tried the 2017 MS, and M3, and their seats recline forward to like 70°. My 2022 MSL reclines only to like 100°-110°. It can't even recline to 90°. I have back pain, and need to have my seat more forward. The only way to make it somewhat more upright, I need to raise the seat up, but then I'm sitting too high, and still not enough. Can someone please tell me if your 2021/2022 MS is the same?

Same here...

 

[ktwu710]

Same here...

I have a MSL, and my front seat don't recline forward enough. I tried the 2017 MS, and M3, and their seats recline forward to like 70°. My 2022 MSL reclines only to like 100°-110°. It can't even recline to 90°. I have back pain, and need to have my seat more forward. The only way to make it somewhat more upright, I need to raise the seat up, but then I'm sitting too high, and still not enough. Can someone please tell me if your 2021/2022 MS is the same?

It sounds like the same issue as mine. My driver seat doesn't lean forward far enough. Tesla service center quoted me $4K to replace the driver seat. Were you able to resolve your issue?

 

[ktwu710]

I just went out and tested my 2022 S and the recline does not go to 90°. Looks to be about the same as yours. Never heard of anyone needing more than 100° or so, but I understand about bad backs and the need for specific positions. A friend with a bad back leans her seat way back, maybe 130°-140° or so, but every back issue seems to be different.

There is a seat calibration option in service mode that might get you more, but I've not tried it. Here's more on Service mode: Service Mode – TeslaTap

Thank you for posting the information on Service mode! I was able to run the seat calibration mode and that fixed mine issue! You saved me $4K to replace the seat, which what Fremont Tesla Service Center quoted me.

 

[SoCal Buzz]

It sounds like the same issue as mine. My driver seat doesn't lean forward far enough. Tesla service center quoted me $4K to replace the driver seat. Were you able to resolve your issue?

No, I haven’t asked Tesla. I just changed angle of bottom seat to compensate.

 

[ktwu710]

No, I haven’t asked Tesla. I just changed angle of bottom seat to compensate.

Using Seat Calibration fixed my issue, maybe you can try that too.

 

[SoCal Buzz]

Using Seat Calibration fixed my issue, maybe you can try that too.

My seat recalibration skips just the driver seat for some reason, which may be the problem. Haven’t tried in a year, so will give it another shot and see if firmware update fixed at some point.