OWNER ANSWER
SEALION 7 easy-entry seat not moving back or returning
Check Automatic driver seat in Settings → Vehicle → Comfortable Use. This moves the seat for entry and exit; it is separate from recalling a saved driving position. A rear passenger or fastened rear seat belt can prevent automatic movement.
SEALION 7, RHD 07.2024 EN_V0; equipment as fitted. Menu wording can change with software.
- With the car stationary, open Settings → Vehicle → Comfortable Use and enable Automatic driver seat if you want the entry/exit movement. Keep the space behind the driver clear. Safety note: Keep the seat’s travel area clear and stop movement with a seat control if anyone could be trapped. Opening the driver’s door interrupts automatic forward movement.
- Check the rear seat. The handbook disables automatic movement when someone sits behind the driver or a rear seat belt is fastened; do not undo an occupied passenger’s belt to make the feature work.
- With the rear seat empty and no belt fastened, use the normal switch to put the driver’s seat far enough forward to leave room for it to move back. The feature does not move an already-rearward seat indefinitely.
- Switch from START to STOP and open the driver’s door. The seat should move back for exit. Closing the door interrupts a rearward movement.
- For the return check, do not adjust the seat forwards or backwards manually after the automatic movement. Close the driver’s door and switch from STOP to START if necessary; the handbook describes return to the position before power-off.
What success looks like
The seat moves back when the exit conditions are met, then returns without needing a memory-slot recall. Manual fore-and-aft adjustment after automatic movement changes the return conditions, so test without that intervention.
If that did not work
If automatic movement still fails, try manual seat adjustment and then the saved-position recall. If both work, record whether the missing part is movement back, movement forward or both, plus the rear-seat/belt state and software version. Ask BYD to check the automatic-seat enable setting and door/belt input recognition. If the seat itself will not adjust, ask for the seat drive and switch to be checked instead.
Useful next steps
BYD SEALION 7 RHD 07.2024 EN_V0 handbook, PDF pages 63, 64. Checked 13 November 2026.
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