VCSEATD family
VCSEATD_a426_seatAbuseMotorWarn
Excessive use of seat track motor detected
What does the VCSEATD_a426_seatAbuseMotorWarn alert mean?
The seat has detected that the track motor is close to exceeding normal operating times
What you'll see in your Tesla
- Excessive use of seat track motor detected
- Seat track adjustments may become unavailable
What triggers it
The operating time has exceeded 90 seconds within 5 minutes
When it clears
Elapsed time greater than 5 minutes since last operation
Potential impact
The seat track motor will be disabled if operation is continued and exceeds 120 seconds within 5 minutes
Affected models
Model S 2012-2020
Model S 2021+
Model X 2015-2020
Model X 2021+
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