[Resolved]  Skoda Laura At — Automatic random movement of Driver's seat while driving

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Maharashtra

Magic Car!!
One fine day when I thought I was almost done with my share of my Skoda's (Laura AT) car disasters, my driving seat simply retracted back, making me stretch towards the brake slipping beneath the seat belt to save myself and a few innocent lives on the street. First I pinched myself to make sure I was awake, later I looked around if I there was a ghost haunt anywhere closeby. It took me a minute to realise that the Skoda had struck yet again for the fifth time. Taking things in a stride is my genetic makeup but Skoda can test my limits. The car seat kept on moving back and forth unpredictably throughout my drive from Mumbai to Pune almost every 5-10 minutes.
When I called the Skoda service in Pune, they said the car could not be attended for 1 week due to too many service calls! So one week I decided to enjoy this frantically unpredictable Russian roulette. If you see its benefits on the longer drives - this seat prevents you from dozing off by not only constantly shaking you but also challenging you each time to reach out to the car controls. Depending on whether you are tall or short the seat can either ram you into the steering & dashboard or pull you far away from the brake and accelerator leaving you with only steering to control. Believe me it can be more interesting than a roller coaster! "Skoda service" seems to be very cool about this. The customers should be actually thankful that Skoda does not demand the ticket money for this Roller coaster. For those who like to go beyond roller coaster - for the real thrill of looking at death in its face, Guys, Skoda is the answers to your prayers!
Finally I pulled on a week for the Skoda service to replace an oxidised contact in the memory switch of the seat for a bomb as usual. So far the ghost has left my driver’s seat but my 5 year old daughter still remains excited often expecting the seat to move. She actually believes that our car is a magic one! Kudos to Skoda!!
Vineet Majgaonkar
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Managing Director
Armstrong mbp Ltd.