Seat trouble on GT TDi

[centurian]

Just read a recent post on the Mk6 section titled  'best 3 things' and the seats on the GTD appear recommended - are they different to the 140 GT TDI?

Another 'issue' I've noticed on my GT TDI is that the pedals seems to be set slightly to the right as you are sat - could this simply be a bad 'ergonomic' position?

[dieseldunc]

GTD seats have even deeper side bolsters, so you'd only make your original discomfort worse. The base and firmness are the same I think. Fomr the sounds of it; you'd be better off swapping to non-GT/GTD seats (i.e. from an SE or Match); or swapping the car if you really can;t adapt to it. As said before though; I really recommend persevereing and playing with all teh adjustments available first.

Re pedals; not noticed this and I find the ergonomics of the driving position excellent (and I have a bad knee that does not like side forces on it).

[centurian]

Happy new year folks.  I'm back to haunt this thread. 

I appeae to be 'overcoming' the bolster problem with the seats in this car but have another question/thought please - do you find that the adjustable lumbar support is inadequate (and what can be doen to resolve this). My previous Golfs - Mk 3 and Mk 4  - had no adjustable lumbar support but nonetheless the seats provided much better low back support.

Thanks again.

[centurian]

Ok - new thought on the 'comfort' thing for me - I get a numb right leg (especially in the calf) when diving my car which is something I've not noticed in 20-yrs of driving or in any other car or van etc. 

The bolsters were initially a problem for me but what could also be a factor is that when I sit in the car, the brake and clutch are pretty central but the acellerator is to the right.

(a) I know many vehicles have pedals in this position but is this what is meant when somesone says the 'pedals are offset' (or is offset only when all the pedals are to the right)?

(b) When you folks use the accellerator, do you let the right leg get funnelled forward by the seat bolsters and then pivot the ankle/foot to the right to hit the accellerator or do you consciously position the foot so that it is in line with the accellerator and just drop the toes in effect to accelerate?
Regards

[dubber36]

Jeez fella, you seem to be over thinking this one. I've never given a thought to any of that stuff, as long as I'm reasonably comfortable, that'll do.

Funny thing is, my wife likes her seat quite upright and slid a couple of notches further forward than me. If she drives my car for even the shortest of journeys, she'll alter the seat. I've driven the full length of France in her car and never bothered to alter the seat.

[centurian]

Totally overthinking I know.

Like I say, I've never had any issues with any car previously but struggle like hell in this one.  Thing that disappoints me most is that I'm gonna loose a lot of money if I change it and also - in all other respects - it's by far and away the best car I've had.

Thanks for the time to respond anyway

[simonjj]

I had a similar problem with my GTD, couldn't get comfortable and always felt like i was leaning to one side / off centre not really sure what it was but something was wrong ( i've had over 30 cars including 2 mk5's and never had this problem ). Problem was whenever i drove the car i was looking for it, even took it to the dealer to check the suspension etc... In the end after five weeks of owning a brand new car i had enough and sold it back to another VW dealer and amazingly for me didn't loose a packet as they were after a demo car. Bought a 59 plate a 105 bhp bluemotion until i decide what to get next.

Simon

[centurian]

I feel 'lop sided' in so much that my right leg/hip feels overly raised in order to use the accellerator - and I've never experienced anything like this in any other car.  It feels like I'm cramping my hip joint. 

Obvious advice would be to move seat further back but I;ve tried all of this (and up & down) and still no luck. At end of the day the seat position has to some extend got to be governed by the ability to fully depress the clutch.

Like I say, in all other respects, a top quality, solid motor.

[dubber36]

I had a look at how I sit in the car today. I'm 6'2" with a 34" leg, so you would expect me to have the seat all the way back. This is not the case, the seat is 4 knotches forward from fully back and in it's lowest position. I sit quite bent knee'd with my right heel is more or less between the brake and accelerator pedals, so that my foot can piviot between the two. My thigh is not really supported by the bolster, so my legs are not "funneled" towards the pedals.

My left foot is on the foot rest, and my left leg, also bent, is perfectly comfortable. The steering wheel is adjusted for reach so that with a straight arm, my wrist will rest on the wheel at the 12 o'clock position.

I can't believe that I've just written all this, even thought about it for that matter, but if it helps a fellow Golf owner to get comfortable in his car, then it can only be for the good.

[centurian]

 

Thanks, appreciate your time to write all that.  I can't believe I can't find a decent driving position but will keep trying before I resort to letting it go