Multi-Contour Seat Operation

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2018 Lincoln Navigator. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

The multi-contour seats are independently controlled by the seat control switches (located on the front door trim panel) or the FDIM (touchscreen). The driver and passenger front seats each contain a total of 11 inflatable bladders: 4 cushion bladders, 2 cushion side bolsters, 3 backrest lumbar bladders and 2 backrest side bolsters. The pressures for the lumbar bladders, cushion bolster pair and backrest bolster pair are displayed on the FDIM as a percentage of the maximum pressure.

There are 2 modes of operation: adjust or massage. Adjust mode allows pressure changes in one of the 3 lumbar bladders and 2 sets of bolsters to be inflated or deflated to a desirable feel. Massage mode provides a sequence of inflation and deflation of the lumbar and cushion bladders to simulate a massage motion. When the massage mode is active, it will turn off (time-out) after 20 minutes of operation (a pop-up message will appear on the FDIM screen "massage off and restoring seat setting" at which time the lumbar settings will return to its last settings).

NOTE: Refer to the Owner's Literature for information how to select the various modes using the seat control switch or touchscreen buttons.

When in Adjust mode:

Each tap of the up or down buttons cycles through the following bladders and bolsters: Upper lumbar, middle lumbar, lower lumbar, back bolster and cushion bolster.
When the inflate/deflate buttons are pressed (or held), the pressure increases or decreases for the currently selected bladder or bolster pair.
Pressing the mode select button toggles the seat to massage mode. The ignition must be on for massage mode to function.

NOTE: The passenger multi-contour seat will not enter massage mode unless the passenger seat is occupied (or has greater than 9.07 kg (20 lb) on the seat cushion).

When in Massage mode:

Each tap of the up or down buttons cycles between backrest and cushion massage modes.
Each tap of the inflate/deflate buttons cycles between the intensity levels of massage (off, low and high).
Pressing the mode select button toggles the seat to adjust mode. Middle lumbar bladder will be selected automatically.

Each multi-contour seat can be restored to the original factory settings by pressing and holding the select button greater than 30 seconds. This resets all the adjust and massage settings (including any multi-contour driver seat settings associated to memory personality 1, 2 or 3).