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Old 03-02-16, 10:55 PM
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I am wondering, does the 2013 Luxury package include the 3 position horizontal headrest adjustment? I've found conflicting info on these forums, there's a thread where some said yes and others said no.

I have a 2013 Luxury, but can't seen to get the headrest to move. It's too far forward for me, resulting in my lower neck not being supported by anything and getting a bit stiff. Yes, I'm aware of the articulating function on the seat, but I still think it would be more comfortable if I could also adjust the headrest on it's own.

From what I found, there are three positions, and in the most forward position, you have to pull forward and it will click loose and go all the way to the back. People say it requires a lot of force to get it to move, and when I tried mine I felt like I was going to break the seat. Before I try again I wanted to see if it can actually move, or if the luxury doesn't have this adjustment.
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Yes, I'm aware of the diagram and have seen it before. I know how to move the headrest, but I want to know if the Luxury edition has this feature/ability.

Do you have a luxury edition, and if so, does the headrest move horizontally? When I try what the diagram says, it doesn't move, and I put a lot of force into it. I don't want to try again and put more force into it and risk breaking it until someone on here with a luxury edition can tell me if their headrest moves horizontally.
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Same here. Doesn't seem to move.
Old 03-04-16, 06:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Trogdor796
I am wondering, does the 2013 Luxury package include the 3 position horizontal headrest adjustment? I've found conflicting info on these forums, there's a thread where some said yes and others said no.

I have a 2013 Luxury, but can't seen to get the headrest to move. It's too far forward for me, resulting in my lower neck not being supported by anything and getting a bit stiff. Yes, I'm aware of the articulating function on the seat, but I still think it would be more comfortable if I could also adjust the headrest on it's own.

From what I found, there are three positions, and in the most forward position, you have to pull forward and it will click loose and go all the way to the back. People say it requires a lot of force to get it to move, and when I tried mine I felt like I was going to break the seat. Before I try again I wanted to see if it can actually move, or if the luxury doesn't have this adjustment.
here is an old string on this. I have a '14 w lxy pkg. The 18 way seat DO NOT have the 3 horizontal setting. In lieu, the upper back seat articulates forward and back.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...y-package.html
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Agreed, I originally was one that thought it did move, but in fact it does not.
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Default I have the headrest that moves

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Agreed, I originally was one that thought it did move, but in fact it does not.
That was the biggest complaint my girlfriend had with the passenger seat. Luckily I did not have the 18 way seat from the F Sport. With a little experimentation, I found that my headrests DO move.

The spring tension increases as the headrest moves forward. With me in the seat facing the rest, while it is in the forward-most position, I found that it takes both of my hands to move it. I hold it on both sides near the bottom, and using my fingers on the rear, I pull it all towards me evenly. The rest moves past the 3rd click, and it springs back rearward to the first position. Now I drive with the rest fully rearward. Much more comfortable. Good luck

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We're talking about the 18 way seats on the luxury. If you have a premium or an F Sport they do move.
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Pretty disappointing to hear that they don't move on the luxury, as in my opinion the articulating back seat doesn't offer the same adjustments as moving the headrest itself horizontally.

Oh well, not too big of a deal as I was able to get the seats very comfortable and said the position with the memory. If only I could move the headrest back a bit...
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the upper back seat articulates forward and back.
Yep, I spent the first weekend with the car trying to move the headrest, until I read the manual and played with the upper seat adjustment.
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My 15 F-Sport has the 3 position horizontal and vertical adjustment for the headrests. It does require some light muscle to more them horizontal though.
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