Cayenne S won't remember my seat position

[switters]

I just took delivery of a 2026 Cayenne S Electric and am having a frustrating issue with the seat memory/profile settings. I’m new to Porsche, so I’m trying to figure out whether I’m missing a setting or something isn’t working correctly.

I saved my seat, mirror, and steering wheel positions to memory button 1. My daughter then drove the car and saved hers to button 3. She was using my profile, with my iPhone in my pocket while I sat in the passenger seat.

Ever since, the car automatically returns to her position when I get in, even after I’ve restored mine and been the only person driving.

Here’s what I’ve tested:

• Entered using my iPhone 18 Pro Max as the digital key, entered my passcode, and confirmed my profile was active.
• Held button 1 until the seat, mirrors, and steering wheel finished moving to my settings.
• Switched the car off, got out, locked it, walked away, and returned.
• When I opened the door, the seat moved back to my daughter’s position—before I even entered the profile passcode.
• Repeated the test with the physical key and my phone left behind. Same result.

Button 1 still correctly recalls my position. The problem is getting the car to use that position automatically when I return.

Is there a separate step to save the current seat position to the profile or key? Does recalling a position with a memory button behave differently from adjusting the seat with the physical controls? Is there an automatic-save setting I need to enable?

Also, what’s the best setup for a learner driver who only drives with a parent present? My daughter is 15, and I don’t want to give her a digital key or independent access to the car. Can we manually switch to a separate profile or Guest mode while keeping my phone as the only key, without overwriting my settings?

Has anyone with a Cayenne Electric (or Cayenne ICE) run into this and found a fix?

 

[Matt-Taycan]

Unfortunately, for you, I do believe this means the car has chosen her. The car is hers now

(Don't have mine yet but i suspect this is PCM account profile and not necessarily relevant to the use of a key)

 

[switters]

Unfortunately, for you, I do believe this means the car has chosen her. The car is hers now

(Don't have mine yet but i suspect this is PCM account profile and not necessarily relevant to the use of a key)

That's what I thought. But I can't find anywhere in the PCM, or the app, that links account profile to a seat position.

It does seem likely that somehow my profile got linked to her position. But here's the bizarre part. I adjusted her position (#3) to my seat settings. But the car is STILL remembering her earlier position. I don't understand how that's even possible, unless your explanation (the car has chosen her ) is correct!