A vehicle seat has a memory unit for easy entry access. The unit includes a memory strip with teeth arranged one behind the other at a periodic interval in the longitudinal direction of the rails, a slider movably guided in the longitudinal direction of the rails on a guide element that is connected to the seat rail and a carriage with a housing which is guided on the memory strip in the longitudinal direction of the rails and in which a catch element is pivotably mounted. The periodic interval of the memory strip is equal to the difference between the periodic interval of the catch opening and the periodic interval of the locking teeth. The memory strip and carriage components are situated in a channel-shaped cavity defined by the rails.