Folding rear facing seats in the boot?

bigmansM · Messages: 3,261 Registration: 12.16.2002

Really technical this I guess! I have a 940se & cant for the life of me work out how to fold down the rear facing seats. Please someone tell me how to fold them away.

Esteves · Messages: 871 Registration: 02.26.2001

Hi, Would that be the rear 7 seat option seats?? Just to claify as I have never even seen them!! Des. . . ;)

phid_bombadier · Messages: 339 Registration: 04.06.2001

Hi crissybwoy Pull up the bottom part towards you (the one your bum sits on) best pulling it up at the bit in the middle where seat has a space where the seat belt clips are. Flip it untill it is upside down and flat on the floor. Push the metal bits at each side of the seat away from you, best pushing at the hinges or there abouts don't want to catch a peice of skin ouch. The back of the seat should fold down on top of the bottom part. Hey presto thats it. Hope that helps. Seye :Dancing_chief:

ehlpitel · Messages: 2,259 Registration: 11.16.2003

Seye, Thanks for the reply. That is how I assumed it was done, but the right arm of the contraption seems to be locked in place, the left arm seems to want to fold up when pushed though. Maybe a bit of WD40 would do the trick. :cyclops:

Hankdoll · Messages: 85 Registration: 06.27.2003

Hi Crissybwoy, Before you get frustrated and start hitting the arms with a mallet ( only jocking but weve all felt that from time to time :speechless-smiley-6). I have remembered that some hinges lock, usually the leather effect seats. On the outside of the metal arms at each side of the seat there is a thin metal arm linked to a spring loaded unit that when pulled releases a locking lip out of the circular hinge. I used to use a pair of plyers to pull the small arm down as the spring can be tight. I have noticed having had a few seven seaters over the years that the fabric type gray and black seats don't seem to have this locking mechanism. Seye

SvenOdin · Messages: 876 Registration: 09.20.2002

The same thing has always happened to me too. The right side won't unlatch and I have to pry it open with a screwdriver.

S54ATL · Messages: 49 Registration: 10.28.2003

when you hinge the base back upside down there is a non concenteic (cam) that works the relice arm, and if not put to gether right will not work. What usely is the problem is that some one undose the bolt when removing or fitting the seat and puts it back togethre wrong or loses some bits and fits an ordurany washer. The nut should never normaly be undone ,even when removing the seat from the car. Regards Roger