Release on driver & passenger seats
05-05-2015, 12:50 PM
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Release on driver & passenger seats
I have not seen anyone post this yet, so here goes.
On my C4 & C5 if you wanted to release the back of the passenger seat while in the drivers seat, it was very simple by releasing the latch on the top back of the seat. It made it very simple if you were storing towels or other things behind the seat.
Not so on the C7, to release the passenger or driver seat the latch is near the bottom of the seat on the outward side. So if you are in the drivers seat, you have to get out of the car, go around to the passenger side and release the mechanism. Doesn't sound like much but is certainly a pain in the rear.
On my C4 & C5 if you wanted to release the back of the passenger seat while in the drivers seat, it was very simple by releasing the latch on the top back of the seat. It made it very simple if you were storing towels or other things behind the seat.
Not so on the C7, to release the passenger or driver seat the latch is near the bottom of the seat on the outward side. So if you are in the drivers seat, you have to get out of the car, go around to the passenger side and release the mechanism. Doesn't sound like much but is certainly a pain in the rear.
05-05-2015, 01:33 PM
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I have not seen anyone post this yet, so here goes.
On my C4 & C5 if you wanted to release the back of the passenger seat while in the drivers seat, it was very simple by releasing the latch on the top back of the seat. It made it very simple if you were storing towels or other things behind the seat.
Not so on the C7, to release the passenger or driver seat the latch is near the bottom of the seat on the outward side. So if you are in the drivers seat, you have to get out of the car, go around to the passenger side and release the mechanism. Doesn't sound like much but is certainly a pain in the rear.
On my C4 & C5 if you wanted to release the back of the passenger seat while in the drivers seat, it was very simple by releasing the latch on the top back of the seat. It made it very simple if you were storing towels or other things behind the seat.
Not so on the C7, to release the passenger or driver seat the latch is near the bottom of the seat on the outward side. So if you are in the drivers seat, you have to get out of the car, go around to the passenger side and release the mechanism. Doesn't sound like much but is certainly a pain in the rear.
05-05-2015, 01:43 PM
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No big deal.
05-05-2015, 04:58 PM
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I have not seen anyone post this yet, so here goes.
On my C4 & C5 if you wanted to release the back of the passenger seat while in the drivers seat, it was very simple by releasing the latch on the top back of the seat. It made it very simple if you were storing towels or other things behind the seat.
Not so on the C7, to release the passenger or driver seat the latch is near the bottom of the seat on the outward side. So if you are in the drivers seat, you have to get out of the car, go around to the passenger side and release the mechanism. Doesn't sound like much but is certainly a pain in the rear.
On my C4 & C5 if you wanted to release the back of the passenger seat while in the drivers seat, it was very simple by releasing the latch on the top back of the seat. It made it very simple if you were storing towels or other things behind the seat.
Not so on the C7, to release the passenger or driver seat the latch is near the bottom of the seat on the outward side. So if you are in the drivers seat, you have to get out of the car, go around to the passenger side and release the mechanism. Doesn't sound like much but is certainly a pain in the rear.
05-05-2015, 05:31 PM
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If that is the case, then there should be a warning label on the seat and in the operators manual.
05-05-2015, 05:33 PM
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05-05-2015, 05:33 PM
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If I understand your question I don't believe you are correct. It is true that to pull the back forward you do need to use the latch handle at the bottom of the seat. However,when you want the seats pulled back to their normal position you just pull them back. No need to use the bottom seat latch.
05-05-2015, 09:23 PM
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05-06-2015, 07:22 PM
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Page 3-25 Warning
Stowing of articles under the passenger seat or between the passenger seat cushion and seatback may interfere with the proper operation of the passenger sensing system.
Not the warning about storing items behind the seat but similar.
Last edited by JerryU; 05-06-2015 at 07:24 PM.
05-06-2015, 09:58 PM
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Remembered the same thing and found this in the Owner's Manual:
Page 3-25 Warning
Stowing of articles under the passenger seat or between the passenger seat cushion and seatback may interfere with the proper operation of the passenger sensing system.
Not the warning about storing items behind the seat but similar.
Page 3-25 Warning
Stowing of articles under the passenger seat or between the passenger seat cushion and seatback may interfere with the proper operation of the passenger sensing system.
Not the warning about storing items behind the seat but similar.
Regardless, I do wish there was more room to store items in the vert. I have a 3 week 4,000 mile trip coming up this summer, so storage space will be a major challange.
05-06-2015, 10:38 PM
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Safety Car
Seat Travel Limit
If a seat is moved all the way to the
rear and/or the seatback is reclined
so that it makes contact with the
carpet, all rearward seat movement
will stop. Normal operation of the
seat will resume when the seatback
is no longer in contact with the
carpet. This is normal.
If a seat is moved all the way to the
rear and/or the seatback is reclined
so that it makes contact with the
carpet, all rearward seat movement
will stop. Normal operation of the
seat will resume when the seatback
is no longer in contact with the
carpet. This is normal.
05-07-2015, 01:42 AM
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Not so on the C7, to release the passenger or driver seat the latch is near the bottom of the seat on the outward side. So if you are in the drivers seat, you have to get out of the car, go around to the passenger side and release the mechanism. Doesn't sound like much but is certainly a pain in the rear.
05-07-2015, 07:30 AM
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I know what you mean, exactly. Seat back release is awkward to reach while seated in the C7. Its in the usual place for most cars, outside and low on the back. C4, and I guess C5 (never owned one) is high and centered on the back of the seat, easy to reach from a seated position. I always stored my Atlas behind the seat in my C4. I still store it there on my C7. Wife doesn't put the seat all the way back so no issue so far with seat travel and sensor blockage. Oh well.... it is what it is.
Last edited by JerryU; 05-07-2015 at 07:34 AM.