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this is the first time i ever trying to remove all three of 2nd row seats to make room to transport a big leather sofa (almost 8 ft long) from store to home.
the 2nd row both outter seat can easily fold and flip forward, then i pulled the strap underneath the seat and fold whole seat back down a little bit and pull back, and the whole seat will just unlatch from the floor pins.

the 8th seat, middle seat in 2nd row has a red small lever handle under the seat, but doesn't matter if i pull the strap or the red lever handle, it won't fold and flip forward.


if i manually push the pin forward in attached pictures circles in the yellow, then it will unlatched rear legs from the floor plan. and now the whole seat can flip forward.

i tried to push the red lever, but it doesn't seem to move anything
is my 8th seat unlatch mechanism broken? or that is normally how it works?
 
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The 8th seat is a HUGE pain to remove.

Remove the headrest from the seat (otherwise it won't fold down far enough), and move the front seats forward. Also fold the console tray.

There is a metal "cutout" plate that says "push" on it. Once you pull the lever push on that with your foot - you will slide the seat forward.

Unlike the outer seats it doesn't flip forward to be removed or installed, but rather slides forward.

Edit: Are you able to flip it up at all? I never have trouble with that it just folds down and flips up, it's only removing it from the minivan that is a problem.
 
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i am not able flip up by pulling the strap like the other two seats do. it only folds down the upper half.
so i have to manually push the pins i circled in yellow, and then it flips up.
i then pull the strap underneath the seat, lay the seat back down a little bit and while still pulling the strap, lay the seat back down a little and pull it toward the back of the vehicle and the whole seat now can unlatch from the floor pin.

i noticed the 8th seat has two position for mounting, inline with the other two, or move up about 5 or 6", which i can see the center console need to fold down first.

my 8th seat is mounted inline with the other two 2nd row seats, and i don't have to remove any of the headrests, as long as is at all the way down position, and clear anything object infront the seat.
 
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