I saw this on a YouTube review of the Ford Focus hatch, but I noticed that the 2012 SEL versions have rear seats that fold up so that when you fold the seats down, you can have a totally flat cargo area. I'm not sure mine has that, hahaha. Is there a latch or something like that that releases it?
No latch. Leave the seat backs upright. Then give a good upwards tug from the rear of the bottom seat cushion. It should also be explained in the Owner's Manual.
To get a flat load area, remove the headrests from the outboard seats and fold.
There is a latch mechanism or the seat wouldn't stay in place on the floor, but yes there is no specific release mechanism other than yanking firmly on the seat base.
It may be necessary to move the front seats forward a bit, too, depending on where you have them. You can't have them all the way back with the rear seats folded.
I don't understand why they didn't just make the car a couple inches longer. It would have helped with the sparse rear leg-room, too.
Doesn't the seat bottom only fold up with the 60/40 split seat. I don't have the split seat and my bottom is attached in the middle so the back doesn't fold flat
If your car is as in your profile a SE trim level then you do have a split 60/40 seat function. Both seat cushion & seat backs.
I am curious , when you take delivery of your new cars in North America does the selling salesperson not go over the features and how things function prior
to you driving off into the sunset in your new wheels?
Or is it that even the salespeople do not know these simple things such as how 60/40 seats work in a modern day car?
If you never have anyone in the back, you can also remove the seat bottoms so the front sights can be fully rearward and not interfere with the seat backs (when folded).
I never have anyone in the back anymore because I'm too embarrassed to have people ride in my car and hear the clunks and feel the vibrations.
It makes me feel like a pathetic loser when people ask why I haven't gotten that stuff fixed. My passengers say "If a dealership screwed up my car, I'd blahblahblah"... and I have to tell them "I guess I'm just Ford's bitch."
Deftmetal, this means you must have the sedan SE as I see in Canada the SE hatch comes with 60/40 split, but no dice on the SE sedan, unless
you add the 201A SE Plus Package which includes the 60/40 function. Which looks like last years Sport Package. With your profile saying your
Focus is an SE Sport this lead me to believe you had the 201A SE Plus Package.
Is there a reason why you list your car as a SE Sport? I am not aware of this trim level in Canada.
Sorry for the bump... Can anyone confirm if the standard seat cushion really can be swapped with the fold-flat version? It's been mentioned previously that it is possible but I get the feeling nobody's done it yet. I'm a little wary too, because I imagine there are at least some hinges and clips or something that aren't on my version.
I got roped into a sedan and the non-fold-flat back seat hasn't been an issue 'till last night when I almost got burned at Home Depot (was still able to cram 12' of rolled rug!). I've come to terms with the 4-door but I think fold-flat would add a lot of versatility.
So, I saw a YouTube video (my husband and I have a 2015 Ford Focus SE.) The video said we can take our cloth seat package hinges and replace them with the hinges that fold the seats entirely flat. Does anyone know what that part kit is called so I can attempt get an idea of how much it is? Please message me ASAP at mamashane89@gmail.com.
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