Locking the rear seat in the down position

[WellingtonWorks]

I might be tripping here, but I could have sworn the rear seats locked when pushed down. Do your truck’s seats lock (or latch) when lowering them back down?

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[Grumpy2]

No, there isn't a lock to hold the back seats down.

There is a latch that holds the double back-seat back in the up position against the back wall of the cabin, however it takes some additional parts to make it easier to use.

 

[Maquis]

No

 

[Henry Ford]

This is the backseat lock. I know this because it has the universal symbol for "lock" with an arrow pointing toward it.?

You use your key to lock it.

 

[RickLightning]

Correct. But the main purpose of that lock is to prevent the tilting up of the seat to secure the underneath storage, for trucks with it, not to lock the seat in the down position.

 

[MountainAlive]

This is the backseat lock. I know this because it has the universal symbol for "lock" with an arrow pointing toward it.?

You use your key to lock it.

Today I learned there is a lock there.

 

[watts/up]

… for trucks with it,

Right, I don’t believe all trims have this. I’m pretty sure my Pro doesn’t.

 

[MountainAlive]

Right, I don’t believe all trims have this. I’m pretty sure my Pro doesn’t.

I had to check just now. No lock for me it seems. 2023 Lariat ER.

 

[VAL.ABAPO]

thank you for this post as i too was almost certain that the rear seat locks in place when its folded down. i was thinking my use of seat covers may have impeded the seat from latching when its down. so basically, you DO NOT have to pull the "TAB" to bring the seat up, you only pull it to bring the seat down?

 

[RickLightning]

I had to check just now. No lock for me it seems. 2023 Lariat ER.

You're on the wrong side of the vehicle, and you don't appear to have the underseat storage option.

 

[MountainAlive]

You're on the wrong side of the vehicle, and you don't appear to have the underseat storage option.

Yeah the other side is the same. No lock there either. And my truck didn’t come with storage tray under there either.

 

[RickLightning]

Yeah the other side is the same. No lock there either. And my truck didn’t come with storage tray under there either.

Which is why you have no lock...

 

[MountainAlive]

Which is why you have no lock...

Ah ok. It’s part of the storage tray setup. This makes sense.

 

[RickLightning]

I might be tripping here, but I could have sworn the rear seats locked when pushed down. Do your truck’s seats lock (or latch) when lowering them back down?

As noted, because you have the underseat storage, you have the lock.

thank you for this post as i too was almost certain that the rear seat locks in place when its folded down. i was thinking my use of seat covers may have impeded the seat from latching when its down. so basically, you do not have to pull the "cord" to bring the seat up, you only pull it to bring the seat down?

You're confusing things. To fold the seat up, you fold it up. To bring the bottom seat back to the seating position, you use the handle. There is no cord to pull. I think you're confusing the modification that can be made to the BACK of the rear seat, to tilt it forward, that some people do.

 

[bmwhitetx]

Ah ok. It’s part of the storage tray setup. This makes sense.

I see you have a 2023 Lariat. Interestingly the 2022 Lariat had that storage as a standard feature for the 511A trim (ER). For 2023, Ford continued to list it as standard for the ER on the Build and Price website but it was not included. Just one of the many deletes that hit the 2023's.

Quite a few 2023 Lariat ER buyers complained about that when they got their trucks and the under seat storage was missing. It was listed as optional in the Order Guide but not everyone looked at that.

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