thephantomkaw

Do ther rear seats lay down? If so... HOW?

themerc

If they do, you'll find the seat release levers when you open the trunk lid.
There will be one on each side along the top of the opening.

From my research, I was surprised to find how few of these cars were initially ordered with the split-fold rear seat option.

thephantomkaw

Thanks themerc! I don't think my car has them. It sucks b/c there is no access to the trunk!!

sanf

i think it was the 450$ option. just like bmw, they like to squeeze $ out of us on every possible options. later on they will list the steering wheel as a required option for $1500.. ahahhaha

shanetoast

dont give them any ideas!!!

themerc

Actually, it was a $290 option; but I agree with your point.

This was the cheapest of all options; for crying out loud - they should have made it standard, and just raise the friggin' asking price by a couple hundred bucks.
Hell, these are also an 'option' on E-Class Sedans.

O.k., off my box now . . .

FrankW

it's standard.......................................... .......................for me at least...LOL

yeuchau

before I bought this car, I thought it was standard like my bimmer, but it wasn't

tee_tz

No, BMW's come as a 'cold weather package' -- heated seats, 60/40 split folding seats, and headlight washers for $600. It's much cheaper.

By the way, those levers in the trunk are kinda hard to locate... TRUST ME.


Tee_Tz.

jgsx

Right, when I first got my car I thought that it didn't have rear folding seats because I couldn't FIND those levers. I found them later

tee_tz

me 2! lol... When I had to carry my AMG bumpers to the body shop it was hell. And then afterwards I found the levers I was pissed! I have a white interior so it got really dirty from carrying the bumpers in the cabin. Not cool.


Tee_Tz.

WaveyKat

Yea Trust Him. lol haha

Cintoman

You can also tell if you have the split-fold seats by checking the top of the rear shelf. In addition to the speakers and the 3 plastic-covered child tether strap points, there's another little plastic cover on the shelf. What this does is whenever the seats are folded flat, this "knob" pops up, almost like a door knob in the unlock position. I believe this knob has a red sticker, so that way, when you put the seats back up, if the knob is still showing red, then the seats are not fully latched back.