to pull the flip seats down, observe the configuration of the back panel of the seat from left to right. you will see on the far left, a section about 5" wide, this is a cosmetic peice and does not come off. the next section is about 40% of the backrest portion of the seat. if you slide your hand up the seam between this section, and the cosmetic section, in the upper left corner there should be a small nylon strap. pull on the strap with some force, and the seat should release and fold downward. the same goes for the other side, in the upper right corner between the remaining seat section, and the far right cosmetic peice, there will be a nylon strap, pull and fold down. If the nylon straps are broken, and have been removed, you will forceably have to pull along the top, and side of the seat at the same time to open it. from here you can repair the nylon strap on your own.
How to fold down rear seats in 1998 Saturn
there are 2 pull releases in the trunk located at the top opening when looking into the trunk.. you cant miss them
Inside the trunk there are 2 pull knobs up high under the rear deck surface. They can only be accessed from inside the trunk. They are round and pull toward the back to unlatch each side of the seat backs.
If you open the trunk, near the top will be 2 separate handle-like things. Pull on these, and the rear seats will fold down.
There is a button in your trunk. Pull that out and a cord on the side of the rear seat. Pull that and voila! Rear seat is down!
Not all of them pull down but the ones that do have a strap on each side of the back of the rear seat that will pull it down.
In the trunk there are two 'T' shaped plastic knobs on the top. (Mounted under the rear window). Pull them directly out, and they will unlock the corresponding seat.
If this question is about the trunk lid pull down---there is a switch on the side of the pull-down motor--first step. Else complete pull-down assembly from junk yard.
Pull.
There are two pull down ropes in the trunk near rear speakers. One for each side, pull down to unlach seat and fold down.
You grab the rear gentley, then pull down your pants... then you might figure out the rest.
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