Bless the internet!!!
I have been trying to remove the back seats from my 1999 V70 for the last week. The only peice of information that was missing for the last 6 days was "the seat pulls towards you (outboard) and then lifts up"
Next time I will leave the year of the vehicle out of my question ...

I've got one of the clips removed but I can't get the seat up. I have been pulling up with as much force as I can muster. Any more hints?
I've been working at this for two days and can't figure out how the get the seat backs off. The clips are out on both sides but I can't seem to get the pivots out ...

Thanks Matty Moo. I saw those clips last night and sort of thought that they had something to do with the seat removal but they didn't seen to budge. I'll give it a try now that I know that that is the right avenue to follow.

I am trying to remove the back seat from my V70. I have the bum portion of the seat that flip forward off and the side cushions beside the doors but I can't figure out how to get the seat backs off. Any hints?