2005 XC70 - Can't get larger seat to unlock to put it down

cresley · Post by **cresley** » 19 Jul 2022, 18:38

The larger of the 2 seats directly behind the front seats, won't unlock to go down. How can I get it to go down and what might that cost me?

Post by **chrism** » 19 Jul 2022, 19:03

My 2003 occasionally does that. One day it works smoothly and the next day it acts obstinate. Try shaking the seat back fore and aft as you are trying to unlatch the latch.

Post by **br0dy519** » 19 Jul 2022, 19:19

You can peel back the leather a bit to expose behind the latch and wedge a flat screwdriver in there to help it open. I had to do that on the car I took my third seat from.

Post by **jonesg** » 19 Jul 2022, 21:51

motormikeyman · Post by **motormikeyman** » 20 Jul 2022, 11:02

If you have the retractable dog nets on the back of the seat, you can just flip it open and blast the interior latch area with penetrating lube. Had same problem on both sides and the lube job got 'em operating nice and smooth.