How to Unlock Your Stuck Rear Seat in Seconds

Here I'm showing how to unlock the latching mechanism when the release is broken or damaged

I'm demonstrating with the seat down so you can see what needs to happen when the seat is stuck since a camera won't fit in between the seat,

this will work on most seat latching mechanisms or at least give you an idea of where to start, all latch mechanisms for car seats can be unlocked using this method - it may be in a different place or require bending the wire slightly different to unlock it.

This is on an Audi A4 B7, I had a problem with my seat not latching, then it locked and wouldn't open at all. The release is broken.

It's important you have to have it in the right spot when you're pulling up and if you try a bunch of times and it doesn't work, try making a new tool. What happens is the metal gets softer when you bend it so a fresh piece of wire may do the trick

Hope this helps you unlock your seat! If it did like and comment :)

[melaniechilds]

Awesome tip. Fixed my problem of 4 months👍

[Ray-czyx]

thanks, this video helped me sort out my stuck corolla seat

[JakeWardell]

Great video, only one that actually worked! took a little bit but I got them to release

[l]

I just noticed on my 2000 Maxima, there is a LOCK feature behind the seat that was locked. You can unlock it reaching from the trunk side. You can now pull the latch on top of the seat. Duh!
Although your video wasn't relative to my situation, it did help me look closer how the lock works, then I discovered the LOCK slider switch behind the seat. Thanks!

[sandramckinlay]

This is the first fast and good quick video five stars

[zacharyskinner]

WOW this worked!! Mine has been broken for months and this unlocked it! Thank you so much!

[NSUScooter]

Since you have the only searchable video via Google about Audi back seats,

Can you make a video on how to unlatch that middle part with the button in between the left rear headrest and the middle headrest?

I closed it last week after putting a couple of snowboards through it and everything was just fine. Threw my shoes back there a little while ago and now I have to fold down that whole section of the seat to access the trunk from the back seat.

PLEASE HELP

Thank you!

[SuperTurtlemandude]

Mine is more that compartment in the middle seat that is stuck where the seat opens up in the back seat

[davebowerman]

In my Citreon Picasso I inserted the right rear seat in the left chair slot by mistake now one bolt is stuck so its jammed. Help!

[feliciasoto]

I have a 2013 Lincoln MKZ and the rear double seat is stuck in the flat position. We tried this tip to no avail. Idk why it didn't work. Totally frustrating.

[rmarge]

Can it still work if the belt is stuck

[elwiz]

I have a 99 4door Tahoe. I can't pull my seat up. The latch came off. Help please

[ludame]

I've been having trouble with my corsa D, I cant get the back seats down because one of the releases in stuck. Any fix for this?

[tomasalvarez]

My rear seat of my ML 55 is stuck folded down. When i try lifting it, the seat belt is in locked, and doesnt extend . How do i release the seatbelt?

[winterluv]

I need to get my 2nd row seat unstuck so it'll fold down! It's an '05 GMC YUKON, 40/60 bench seat. The 40 has no issues folding down but the 60 does. I don't see anything broken; just dirty. It's really starting to irritate the crap out of me!

[Thomas-pule]

Can't see enough of the car and too jiggly. Not evident what part of the seat he is working on.

[nicholascannon]

This will not solve the problem on my Saab 93 soft top as you can’t get anywhere near the catch .😢

[vern]

Does anyone know how to unlock a 2011 SRX Cadillac seat, if latch won't work???

[camikurz]

So close you don't know where location in the car. Still don't know where the lock is.

[dqtklhv]

so unclear on what part of the car your putting the thing in