Front passenger seat not folding flat?

[NLMGSAN]

I needed to carry some long articles from the glove box all the way into the booth.
But the front passenger seat does not move forward enough to pull the backside at level with the folded rear seat. Am I missing something? How does the front passenger go flat?

 

[gary333]

Is it supposed to do what you want?

 

[siteguru]

Does it do it if you remove the front seat headrest?

 

[mg4]

I had to carry a new rug, 230cm long just yesterday

I managed to instead recline the passenger seat, but was also surprised by the seat not folding flat forwards.

 

[MG Clive]

I had to carry a new rug, 230cm long just yesterday

I managed to instead recline the passenger seat, but was also surprised by the seat not folding flat forwards.

I wouldn't expect a front seat to fold flat forwards, but they usually fold quite flat backwards.

 

[NLMGSAN]

I wouldn't expect a front seat to fold flat forwards, but they usually fold quite flat backwards.

It doesn't go flat if folded backwards because it hits the folded rear back seat. The rails are about 10 cms short. Weird design fault.

 

[mg4]

It doesn't go flat if folded backwards because it hits the folded rear back seat. The rails are about 10 cms short. Weird design fault.

Even if you move the seat (base) all the way forward? It is not flat, but it did help me transport a rug.

 

[NLMGSAN]

 

[siteguru]

I suppose if you're carrying something so long that the end needs to go into the glovebox, that edge of the front seat would still be too high.

PS - your photo answers my headrest question.

 

[NLMGSAN]

But now the package of the four doors are upwards in "launch position" .
It doesn't need much for the front chair to go forward to allow it to sink below the forward folded rear back seat. At least it would be horizontal.

 

[Kithmo]

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Does it go flat if you recline the front seat before folding the rear down ?

 

[siteguru]

Good point.

 

[Everest]

"Front passenger not folding flat?"

I'm assuming the word "seat" is missing from the title or we've all been answering the wrong question

 

[MG Clive]

"Front passenger not folding flat?"

I'm assuming the word "seat" is missing from the title or we've all been answering the wrong question

Oh well spotted @Everest (edited)

 

[Everest]

Maybe it was done as click-bate.... caught me out

 

[NLMGSAN]

Does it go flat if you recline the front seat before folding the rear down ?

That is even worse...

 

[NLMGSAN]

Oh well spotted @Everest (edited)

That's odd. First replies do refer to topic about 'a seat'....

 

[siteguru]

That's the thing about language - we automatically insert missing words when the context is obvious.

 

[NLMGSAN]

I assume it's the same in your MG's?

 

[MG Clive]

I assume it's the same in your MG's?

Yes, I tried various ways earlier, I was really surprised how far (or how not very far) the front passenger seat actually went forward, there's easily enough room for it to go a further 6 inches or so, forward.