I have an 03 limited with a rear seat folding issue. Its always been a problem but it seems to be getting worse. Whenever I try to fold up the 2nd seat, the seatback will fold down properly, but it will not lift in the up position. I used to be able to slam the seat down and try again and it would work, now nothing. I consulted the manual and followed the directions with no help. Ive siliconed the lever and engagement mechanism at the bottom. Is there an adjustment that I can make? The problem is on the double bench side. The single seat seems to work as its supposed to...

THanks,
TJ

 

I think I fixed the problem -

Take the bottom seat cover off (about 10 phillips screws) and you will find a cable adjustment. The one cable looked loose so I tightened tghe slack out of it. Now you dont have to slam anything@@@!!!!!

 

whre are the screws you are referring to? how do you access them

 

how did u fix yours. mine has not worked since i bought the car

 

Me, too. Where do you access the screws to remove the seat cushion?

 

Probably could benefit from the seat removal process as well. Granted I have the opposite problem in that I can only fold down the seat but can't roll it forward.

 

Figured out the process for tilting the 2nd row seat forward for the 2002 Montero. (1) Use only the slide release on the seat back - NOT the handle lever by the seat bottom (2) Do NOT fold the seat back completely down on to the seat bottom (3) Slide/hold the release on the seat back with one hand - fold the the seat back just 20% or so - then grab underneath, behind the seat bottom with the other hand and lift. The seat should easily roll up and over.

Ha! I have the owner's manual and still couldn't figure it out. I hope this helps.

 

Thanks for the heads up. I will give this a try.

 

Thank you very much!! Since I got my Montero I was trying to figure out a way to move or slide my 2nd seat row forward and finally got it.

thanks again!

 

UNBELIEVABLE! I've had this issue for years where I sometimes (more often than not) could not fold the passenger side rear seat all the way forward. I could fold the back part down - but would often not be able to get it to flip up.

With these instructions - I can now do it EVERY single time. THANK YOU!