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How to Fold Down the Rear Seats on a Fiat 500L

Model: Fiat 500 500 X - Years: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Part: Checks and maintenance

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Learn how to fold down the rear seats on a Fiat 500L. In this guide, see how to lower and remove the rear seats to create space in the cabin. First, press the lever located on the backrest of the seat, move the seat forward, and rest it on the seat base.

Now pull the metal lever located at the back of the seat base, and rotate the seat forward (the piston will activate automatically). Perform the same operations on the other rear seats of the vehicle, following the previously mentioned manoeuvres.

If you want to remove the seats from the vehicle: press the lever next to the seat (if not present, you will need to remove them with a special key) and lift it until it detaches from the metal guides.


Updated on 6 March 2026 by ScegliAuto


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