2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA Owners Manual

6. Lay the floor panel flat and push down until it clicksinto position. Replace the floor mat as needed.
7. Readjust the front seat as needed.WARNING!
• In a collision, you or others in your vehicle could be
injured if seats are not properly latched to their floor
attachments. Always be sure the seats are fully
latched.
• Sitting in a seat with the head restraint in its lowered
position could result in serious injury or death in a
collision. Always make sure the head restraints are in
their upright positions when the seat is to be occu-
pied.
Push Down To Lock
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Easy Entry
Easy Tilt Seat — With Or Without Child Seat Installed
The second row seats can be tilted forward for easy entry
into the third row with or without a child seat installed.
1. Located in the seatback of the second row seat is ahandle that provides easier access to the third row by
tilting the seat forward.
2. To put the seat back into original position, just pull backon the seatback and lock the seat into position.
WARNING!
Do not use this feature with a child in seat. Serious
injury or death my occur.
Easy Tilt Seat Handle
Seat Folded Forward With Child Seat Installed
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Easy Entry — With The Seat Folded Flat
The seats can be folded and tilted for more accessibility for
passengers to enter and exit the third row.
1. Without a child seat installed, you can fold the seat bypulling the recliner handle on the bottom part of the
seat. Before pulling the recliner lever, make sure the arm
rests are folded up.
Pull the strap on the back of the seat and the seat will tilt
forward. 2. To put it back into position, pull back on the folded seat
and make sure that it locks into position. Then, pull the
seatback toward the back and fold down the arm rests.
Exit For Third Row Passengers
For passengers seated in the third row, there is a pull strap
located on the outboard side of the seat near the bottom of
the seat back. Third row passengers can pull on the strap
and push the seat forward for folding the seatback down
and tilting the seat to the floor.
Recliner Lever
Pull Strap
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NOTE:This process is for when there is no child seat
installed. Use the easy entry lever if a child seat is installed.
Fold-Flat — Quad Seats
To fold the seat, lift the recliner lever to the full upward
position and push the seatback forward until it rests on the
seat cushion.
Pull Strap For Third Row Passengers
Fold-Flat Seat Recline Lever
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NOTE:
•The seatback may lock into the fold flat position. Use the
recline lever to unlock the seatback.
• When returning the seat to the original position, the
headrest must be folded back to the original position.Second Row Removable 8th Seat — If Equipped
While the 8th seat does not stow in the floor, it is foldable
and removable for added cargo space.
The release strap is located on the front of the seat, near the
floor. To remove the seat, pull the release strap to release
the rear latches. The seat assembly can now be removed
from the vehicle by moving it in a rearward direction from
the detent positions in the floor.
Fold Headrest To Upward Position
Second Row 8th Seat Fold Flat Strap
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NOTE:Seat can be removed easier with one outboard seat
stowed in the load floor.
To reinstall the seat, align the seat into the detent positions
on the floor. Tilt seat rearward to lock the seat back into its
original position.WARNING!
If not properly latched, the seat could become loose.
Personal injuries could result.
Release StrapIn Floor Detent Guides
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Second Row Bench Seat — If Equipped
The second row bench seat can accommodate two passen-
gers, while providing easy access to the third row seats
without any folding of the second row seats.
To recline the seatback, lean forward slightly, lift the recline
lever located on the outboard side of the seat cushion, and
push back to the desired position and release the lever.
Lean forward and lift the lever to return the seatback to its
normal position. Using body pressure, lean forward and
rearward on the seat to be sure the seatback has latched.The bench seat does not stow in the floor, but is removable
for added cargo space.
Removing The Bench Seat
1. Adjust the driver and passenger seats forward to allow
room for the bench seat removal.
2. Raise the armrest completely, then lift the recline lever located on the outboard side of the seat to fold the
seatback flat against the seat cushion.
Recline Lever
Folded Position
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3. Pull the release strap located behind the seat, in thecenter near the floor to release the latches.
4. Once the latches are released, tilt the entire seat toward the front of the vehicle. The seat can now be removed
through either sliding side door, or through the lift gate. NOTE:
•
Due to the weight of the bench seat, it is recommended
that two people are utilized for its removal.
• When storing the removed bench seat, it is important to
keep the seatback in the folded position.
Release Strap Location
Tilt Bench Seat Forward
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