trouble with through loading/ folding rear seats

Saosin17 · 11-14-2005, 12:44 PM

My manual has nothing on how to operate the folding rear seats, and i see no obvious buttons/latches. Any help on how to fold them down would be greatly appreciated. (e90 330i)

ward · 11-14-2005, 12:45 PM

if your car has them there will be a latch on the inside of the trunk, near the top of the trunk, one lever on each side

puck724 · 11-14-2005, 12:49 PM

yeah what ward said. there are 2 levers on the top of the trunk. make sure when you close them you really put some strength in it, it didnt latch right the first couple times i opened them...

Saosin17 · 11-14-2005, 12:56 PM

sorry for my stupidity, are the latches inside the trunk, or inside above the rear seat... all i see are the harnesses for the baby seats.

puck724 · 11-14-2005, 12:58 PM

inside the trunk...it got me the first time too, i was expecting them to be behind the headrest in the rear seats. that was what i was used to.

Saosin17 · 11-14-2005, 01:02 PM

are they those two little metal clip looking things ont he top, and im guessing theyre on the body of the car, not the trunklid.

E90Fleet · 11-14-2005, 01:24 PM

They are the black plastic handles circled in the picture

They are on the top of the non moving part of the trunk

fredtoo · 11-14-2005, 01:38 PM

Folding seats are ONLY with the cold weather package. Did you get that?

eimSD · 11-14-2005, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by fredtoo

Folding seats are ONLY with the cold weather package. Did you get that?

You can get folding seats as a stand alone, we did, did not get the cwp.

natalia · 11-14-2005, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by E90Fleet

They are the black plastic handles circled in the picture

They are on the top of the non moving part of the trunk

what's that blue thing on the the left side of the trunk?

thrill30 · 11-14-2005, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by natalia

what's that blue thing on the the left side of the trunk?

It contains the warning triangle... hopefully our E90's never break down to the point where we need to use these triangles.

puck724 · 11-14-2005, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by natalia

what's that blue thing on the the left side of the trunk?

i beleive US spec. cars dont get that.

mds82 · 11-14-2005, 08:03 PM

it really blows that the seats only fold with the Cold Package. i'm actually a bit pissed off about that. i got the xi model the the sports package was only a bit more. if i only knew that at the time though

tabit · 11-14-2005, 10:55 PM

my fold down seats aren't latching when i try to close them. do i just need to push harder?

puck724 · 11-15-2005, 12:28 AM

push harder. it took me a few tries to realize that it needs a bit more force than other cars.

davinet78 · 11-15-2005, 06:42 AM

maybe it seems your car does not have folding seats

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Saosin17 Private First Class 33 Rep 138 Posts Drives: e90 330i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: baltimore iTrader: (0)	trouble with through loading/ folding rear seats My manual has nothing on how to operate the folding rear seats, and i see no obvious buttons/latches. Any help on how to fold them down would be greatly appreciated. (e90 330i)
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ward Major General 155 Rep 6,158 Posts Drives: F Join Date: May 2005 Location: T iTrader: (0)	if your car has them there will be a latch on the inside of the trunk, near the top of the trunk, one lever on each side
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puck724 COLTS 4 LIFE!!! 99 Rep 1,746 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: california iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	yeah what ward said. there are 2 levers on the top of the trunk. make sure when you close them you really put some strength in it, it didnt latch right the first couple times i opened them... __________________ 2006 330i --sapphire black--black leather --alumminum trim --premium package --cold weather package --park distace control --automatic transmission --navigation with iDrive
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Saosin17 Private First Class 33 Rep 138 Posts Drives: e90 330i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: baltimore iTrader: (0)	inside trunk or inside sorry for my stupidity, are the latches inside the trunk, or inside above the rear seat... all i see are the harnesses for the baby seats.
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puck724 COLTS 4 LIFE!!! 99 Rep 1,746 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: california iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	inside the trunk...it got me the first time too, i was expecting them to be behind the headrest in the rear seats. that was what i was used to. __________________ 2006 330i --sapphire black--black leather --alumminum trim --premium package --cold weather package --park distace control --automatic transmission --navigation with iDrive
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Saosin17 Private First Class 33 Rep 138 Posts Drives: e90 330i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: baltimore iTrader: (0)	are they those two little metal clip looking things ont he top, and im guessing theyre on the body of the car, not the trunklid.
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E90Fleet Lieutenant General 1312 Rep 10,185 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Africa iTrader: (0)	They are the black plastic handles circled in the picture They are on the top of the non moving part of the trunk Attached Images
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fredtoo First Lieutenant 15 Rep 340 Posts Drives: 325 328 350 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: nj iTrader: (0) Garage List 1986 328 [0.00] 2006 325 [0.00]	Folding seats are ONLY with the cold weather package. Did you get that?
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mds82 Major General 364 Rep 5,842 Posts Drives: 2006 325xi Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: South Central Connecticut iTrader: (40) Garage List 2006 325xi Snow Pics [0.00] 2006 BMW 325xi [0.00]	it really blows that the seats only fold with the Cold Package. i'm actually a bit pissed off about that. i got the xi model the the sports package was only a bit more. if i only knew that at the time though
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tabit New Member 0 Rep 7 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: bay area iTrader: (0)	my fold down seats aren't latching when i try to close them. do i just need to push harder?
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puck724 COLTS 4 LIFE!!! 99 Rep 1,746 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: california iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	push harder. it took me a few tries to realize that it needs a bit more force than other cars. __________________ 2006 330i --sapphire black--black leather --alumminum trim --premium package --cold weather package --park distace control --automatic transmission --navigation with iDrive
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