1997 Ford Aspire Owner's Manual - Page 63

Using the Folding Rear Seat (If equipped) Your vehicle may be equipped with a full-folding or split-folding rear seat. In either case, you can fold down the seatback (or seatbacks) to provide extra cargo space. If you have the rear safety belts routed through the rear safety belt guides on either side of the seats, the safety belts will not be trapped when the seats are returned to their upright positions. To fold down the rear seatback: 1. Pull up on the release knob(s) located in the upper corner(s) of the seatback. The split-folding rear seat has one knob for each seatback. The full-folding rear seat has two knobs, which must both be raised at the same time to lower the entire seatback. Pull the seatback forward until it is flat. Push the seatback upward until it locks in place. Make sure the seatback is firmly locked by pushing forward and backward on it. 2. 1. 2. To raise the rear seatback: Folding down the full-folding rear seatback 60