2008 Ford Explorer Owner Guide 3rd Printing - Page 178

Seating and Safety Restraints 4. Lift up on the head restraint until it locks into its original position. Before returning the seatback to its original position, make sure that cargo or any objects are not trapped behind the seatback. After returning the seatback to its original position, pull on the seatback to ensure that it has fully latched. An unlatched seat may become dangerous in the event of a sudden stop or collision. Note: In vehicles equipped with 3rd row seats, the 2nd row recline/unlatch handle on the outboard sides of both 60% and 40% seats should not be used as a grab handle to raise the entire seat up from cargo mode (kneeling position), or to lower it from its tumbled position. This handle is there only to recline the seat back and to unlatch the rear seat/floor attachment, in order to tumble the seat in the forward direction. To raise the seat up from the cargo mode (kneeling position), the entire seat should be lifted up using the seat back or the seat cushion area as a grabbing surface. Exiting the 3rd row 1. Lower the head restraints. See Folding down the 2nd row 60/40 seats and buckets seats earlier in this section. 2. Pull on the lever/strap (as equipped) located at the bottom right of the seat back to release the seat from the floor, and rotate the seat up towards the front seat. 3. Follow the directions above to return the seatback from the load floor and to the upright position. 178