Third Row Seats - Cadillac 2014 Escalade ESV Owner's Manual

3-12 Seats and Restraints
Returning the Seat to the
Sitting Position
To return the seat to the sitting
position from the tumbled position:
1. Pull the seat down until it latches
to the floor. The seatback cannot
be raised if the seat is not
latched to the floor.
Warning
If either seatback is not locked, it
could move forward in a sudden
stop or crash. That could cause
injury to the person sitting there.
Always push and pull on the
seatbacks to be sure they are
locked.
2. Lift the seatback and push it
rearward. Push and pull on the
backrest to make sure it is
locked.
3. For the 60/40 split-bench seat,
make sure the safety belt in the
centre seating position is not
caught between the two seats
and is not twisted.

Third Row Seats

On vehicles with a third row seat,
the seatback(s) can be folded, and
the entire seat can be tumbled or
removed from the vehicle.
Folding the Seatback(s)
To fold the seatback:
1. Open the tailgate to access the
controls for the seat.
2. Remove all items on the seat
cushion.
Notice: Folding a rear seat with
the safety belts still fastened may
cause damage to the seat or the
safety belts. Always unbuckle the
safety belts and return them to
their normal stowed position
before folding a rear seat.
3. Lift the release lever "1," located
on the bottom rear of the
seatback on the outboard side of
the seat, and the seatback will
fold forward.
Returning the Seatback(s) to
the Upright Position
To return the seat backrest to the
upright position:
1. Open the tailgate to access the
controls for the seat.
2. Pull up on the seatback until it
locks into the upright position.