Honda 2008 Civic Coupe Owner's Manual page 104

Seats
Folding Rear Seat
The back of the rear seat folds down
to give you direct access to the trunk.
The seat-back can be released from
inside the trunk.
On all models except DX and U.S. LX
The left and right halves can be
folded separately.
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GUIDE
When storing cargo, you can move
the rear center shoulder belt out of
the way by removing the belt from
the guide.
Remove any items from the seat
before you fold down the seat-back.
RELEASE
To release the seat-back, pull the
release under the trunk panel. Push
the seat-back down, then let go of
the release.
For 60/40 split rear fold-down seat
models, a release is located on each
side of the trunk.
For full rear fold-down seat models,
the release is located on the driver's
side of the trunk.