Facelift How to remove rear seats?

[Nyami]

Can anyone provide any pointers on how to remove the rear seat bench on a S3 Sportback?

Now for the over-share, the wee man was sick in the back last night and the backseat to the worst of it. I'd got the worst of last night but think I need to get any rogue chunks that have got past the seatbelt clips . I couldn't find any obvious clips last night but it was dark and I was focussing on damage limitation. As soon as the weather has calmed down I plan steam clean the seat belt and remove the back bench, if anyone has any tips please let me know.

 

[jungle650]

Ohh. that's not nice... been there in a previous car with kids, that's not a pleasant job for Christmas !!

If you click on the below link, there is a section on how to remove the rear bench. ( both for Saloon and Hatchback ) If memory serves me correct it just requires a good pull at the front of each side.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/h22a6xa5g...Reverse Camera Retrofit Guide_SECURE.pdf?dl=1

Merry Christmas

Regards
Jungle

 

[Nyami]

Thanks @jungle650, just the info I needed!

 

[Svenedin]

I found this thread after dropping a nut down the gap in the rear bench seat where the seatbelt clips come through. I tried fishing around with a magnet on a screwdriver but lost the magnet as well d'oh. I have tried pulling at the front of the bench but it does not want to move -I'm probably being too cowardly to apply enough force. It really isn't important for me to retrieve the nut, I have another one but my inner neuroticism nags that there is a loose nut under the seat. It isn't worth breaking something for me to get it back.

Has anyone got experience of lifting up the bench seat without breaking anything?

 

[Svenedin]

I've answered my own question. I went ahead and used more force. There is a clip near the front of the bench on the left and right side. If you can pull with a hand on either side of the clip then it does pop out without breaking the clip. It is a fiddle to disentangle the bench and a fiddle to fit it back!

I got the nut and the magnet. Hurray.