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On each side of the back seat (the part you sit on), there is a loop. Pull this up, and the seat cushion will swivel up towards the front seat back. Visible at the lower corner of the seat back, is a lever that tou can pull up ( the earlier versions needed to be pushed down or back). The seat back will then fold /down/forward. The headrest must be removed so that the seat back can fold flat. The headreat can be removed by turnibg the small knob at the base of one of the head rest shafts. There is a small arrow indicating the direction of rotation to accomplish this.
I have a 2004 so they should be the same. You have to lift up the front of the seat section an pull it forward so it will lay down. You can then lay the back of the seat down.
All actions to be done from the trunk area of the 2001 Suburban
1. Lay seat back down by lifting lever 1 and pushing seat back forward.
2. Grab center lever (labeled 2) at seat bottom, back, middle. Pull up on lever and on bar to roll seat up onto it's front.
3. Pull finger tab at center of seat (unlocks seat from floor) and pull seat towards back of vehicle on rollers.
4. Lay seat down. Seat is a beast and best to use two people to get seat to the ground!
Start with removing the head rests. There is a handle on each one on the backside. push the handle and lift the headrest up till it comes out. You'll find a handle looking appr. 1" out of the seat, you'll see it near the door at the hind quarter of the seat. Pull the handle up and the seat will lift and swing. Swing them up to upright position. at the bottom of the backseat, back upholster you find another handle on each inner wheel cover. press them back wards and pull the seat back down.
The rear seats have a pull strap located between the bottom cushion and the backrest of the rear seats used to disengage a lock to lift up the bottom cushion. The pull straps will only stick out an inch or so, or they might have fallen down between the seats and then you wont see them. Before you can lower the backrest of the rear seats, the bottom cushions have to be lifted up and forward out of the way so that the backrest may lie down flat. If your pull straps are not visible between the bottom cushion and the backrest, you may have to stick your hand between the cushions and feel for the straps. Once you find the straps, pull upward on the while lifting on the bottom cushion where the pull strap is located and the seat should tilt forward. Once you have manged to do this, the lever for the backrest is located on the top of the backrest. Just slide the lever and tilt the backrest to the desired position.
You have to pull forward on the belts located at the bottom of the seat while pushing the lever on top of the seat to lower it. Make sure to take off head-rests or the seats won't lay flat. Its almost like pulling the bottom cushion off in a forward motion, Hope it helps
I just bought a 93 GMC Safari Van and couldn't figure this out either. Luckily, I did have the manual. It appears that the lever under the front of the sofa moves in forwards and backwards. There is a lever on the corner of each side. Lift up on each and pull cushion forward. Also, you can push on the back of the sofa to help it go down. Hope this helps!
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