Rear Seat Back Latch Mechanism

[drdd]

How do you get the seat cover off the rear seat back to access the release mechanism? One side of my release will not unlatch to allow the seat to be lowered. Does anyone know of a way to get the cover off without lowering the seat and without tearing it up? My Bentley's shows the cover removed but not how to do it!

[mesabeetle]

Insert screwdriver into latch hole and try to lift latch.
After you get the latch to release you can see how the mechanism works. I found that my problem was that a plastic clip that connects the latch rod broke. I found a clip at the local auto parts store that, while not exactly the OEM part, works for my purposes. You'll have to peel back the seat cover from a top corner to access the inner mechanism.

[drdd]

Thank you very much for the information (and the pictures). I hadn't thought about trying to slide a screwdriver in there to release the latch.