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Rear seats

Folding the rear seat

The rear seatbacks can be folded to facilitate carrying long items or to increase the luggage capacity of the vehicle.

  • Never allow passengers to sit on top of the folded down seatback while the vehicle is moving. This is not a proper seating position and no seat belts are available for use. This could result in serious injury or death in case of an accident or sudden stop.

  • Objects carried on the folded down seatback should not extend higher than the top of the front seatbacks. This could allow cargo to slide forward and cause injury or damage during sudden stops.

To fold down the rear seatback:

  1. Set the front seatback to the upright position and if necessary, slide the front seat forward.

  2. Lower the rear headrests to the lowest position by pushing and holding the release button (1) and pushing down on the headrest (2).

    2025 Hyundai Tucson rear seat headrest adjustment image. The image displays a downward arrow (2) on the headrest and an inset view showing an arrow pointing to the release button (1) at the base of the support pole. This explains the function of lowering the rear headrests to the lowest position by pushing the release button and pushing down on the headrest.

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  3. Locate the seatbelt toward the outboard position before folding down the seatback. If not, the seatbelt system may be interfered by the seatback.

    2025 Hyundai Tucson rear seat belt holder image. The image displays the rear seat belt webbing secured in a holder clip on the side interior trim, highlighted by a black circle. Explains the function of positioning the seat belt to the outboard side to prevent interference when folding the rear seatback.

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  4. Put out the belt from guide (1) and pull up the seatback folding lever (2), then fold the seat toward the front of the vehicle.

    2025 Hyundai Tucson rear seat folding lever image. The image displays the rear seats with a close-up inset of the folding lever located on the upper seatback. A number (1) and a wide directional arrow indicate the pulling action required to unlock the seat. This describes the function of folding the rear seatback forward to increase cargo capacity.

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    2025 Hyundai Tucson rear seat folding lever image. The image shows the rear seatback folding forward, indicated by a large black arrow. An inset close-up highlights the folding lever (2) with a curved arrow showing the upward pulling action. This explains how to use the lever to fold the seatback.

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  5. To use the rear seat, lift and push the seatback rearward by lifting up the front portion of the folding lever.

    Push the seatback firmly until it clicks into place. Make sure the seatback is locked in place.

When returning the rear seatback from a folded to an upright position, hold the seatback and return it slowly. Ensure that the seatback is completely locked into its upright position by pushing on the top of the seatback. In an accident or sudden stop, the unlocked seatback could allow cargo to move forward with great force and enter the passenger compartment, which could result in serious injury or death.

Do not place objects in the rear seats, since they cannot be properly secured and may hit vehicle occupants in a collision causing serious injury or death.

When returning the rear seatback from a folded to an upright position, hold the seatback and return it slowly. Ensure that the seatback is completely locked into its upright position by pushing on the top of the seatback. In an accident or sudden stop, the unlocked seatback could allow cargo to move forward with great force and enter the passenger compartment, which could result in serious injury or death.

Do not place objects in the rear seats, since they cannot be properly secured and may hit vehicle occupants in a collision causing serious injury or death.

Make sure the engine is off, the Automatic transmission/Dual clutch transmission is in N (Neutral) or the Manual transmission is in R (Reverse) or 1st, and the parking brake is securely applied whenever loading or unloading cargo. Failure to take these steps may allow the vehicle to move if the gear is inadvertently shifted to another position.

Cargo should always be secured to prevent it from being thrown about the vehicle in a collision and causing injury to the vehicle occupants. Do not place objects in the rear seats, since they cannot be properly secured and may hit the front seat occupants in a collision.

  • Be careful when loading cargo through the rear passenger seats to prevent damage to the vehicle interior.

  • When cargo is loaded through the rear passenger seats, ensure the cargo is properly secured to prevent it from moving while driving.

Seatback remote folding/unfolding
2025 Hyundai Tucson rear seatback folding switch image. The image shows the switch located on the side wall of the cargo area. An inset highlights the switch (1) with a seat folding icon, using a curved arrow to indicate the pulling action. This describes the function of remotely folding the rear seatback from the cargo area.

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Pull the rear seatback folding switch (1) located on both sides of the cargo area.

Rear seat folding

Do not fold the rear seats, if passengers, pets or luggage are in the rear seats.

It may cause injury or damage to passengers, pets, luggage.

Armrest
2025 Hyundai Tucson rear seat armrest image. The image shows the armrest located in the center of the rear seatback. An inset view with a black arrow indicates the action of pulling the armrest down to reveal cup holders. This describes the function of using the rear seat armrest.

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The armrest is located in the center of the rear seat. Pull the armrest down from the seatback to use it.

Rear occupant alert system (rear seats)

This function alerts driver when you get out of a vehicle with the passengers remain in the rear seats.

If you open the door with the passengers in the rear seats, the warning message appear on the cluster panel to give a first warning. If the movement is detected in the rear seats after you lock all doors, 2nd warning alerts you.

Make sure you check the passenger in the rear seats before you get off.

For more information, refer to the "Advanced Rear Occupant Alert (ROA)" section in chapter 5.