Regardless you are the new possessor of a Nissan X-trail, have been lent one, or have rented one, you may not yet know all the main features of this motor vehicle. This is specifically the subject of this content page, we will help you to carry out a common but essential task on 3-door cars in order to transport more than 2 persons. That’s why we are going to explain you how to fold a front seat on a Nissan X-trail, for that, first of all, we are going to talk about the different settings of the front seat of your motor vehicle, and, in a second step, the different techniques to fold the front seat of a Nissan X-trail..

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The different front seat configurations settings of an Nissan X-trail

To start, we’ll commence our content page by explaining the different configurations available on the front seat of a Nissan X-trail. In fact, whether or not you want to fold one of your front seats on your car, you should know that according to the model of your car and its finish you will have access to different configuration settings, here are most of the settings you will find on your Nissan X-trail:

  • Simple and essential adjustment for driving without taking risks, this configuration settings of the front seat of your Nissan X-trail allows you to modify the proximity of the seat to the pedals in order to conform to the size of each person’s legs.
  • This setting allows you to have a better vision of the road, for tiny drivers we tend to raise the seat and for big drivers to lower it.
  • Finally, the last “classic” setting is the seat inclination, not to be confused with the control to fold the seat of a Nissan X-trail, this setting will allow you, dependent on the length of your arms, to have the ideal driving position without tiring to reach the controls
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  • The lumbar support: On some interior packages, you will in addition be able to change the lumbar support given by your seat by pressing down on the backrest, a very pleasant adjustment for long trips.

How do you fold the front seat down from a Nissan X-trail?

After looking at all the seat adjustments, we will now help you to fold down the front seat of your Nissan X-trail. Please remember that subject to the number of doors on your car the operation will not be the same. Whether you want to fold down a front seat to fit a passenger on a 3-door Nissan X-trail, or whether you want to fold it down to deliver bulky objects on a 5-door Nissan X-trail, it will not be the same procedure, here are the different techniques to do it

Fold down the front seat of a 3-door Nissan X-trail.

As we explained to you earlier, whether it’s to get a passenger in the back seat, or to carry bulky items, knowing how to fold the front seat down from its Nissan X-trail is important. This technique is quite common, and according to the year of your Nissan X-trail the lever to fold down the front seat can be in different spots, here are the 3 possible places for this command:

  • At the top of the seat back near the headrest
  • On the side of the seat commonly in the middle of the backrest
  • On the side of the seat in the middle of the seat

Pushing this lever will totally fold down the front seat back of your Nissan X-trail and free the seat from its location on the rail that allows you to move the seat forward or backward, this will allow you to save even more space for an easy passenger in the rear.

Folding down the front seat of a 5-door Nissan X-trail

As for folding the front seat of a Nissan X-trail 5-door, the approach is not similar because since it is not made to receive rear passengers through the front doors, your seats don’t have the same features we just talked about earlier on. Folding the front seat of a 5-door Nissan X-trail will generally only be useful if you want to carry bulky goods. To do this, you’ll need to use the recline control to fold your seats. Depending on the year of your car, it can be in the form of a knob to turn, or a lever to operate to choose the inclination of your car. If you don’t have enough space and want to fold the rear seat of your Nissan X-trail, don’t be reluctant to consult our content page dedicated to this manipulation.

If you have any further questions about the Nissan X-trail, do not hesitate to consult our Nissan X-trail category.