Ford C-Max Rear Seat Removal - be careful
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- Опубліковано 21 січ 2016
- Be careful. Ask for help if you need to. These are heavy, and you may have to lean in, or get into a strange position to take them out. I accept no responsibility for injury caused. You decide please.
When I looked I couldn't find any seat removal videos, so I decided to put one up myself, as even the dealers got it wrong (when I viewed). Getting the seat at 45 degrees is the key thing.
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Safety warning: Be careful. Ask for help if you need to. These are heavy, and you may have to lean in, or get into a strange position. I accept no responsibility for injury caused. You decide. They are quite heavy considering the position you putting your body in. Go carefully please.
Life saver! The manual didn't make this clear enough at all, especially how to move those red levers. Your video did the trick.
Thank you so much. One of the reasons I bought the car was that I thought the seats would come out, but when I tried it I thought I'd made a mistake. Now I know they're will, I can throw a mattress in the back and go exploring :)
I have same idea. Can you tell me, how much room is in the car after seats beeing removed? I consider this car or skoda roomster.I search cheep, spacious and reliable(i hope so :)car.
@@rafalmalinowski1645 hi, it's not a huge amount, but enough for 2 people and a husky
so its enough to sleep
in straight? or diagonal only? after seats out how much roughly? Thanks, Aron :)
@@moorgary2163 not completely straight, but who sleeps straight 😀
@@traceysteel800thanks :D :D Im 178 so Im hoping, I really like this
compact MPV. Bests Aron
Nice one, thank you, I would never have found how to do it without your video.
You are welcome.
Spot on! Just tried this in my mk2 c max and it worked a treat! Like having a van, best of both worlds
Thanks so much - exactly what I was looking for. Lovely and clear explanation and demonstration :)
Thanks for the feedback. You're welcome.
Thank you.That was very helpful as it is the first time I have tried this on my cmax.Cheers!
Thank you very helpful. I've had the car a couple of years and wondered if that was possible - now done it, cheers!
Thank you for sharing. I have never used my back seats and could do with the extra room 👍 Will give this a go once I've had my Weetabix...
Thank you very much for this....good little video...no mucking about...straight to the point!
A picture is worth a thousand words.....a video is worth a thousand pictures.....an actual experience is worth a thousand videos......and so on! :)
No Axe
Thank you!!! This is fantastic and exactly what I wanted. Appreciates the advice about the easiest way to do it without injuring yourself. Fab!
Great thanks for your comment.
Thank you for posting this video. I have just bought a 2011 C-Max instead of a van. I'm an ageing plasterer with 6 years left before I can retire. I can easily get a 1.8 plasterboard in the back with room to spare. I just need a roof rack, bars and a tube and I'm sorted. Thanks again, your video made my decision easy.
Great I'm glad you found it useful. I could not find any seat removal videos when I got my C-Max and it was most frustrating. They are still heavy enough but I clamber into the back ok. I remove them twice a month of average. It is getting easier lol.
This is a really valuable instructional video. Thanks for making it!
Good Video. Helped me much. Big thanks from Germany
Your are welcome thanks for your comment.
Couldn't figure out how to remove my C max seats, your video showed me how. Great work....
Brilliant mate, just bought a c max, your film is very helpful. I wondered what the little hooks were for 🙄
Wife just bought one , great info thanks now I know how ,I will send her this video 😂
My kind of tutorial video, Simple and to the point! Thanks..Dave
Thank you very kindly. This is a huge help to me in deciding whether to purchase one of these. Appreciate your time and effort.
You're welcome. It took me a while to find this out, so thought a video might help others.
Very helpful, thanks for taking the time to make this video
Thanks man, 45 degrees is crucial info!
Thanks for this. Had my C-max for years and didn't know I could do this!
Glad it was of use. It is a great feature.
Thank (from the Netherlands!) just borrowed one of these to move an old steel desk that won't fit into the boot of a saloon ;-) You video spared me a lot of headache and potentially a sore back ;-) Keep up the good work!
You're welcome. Thanks for the comment.
Thanks for this. The 45 degree angle was the clincher. 👍🏻
I know, it makes all the difference knowing that.
Thanks! Helped me a lot, since needed to clean the seats and surrandings, and also what was under them.
Thank you for these clear instructions! Warm greetings from the Netherlands.
Thanks and warm greeting to you too.
Same as a Mk 1 Renault Scenic; those seat are very heavy too.
Useful video, thanks, as if rear seats remove you then have a spacious van type arrangement.
Handy to know the C-max's seats can be removed.
Bit late to the video. But I just bought a c max and could not get the seat out. Thanks mate.😙
Thank you, that vas very helpful. Straight to the point and clear instructions. Even though I will probably just hook the seats and leave them in a car :-)
Thanks for video didn’t know how to do mine just got my first car and it being a cmax. Really helpful video.
Not long bought C-Max 2014 plate ,loaded her up and bang down went seats oooops.I'm happy I found your video ,now i can can use hook to stop seats crashing down .
Also i got in car then removed the seats ,got myself a massive van or three four and five seater car .
I took out middle seat because kids fighting as they do ,since removing central seat they stopped trying to bash each other .
Boy and girl nightmare for us hahaha .
Useful features being able to remove seats. Never thought of that one ha ha.
Yeah i was lucky to find your video 😄 very useful thank you so much
never new how to do it thank you very much great explanation nice one
Spot on mate, I've just bought one of these for work, and I had no idea about that bungee lol, I've been pulling my brains outs trying to figure out how to secure them when folded forward , I just hadn't noticed it at all!!!!!
Thanks for the reply. People hardly ever seem to pass on the instruction booklets, so without that it is not that intuitive. It took me tons of searching to get the answers, hence I thought I'd make this video. We're not the only ones - it has quite a few views lol.
Thanks for posting this!
Thanks, just what i needed.
Epic, thanks so much for making this 😊
You're welcome.
Thank you Bro, very good Video.
Brilliant video! Thanks!
Thank you Very much Mr Calvert ! its amazing you taken your time - to do such nice clearly explained video - its 7 years old but still very useful. I am thinking to buy 2nd hand C max - and wondered if a full removal was possible -so I do camping van sleeping and take all my gear. Also thank you that you demonstrated in effective manner good quality image - and emphasized Safety before we remove the seats. well done , Many thanks, Greetings from Portugal
Hi and thanks. You can remove the rear seats easily but the front ones are bolted in as per usual. With the rear seats out you have a lot of room. I could just about sleep diagonally and I'm 6ft.
Excellent Video. Needed to get our seats out but was having a problem with the red clips. Watched your explanation and hey presto! they came out is seconds. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the feedback and glad it was of use. I couldn't find anything when I was trying, so I thought I'd do the video for people. Just that 45 degrees and hey presto they lift out fairly easily.
Very informative, thank you!
Nice video chap
Very helpful 👍🏿
I have the C Max. The first time I tried to get the seats out. It was on a very hot day and what a struggle it was. Had I seen this video then it would have saved me a few gallons of sweat! Any one trying this. Listen to the warning, They are heavy! But what a great idea to be able to take the seats out. I took an old chest of draws to someones house and was only able because of this feature. I watched someone out side of Argos with a fridge on a sack barrow scratching his head because it wouldn't go in the boot of his big flashy car. I could have got at least two in mine!
Thanks for your comment Paul. I made this video because every video I saw seemed to skip this bit - I presume because they found it tricky. I take these seats out at least twice a month now. Getting the hang of it, and it's easy when you know how. As you say, just be careful of your back/twisting etc. They are heavy.
Спасибо дружище! С новым 2024 годом! =)
Happy new year too.
I'm already happy that i know now how to put de sittings up 😊 thanks!
You're welcome.
Picking my c max up Friday and off camping to Cornwall me and my dog go can't wait this has realy helped as now i can put a bed in the bsck 😉 thanks
You're welcome, great cars with a lot of room.
nice vid. very clear and useful. Thanks
Great video. Thanks
Thanks a lot for the useful information!
You are welcome.
I wondered how to remove these for years! Nice vid. Also no idea about the bungee I've had them slam down on me loads of times on the way back from the tip!
Ah, well I believe the bungee clips onto a headrest support. First you have to raise the headrests slightly, and then you can clip them on underneath the headrest on the metal support strut. That should stop the seat falling down. I forget how I found that out now lol.
2012 C-max had same kind of mechanism. Thank you for the helpful video! My only issue with the removal was to tilt the seat slightly back before i could turn the red levers down. :)
Thanks for your reply - glad video was of use. The angle is the main thing really, then they lift out easy. Cheers.
Hi Laurie, we have a PT Cruiser and it has exactly the same - and I mean exactly the same kind of seats even down to the strap to hold the seats in the upright position. Like you I struggled for ages trying to manoeuvre them and get them out of the car for the first couple of times. I then read the manual. From the side door, fold the seat up and disengage it, go in through the hatch at the rear, drag the complete seat out through the rear as it has tiny wheels in the bottom of the seat which I din't know about - it was so easy after that and not uncomfortable or awkward at all. The only thing I would say is that on the Cruiser the rear seat is divided into two rather than three and the larger of the seats is really heavy so is best to have two people to lift it out if possible rather than the one although I can just about do it by myself. ..........Graham
+Graham Foulston Yes this isn't too difficult but I gave safety warnings just in case. I don't want some idiot trying to blame me. Same reason I give safety advice when using modelling knives and sprays.
It was funny Graham that I couldn't find any tutorial videos on YT. They all stopped short of the actual removal saying it was tricky. I read the 45 degree angle bit online, and then it makes it much easier. I guess you also prove (with me) the moral of the story is to read the instructions lol. Laurie.
wow! U R the master of the technology! :D
Vielen lieben Dank! Das Video hat mir sehr geholfen!
Liebe Grüße
Anni from Germany 😊
You are welcome.
Thankyou my friend
Excellent. Really helpful. 👍🏼
Thanks for the video man
Thank you!!
Thank you very much!
Thanks. Very helpful
Thanks mate, just picked one up without the manual and couldn't figure this out, you saved me a lot of faffing about and probably a lot of swearing :)
Thanks that's why I made it lol as there was not anything helpful for me when I needed it :-)
Thanks! Will try it to get an isofix kit installed as those are sold separately
Thanks for this video 😀 I'm trying chang my cmax for mini campervan
Thank you
Thanks for this straight to the point video. No faffing/talking too much! 😀
Lol you're welcome.
Top man thanks for this
Cheers mate - have been wondering for a while how the seats come out and never was able to figure it out till I clocked your video! Will utilise the skills for a bit of awkwardly sized exercise bike transport soon!
You are welcome. Once these seats are folded down, or out, the space is huge for such a small chassis I think.
Brilliant, thanks
Thanks. Very usefull
tanks,great job!
Nice to know thanks for the vid
thanks......very helpfull
Thanks a lot. Have been wrestling with this.
You are welcome.
Nice how to Laurie....I have a passat estate which I've used for 13 years over 200k on the clock....
I had a passat estate before the one I have now...
like you say you stick to what you like......
Thanks
Thank you 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
😮😮😮 I'm so going to try this , better ask my husband first 😂 we want to use the car for micro Camping , great video xxxxx
Great glad it was useful. Thanks for your comment.
@@Calvertfilm oh no we have a ford Grand C Max 2016 , seats don't come out 😞
@@camdentown69 Oh sorry to hear that. I don't know anything about that particular model. I had to research this extensively online before I found anything at all, most people avoid doing it but 'said it could be done' on the 07 version. Maybe somewhere there is an answer? Or somebody here might say?
Thankyou.
Thanks!
Thank you so much for this ....I'm scratching my head as i want to chop my Puegeot Partner van for something with more than two seats , but I still need to get my Lithium Ion Viking mower in a couple of times a week. It'll mean having to fold the handles ( the Partner takes the mower with handles out) , but with road tax at £250 and not much comfort , I think the c-max could be the answer.
Glad it was of help. I think the newer C-Max has even more space/seat options.
QUESTION - .....I am looking at MPV's as a cheaper alternative to buying a van. Reason being is, I'm in a band who travel across the country playing multiple festivals. My question being, if I removed all the back seats would there be room for a small double mattress, say a futon sized one where a max of 2 people could sleep? Pushing the 2 front seats as far as they will go forward too.....I really like the look of the C-max's out of all of the MPV's I have viewed online.
Hope to hear from you soon
Depends how tall you are. I'm 5ft 11in and I would have to sleep diagonally. So for two people it would be difficult unless you were both about 5 1/2 ft.
S-Max might be better.
Works for the 2015 model too. Cheers!
Thanks from Turkey :)
Crucial information is that the seats must be at a 45 degree angle before the red switches budge!
We used to have both a Renault Scenic and a Mitsubishi Pajero, those were an utter nightmare for getting seats out!
+VehicularBrit Common theme then lol.
I have a 2005 C-Max and the pull handles aren't pulling the seats off. 😕
Hiya, looking at buying a cmax too. Does this mean that all the seats are removable therefore leaving a flat bed in the boot? Looking for a 'normal' car to use occasionally as a campervan with a foam mattress in the boot. Don't suppose you know how long the source is on the boot? Could you lie down in it comfortably? Thanks.
You can easily remove all three rear seats. You could put something in there to sleep on but I am 6ft tall and I would only fit diagonally with the front passenger seat pushed fully forward too - could be done. S-Max might give you more room or a Galaxy.
I have the US version 2013 model. I have never tried to see if the rear seats can be removed. I hope they can! Also, we don’t have that nifty little tray/table on the back of the driver’s seat in the US 😕
Ah, yes this European version may well be different.
thank you very much 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
You're welcome.
I just imagined somebody trying to remove them but leaving the bungee cords on the front seats.. good video though, an old car but I just received one for free, 2005 focus c max 1.8. I can't knock it, quiet to drive, just watching how to get the seats out as I never wanted to break anything lol. Thanks !
Ha ha, cool, yes lovely cars.
thank you just got one
You're welcome.
Legend
Will it effect insurance driving without seats ? anyone know .
Daft question
Know i have a ford galaxy 2007 (diffrent vehicle i know)
Do you by any chance know how to get the red band Back into the seat so i can fold and unfold the seat
Thanks
I don't know myself but maybe somebody reading this might?
Now I can pick up a replacement door for the house, cheers
Replacement door is now home, if you know the winning lottery numbers please share
Hi, I've been looking at a 2007 C Max but couldn't get the red levers to remove the seats to even budge. I tried this when the seats were bolt upright, do the red levers only move at 45 degrees? It's the only thing keeping me from buying this car
Yes the 45 degrees is critical or they will hardly move. Once you get to the 45 degrees they move a lot and the seat will easily lift out. Once out have a look at the mechanism and it will make sense. It's a safety thing that they only release at that particular angle. Watch the seats as they are heavy if you are twisting to get them out. Hope that helps.
I love my C-Max - one of the best cars I've ever had.
Thanks so much for the advice, I'm defo getting one! :)
Well, I will probably never need to know, but now I do.
+Rob McCrain Well it might apply to a similar car one day who knows - and you'll have the secret ;-)
Is it possible to remove the Seats as easy in Grand c Max as well ?
I don't know for sure but I would have thought it might be. Perhaps someone else will read your comment and respond for you.
Thx for 45 degrees