DS 3: Rear bench seat / Folding the backrests
DS 3 2016-2025 Owners Manual
Manoeuvring the backrests should only be
done when the vehicle is stationary.
First steps:
- Lower the head restraints.
- If necessary, move the front seats forward.
- Check that no person or object might interfere
with the folding of the backrests (e.g. clothing,
luggage).
- Check that the seat belts are free, not
engaged in the buckles. Release them so that the
backrest can be moved.

- Press the backrest release grip 1.
- Guide the backrest 2 down to the horizontal
position.
When the backrest is
released, the red
indicator in the release grip is visible.
They have two positions:
A high position, for when the seat is in use:
Pull the head restraint fully up.
A low position, for stowing, when the seat is
not in use:
Press the lug A to release the head restraint
and push it down...
First check that the outer
seat belts are
lying vertically flat alongside the backrest
latching rings.
Put the backrest 2 in the upright position and
push it firmly to latch it home...
Other information:
Fitting a steel or
"space-saver" type spare
wheel
If the vehicle is fitted with alloy wheels, the
washers A do not make contact with the steel
or "space-saver" type spare wheel. The wheel
is held in place by the conical contact surface
B of each bolt...
Various visible markings for vehicle identification
and vehicle search.
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), under the
bonnet.Stamped on the chassis, near the right-hand
front wheel arch.
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), on the
dashboard...