Seats: Description and Operation

Front Seats
The front seat consists of a seat back and a cushion. Both items are replaceable or serviceable. Both seats can be reclined or adjusted front-to-rear by two levers, the adjusting lever and reclining knuckle lever. The head restraint can also be adjusted or removed.

The seat adjuster lever is under the right front corner of either front seat. Pulling on this lever unlocks the seat, allowing it to slide forward or backward on a track attached to the vehicle floor. The track assembly and seat adjuster lock are replaceable items.

The reclining knuckle lever arm is placed on the door side of either seat. If this lever is pulled up and pressure is placed on the seat back, the seat back will recline. If no pressure is applied, the seat will spring forward past the vertical driving position. If pressure is applied to the seat back, it will recline to the vertical driving position and then lock. The reclining knuckle is a replaceable item.

The driver's seat is also equipped with a lumbar support. This is controlled by a lever on the right side of the driver's side seat back. The lumbar control lever is a replaceable item.

Rear Seat
The Sportage has a split, fold-down rear seat. The rear seat consists of two separate seat backs and a single cushion frame. The frame is held in place by two front- mounted hinges. The seat backs are attached to the cushion frame by pivot bolts and central hinge bushings. In the passenger carrying position, the seat backs are locked to the vehicle frame by catch assemblies.