djhannu Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Hi all! I just purchase a 2012 Edge Limited. According to the Ford website, the Limited comes with "6-way heated power, fold-flat front passenger seat" (for carrying long cargo), but I haven't figured out how to fold down the seatback. The owner's guide shows how to fold down the seatback on a manual seat, but not a power seat. Anyone know how to fold flat the passenger seat? Thanks. -Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martunes Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Slide the passenger seat back a bit so that the headrest won't hit the dash when the seatback comes foreward. Use the large hand lever on the right side of the passenger seat to actuate the seatback tilt adjustment. The seatback will tilt all the way foreward and lay flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djhannu Posted December 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Slide the passenger seat back a bit so that the headrest won't hit the dash when the seatback comes foreward. Use the large hand lever on the right side of the passenger seat to actuate the seatback tilt adjustment. The seatback will tilt all the way foreward and lay flat. Except that the power passenger seat doesn't have the hand lever on the right side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal3thousand Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Except that the power passenger seat doesn't have the hand lever on the right side. In the case of a full power seat, always check on the back of the seat near the hinge area (where the release on a 2 seater would be) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martunes Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Except that the power passenger seat doesn't have the hand lever on the right side. Weird, I have a power passenger seat and it has a large lever on the right side that allows the seat to fold forward, flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limited59 Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Weird, I have a power passenger seat and it has a large lever on the right side that allows the seat to fold forward, flat. Yes, because you have a 2011. Read the first post again.... the 2012 Limiteds have a full power passenger seat but are also supposed to retain the fold flat feature. I was wondering how they were planning on accomplishing this. Do you just press the seat back tilt button until it retracts down? Maybe refer to the operator's manual and report back for the benefit of others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Yes, because you have a 2011. Read the first post again.... the 2012 Limiteds have a full power passenger seat but are also supposed to retain the fold flat feature. I was wondering how they were planning on accomplishing this. Do you just press the seat back tilt button until it retracts down? Maybe refer to the operator's manual and report back for the benefit of others. The manual says there is a large lever on the side of the seat just like the previous models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djhannu Posted December 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Well, I think I found the problem. The Ford website says that the 2012 Limited comes with a 6-way power, fold flat passenger seat, but the 2012 Edge brochure I have says the Limited comes with a 10-way power passenger seat (and says nothing about the fold-flat feature). The brochure is correct, and the website is wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpio Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Yup, extra power control options for the passenger seat on the 2012 Limited, but you lose the fold flat option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilsons66604 Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Yup, extra power control options for the passenger seat on the 2012 Limited, but you lose the fold flat option. That's BIG SHAME! I use the fold flat feature a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpio Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 I doubt I'll ever have a use for either - fold flat, or the "extra" power features LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilsons66604 Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 I doubt I'll ever have a use for either - fold flat, or the "extra" power features LOL Fold flat is handy when hauling long stuff for those home improvements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl-z Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 I found that the 10-way power passenger seat in my MKX can be powered reclined far enough back to be reasonably flat enough for certain carrying tasks. It's not ideal but it is better than most reclining seat backs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage52 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 I have a 2017 Titanium. When getting our christmas tree I tried to fold the passenger seat flat and this was the first time trying to do this and I couldn't figure it out. Looked up the owners manual and didnt see anything about a fold flat feature. Doesn't appear to be able to fold flat. If so this is a big disappointment as I used the fold flat feature in my old edge to haul wood when I was doing home projects. Now I don't know how I will be able to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 Pretty sure that went away with the 2011 model. I used it all the time on our old 2008. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage52 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 Pretty sure that went away with the 2011 model. I used it all the time on our old 2008. I had a 213 SEL before this new 2017. Had power seats forward/backward seats and a fold flat bar, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 I had a 213 SEL before this new 2017. Had power seats forward/backward seats and a fold flat bar, too. Your 2013 had a fold flat passenger seat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candurin Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 My 2012 has a fold flat passenger seat. Used it yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 Must have changed with the 2nd gen models then (2015+). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage52 Posted December 12, 2017 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 Your 2013 had a fold flat passenger seat? Yes sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWRBB Posted December 12, 2017 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 Ford should have kept the manual seatback on the passenger side so they can do the fold flat, but used the power seat back for the driver so the memory setting can fully adjust the seat. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omar302 Posted December 13, 2017 Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 Or they could have figured out a way to have both, power back AND flat folding. You know, innovate! I had the fold flat passenger seat on the 08 Taurus, and it was useful, but having passenger seat bottom that goes up/down is more useful!. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkFranke Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 So what year or model did they stop it with. I'm looking for a new one but the fold flat feature is an absolute must for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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