push down on the black buttons on the top of the seats, might be a bit stiff or something if they been used very little
Bench folds forward (mine is 60/40 split). The backs then lay flat-ish. That said, I can't do it as I need my seat fully back.
It only takes a few seconds to remove the rear bench, once you've folded it forward then just give it a hard pull vertically and it'll un-clip (each section of the bench has two clips).
