[sbagdon]

What is the function of the straps on the back of the rear seats?

Appears to be on the outer portion of each seat, with a clasp on the end.

Car seat? Some other sort of tie-down?

Thanks!

 

[Mick Hatzo]

They are used to tie down securely the rear seats when folded forwards. The hooks attach to a "ring" situated just behind the outer tracks of the front seats.
Check page 35 in the "Merged_Rav4_User_Manual.pdf" (https://docs.google.com/folderview?...BwdGNFMFh4c3c&id=0B61gpLoGBEPNcFlmSTI3aUFhYWM)
for further instructions.

 

[sbagdon]

Wow... that's kinda cool... thanks!

 

[cooltsi]

Mine are really tight. Floor mats have to be pulled out and the headrest at just the right angle for them to reach the D ring. Is that normal?

 

[sbagdon]

Mine are really tight. Floor mats have to be pulled out and the headrest at just the right angle for them to reach the D ring. Is that normal?

If you want to just put the seat-backs down, you might have to remove the headrests or move the fronts seats forward a bit.

If you are rolling the seat-bottoms forward, the head rests have to come out, and the front seat-backs moved forward some.

I found that you can't move the front seat-backs all the way back, if you want to play with the rear seats.

 

[sbagdon]

Finally got a chance to play with the seats some. Seat-back down, seat-bottom rotated up, and front seats set flat, and combos. All-flat, it's not that comfortable, yet with just the rear seat bottoms folded up, there's an amazing amount of storage. Thanks for the pointing to the info.