Disable 3rd Row Seat Recline Buttons

[hellohithere]

Does anyone know of any way to disable the 3rd row's seat recline buttons on both sides? Or a clever way to block them? I have two car seats in there for my toddlers and they are constantly playing with the buttons. It's driving me nuts. Thanks in advance.

 

[FlyBry]

Carefully pop the switch assembly out of the panel & disconnect the wiring harness to the switches.
Tie s piece of string to the wiring harness, and tape that to the back of the switches for future retrieval.

 

[hellohithere]

Carefully pop the switch assembly out of the panel & disconnect the wiring harness to the switches.
Tie s piece of string to the wiring harness, and tape that to the back of the switches for future retrieval.

Nice. Have you done this? I'm just about the worst DIY person there is!

 

[Adieu]

Unplug them

Pry up the control panel with a vinyl prybar and pop it out

 

[BlackBetty]

What they said. Just makes it a little inconvenient if you need to fold the seats.

 

[Adieu]

Wow that IS a damn weird place for the buttons

Pretty sure they shouldn't work when you're in drive, but that still leaves the kids with plenty options to mess with em at other times

 

[scottdm]

Wow that IS a damn weird place for the buttons

Pretty sure they shouldn't work when you're in drive, but that still leaves the kids with plenty options to mess with em at other times

The buttons in question only allow the rear seat passengers to recline the seats as needed. My kids are older and love this feature! The buttons that collapse the seat are in the cargo area.

 

[scottdm]

What they said. Just makes it a little inconvenient if you need to fold the seats.

Disconnecting these recline switches shouldn't affect the separate buttons in the cargo area that collapse the seats for hauling cargo.

 

[RedneckTexan]

Can you tape over them with some black tape?

 

[ROBERT BONNER]

For about half of the year (hunting seasons) I have a "truck vault" that covers my folded third row. Since I don't want anything to inadvertently try to raise those seats, I disable them by pulling the 50A fuse under the hood that controls all 2nd and third row seat functions. This disables all buttons, the ones you pointed out, the button pad at the rear left quarter area and the dash button for the headrests. Check the manual, I can't remember the exact fuse block number; but, it is clearly called out in the owner's manual. That'll stop those pesky curtain climbers from running the seats.

 

[Yupster Dog]

Does anyone know of any way to disable the 3rd row's seat recline buttons on both sides? Or a clever way to block them? I have two car seats in there for my toddlers and they are constantly playing with the buttons. It's driving me nuts. Thanks in advance.

How about a lock out cover for the switch? They have all kinds and different sizes. Instead of screwing on the cover use double sided tape. (the strong tape like what they use for vent covers)
You put it on with that tape them little rascals aren't going to get it off.

Tape link

 

[Motorcity muscle]

How about a lock out cover for the switch? They have all kinds and different sizes. Instead of screwing on the cover use double sided tape. (the strong tape like what they use for vent covers)
You put it on with that tape them little rascals aren't going to get it off.

Tape link


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Great idea but use velcro, little fingers may not be strong enough to remove.

 

[aggiegrad05]

Wow that IS a damn weird place for the buttons

Pretty sure they shouldn't work when you're in drive, but that still leaves the kids with plenty options to mess with em at other times

As the others said, those buttons are not the buttons that collapse the seats. They simply provide a way for rear passengers to adjust the incline of the 3rd row while they're sitting there.

It is also great because the "default" incline of the third row does not allow me to fit 2 dog kennels in the back with the 3rd row up. Using those buttons I can move the seat back more vertical and get both kennels in. (One of the benefits of a Max...actual usable cargo space behind the 3rd row!)