OWNER ANSWER
SEALION 7: fold the rear seats for golf clubs or long luggage
Pull the release handle at the top of the rear seatback and lower the seatback gently to make more room. For golf clubs, first try your own bag diagonally in the boot; owners report this working for some bags, sometimes with the longest clubs removed from the bag. Check your actual equipment before relying on it fitting with every passenger seat available.
The folding procedure below is from the SEALION 7 RHD 07.2024 EN_V0 handbook. Golf-bag fit is owner-reported and depends on the bag, clubs and other luggage; it is not a BYD-specified capacity guarantee.
- Park, empty the rear seat section you need to fold and move its belt clear of the seatback’s path. Check that luggage will not obstruct the movement.
- Find the release handle at the upper outer corner of that seatback, shown on PDF page 65 of the handbook below. Pull it and lower the seatback at a controlled speed. Do not force it if it catches a belt or another object.
- Try the bag or long item in the available space. If trying a golf bag diagonally, keep any clubs taken out of the bag together and secure them too. Confirm the tailgate can close without pressing on the load.
- Put heavier items low and as far forward in the boot as practical, distribute the load evenly and secure it with suitable straps. Keep the space required by any remaining passengers clear.
- When you need the seat again, remove the load, keep the belt clear and raise the seatback gently. Check that it holds securely upright before using that seat.
Safety note: Secure all luggage so it cannot move into occupants during braking, keep the load below the seatbacks and the driver’s view clear, and stay within the car’s permitted loaded weight. Do not use a seat whose backrest will not hold securely upright.
What success looks like
The required seatback folds without trapping its belt, the luggage is secured and the tailgate closes normally. Any passenger still travelling has their own usable seat and belt, with no load resting across their lap or blocking their space.
If that did not work
If the seatback will not fold, check for a trapped belt or luggage and confirm you are pulling the seatback handle shown in the handbook. If it still will not release, stop forcing it and ask BYD to inspect the release and latch. If it will not hold upright after unfolding, keep that seat unused until the latch is checked. If the bag only fits by taking away a seat you need or preventing normal tailgate closure, use a different loading arrangement or vehicle; boot-volume figures alone do not establish that your equipment will fit.
Useful next steps
BYD SEALION 7 RHD 07.2024 EN_V0 handbook, PDF pages 65 and 107–108. Checked 13 November 2026.
Open source (BYD UK)