A seat assembly for use in an automotive vehicle comprising: a seat cushion extending between a front portion and a rear portion; a seat back pivotally coupled to the seat cushion for pivotal movement between an upright seating position and a folded position overlying the seat cushion; and a linkage assembly for moving the seat assembly between a seating position spaced above a floor of the vehicle and a kneeling position lowered rearwardly and downwardly adjacent to the floor; the linkage assembly including a support bracket extending longitudinally between a first end and opposite second end, a front leg operatively coupled between the front portion of the seat cushion and the first end of the support bracket, a rear leg extending between an upper end pivotally coupled to the seat back and a lower end pivotally coupled to the second end of the support bracket, the rear leg pivotally coupled to the rear portion of the seat cushion between the upper and lower end, and a control link extending between a first upper end pivotally coupled to the seat back and a second lower end pivotally coupled to the support bracket for guiding the seat cushion between the seating and kneeling positions in response to pivotal movement of the seat back between the upright and folded positions, wherein the control link is pivotally coupled to the seat back by a recliner pivot and the upper end of the rear leg is pivotally coupled to the seat back by a pivot post spaced below the recliner pivot, characterised in that the front leg includes a guide pin projecting therefrom and the first end of the support bracket includes an inclined slot formed therein for slidably receiving the guide pin with the inclined slot extending between a flat detent portion for receiving the guide pin and supporting the front leg and seat cushion in the seating position and a lowered end angled downwardly and rearwardly for guiding the front leg and seat cushion to the kneeling position. a seat cushion extending between a front portion and a rear portion; a seat back pivotally coupled to the seat cushion for pivotal movement between an upright seating position and a folded position overlying the seat cushion; and a linkage assembly for moving the seat assembly between a seating position spaced above a floor of the vehicle and a kneeling position lowered rearwardly and downwardly adjacent to the floor; the linkage assembly including a support bracket extending longitudinally between a first end and opposite second end, a front leg operatively coupled between the front portion of the seat cushion and the first end of the support bracket, a rear leg extending between an upper end pivotally coupled to the seat back and a lower end pivotally coupled to the second end of the support bracket, the rear leg pivotally coupled to the rear portion of the seat cushion between the upper and lower end, and a control link extending between a first upper end pivotally coupled to the seat back and a second lower end pivotally coupled to the support bracket for guiding the seat cushion between the seating and kneeling positions in response to pivotal movement of the seat back between the upright and folded positions, wherein the control link is pivotally coupled to the seat back by a recliner pivot and the upper end of the rear leg is pivotally coupled to the seat back by a pivot post spaced below the recliner pivot, characterised in that the front leg includes a guide pin projecting therefrom and the first end of the support bracket includes an inclined slot formed therein for slidably receiving the guide pin with the inclined slot extending between a flat detent portion for receiving the guide pin and supporting the front leg and seat cushion in the seating position and a lowered end angled downwardly and rearwardly for guiding the front leg and seat cushion to the kneeling position.