A vehicle seat, preferably a motor vehicle seat, comprising: a) a seat part and a backrest; b) a longitudinal adjustment device comprising at least one bottom rail and a seat rail displaceable relative to said bottom rail in a longitudinal adjustment direction, and a releasable locking device for releasably locking the bottom rail to the seat rail, wherein the locking device comprises a spring-loaded locking element which is releasable via a manual actuating element arranged below the seat part; and c) a substructure on which the seat part is supported by means of a swivel connection so as to be pivotable about a horizontal first swivel axis and which forms a cavity open towards the seat part; where - the seat part can be pivoted about the horizontal first pivot axis between a horizontal normal position and a non-horizontal, preferably vertical, folding position; - the manual actuating element is configured as a cable, preferably as a band, or is coupled to the locking element via a cable, preferably a band, the cable being held on the seat part and guided below the seat part in such a way that the release of the spring-loaded locking element by means of the manual actuating element is possible both in the normal position and in the folding position; and - the swivel connection is arranged at a distance from an end region of the seat part, the end region facing the backrest in the horizontal normal position, so that when the seat part is swivelled from the horizontal normal position into its folding position, this end region dips into the cavity of the substructure, characterised in that the cable is guided to the locking element via a first deflection point arranged on an underside of the seat part and/or via a second deflection point arranged on a front upper edge of the substructure. a) a seat part and a backrest; b) a longitudinal adjustment device comprising at least one bottom rail and a seat rail displaceable relative to said bottom rail in a longitudinal adjustment direction, and a releasable locking device for releasably locking the bottom rail to the seat rail, wherein the locking device comprises a spring-loaded locking element which is releasable via a manual actuating element arranged below the seat part; and c) a substructure on which the seat part is supported by means of a swivel connection so as to be pivotable about a horizontal first swivel axis and which forms a cavity open towards the seat part; - the seat part can be pivoted about the horizontal first pivot axis between a horizontal normal position and a non-horizontal, preferably vertical, folding position; - the manual actuating element is configured as a cable, preferably as a band, or is coupled to the locking element via a cable, preferably a band, the cable being held on the seat part and guided below the seat part in such a way that the release of the spring-loaded locking element by means of the manual actuating element is possible both in the normal position and in the folding position; and - the swivel connection is arranged at a distance from an end region of the seat part, the end region facing the backrest in the horizontal normal position, so that when the seat part is swivelled from the horizontal normal position into its folding position, this end region dips into the cavity of the substructure,