Patent ID: 7156463

Claim:
A motor vehicle seat comprising: a swivel mounted backrest foldable forwards towards a seat surface of the seat; a seat longitudinal adjuster for setting a longitudinal position of the seat; a fixing device for the seat longitudinal adjuster for locking a previously set seat longitudinal position; a release mechanism for releasing the fixing device; a flexible traction device for coupling the release mechanism to the backrest so that the fixing device is released when the backrest is folded forwards; a body which is movable when the backrest is folded forwards; an actuating element mounted to the body; and a follower being moveable with the backrest; wherein the traction device is fixed by an end area on a backrest side to a fixing point which is not moved when the backrest is folded forwards; wherein when folding the backrest forwards, the backrest acts with the follower on a stoop of the body such that the actuating element is brought into engagement with the traction device; and wherein the actuating element acts on the traction device with a force component transverse to an extension direction of the traction device so that the fixing device is released.