Tesla Model 3 Rear Bench Removal 

I have spent one summer season road tripping/camping in my M3 without removing the rear seats. I think this year it’ll be revolutionary!!! 😍

The only guy out of all the RU-vid videos that SHOWS how to unclip the dang wires. THANK YOU !!!!!!

Removing this makes the motor whine so much louder which sounds amazing. Highly recommend removing if you don't use your rear seats. Also weighs 14lbs so it also makes your car slightly quicker as well!

Thank you! I needed to briefly remove the rear seat to retrieve the middle seat buckle that had some how fallen through! You directions were clear and easy to follow, and got straight to the point. The only thing I would add is that the two latches "pop" back into place so that when returning the bench, you do not need to (nor can you) flip the latches back toward the passenger side. You just align the two bench latch connector pieces back to its "home" and it snaps back in.

Thanks! This makes camping going to be so much more comfortable. Great tip!!

Thanks Alex. Never knew it was that easy to remove rear seats. The battery compartment under the seats look clean. Well done Telsa 👍🏻🚗

Thank you! That’s was very helpful. My middle seat belt was UNDER the seat bench (for some reason) and I had to dig it out. Thanks to you, I DID IT!

HLY SHT! How do more owners not know about this. You are the man. This is a game changer.

Have to say reattaching the seat is way harder than taking it off, great video!

Just did the OTA rear seat heater upgrade for my SR+ and they didn’t work. This helped me crack it open and see the wires were NOT connected.

On my 2017 Honda CR-V, there is a mechanism that pulls up the rear seats before the lumbar collapses. It creates a flush space and is very convenient for interior cleaning.

Great video just got done using this trick to have a great camping experience. 👋🏻👋🏻 For all who are having issues lining the belts back up run your seatbelts through the holes while the bench is sitting in place wire up the connectors and use the seat belts to guide the latches back through the seat. Hope that helps!

FYI! For 2022 models there are 2 wires on the driver side. Non on the passenger.

Thanks for continuing to produce actually useful and interesting content! Thumbs up man!!

2021 MIC (Australia) model has spring loaded clips that push back (into the seat) rather than sideways. Enjoy

Thanks for pointing out that gen 2 seats won't fold flat without removing the bench. My bench is barely used, but I thought about the upgrade, because why not? Now I know to stick with what I have.

More useful than you can imagine, having spilt a jug of water down the back of the seat (dont ask) was able to dab it out and dry it. cheers.

+Alex Venz I love the black and white interior of your Tesla Model 3! If I were to get one like yours, I would personally go for the cream interior configured with room for 6 (possibly 7), but this would be very helpful to add more cargo space. Personally, I don't know why Tesla decided with the seven-seat configuration in the Model X to put the extra seat in the middle row instead of putting it in the rear row. When I was 14 going on a road trip to Yellowstone in the summer of 2010, my family and a couple of friends rented a 2008-2009 Dodge/Ford SUV in red that had room for seven and it put the seventh seat in the rear row and I quite enjoyed that. A friend of mine in my ward has a minivan that was very similar from around 1997 that also had room for seven, but put the bench in the rear row. By the way, both of those SUVs were ICE SUVs

Like you said, it’s worth trying at least once to see what it sounds like.

Good video. I was expecting you to also show how to remove the entire rear seat, including the seat backs. Is it just as easy to remove the seat backs as well? Thank you.

Well done, Alex! Thanks for showing people how easily some things are to do, because they should know how to access those connectors that are underneath those styrophone covers.

I wonder if the seat would fit on the floor with the front seats moved forward. So for car camping it would not leave the car.

please make another video of front seat and seat back removal.

I’m having trouble to put the buckles back to the holes, looks like it doesn’t fit! Is there any tip for that? Thank you!

Omg having the hardest time lining up the seat belt latches... any ideas beyond patience and endurance?

2022 model Y question.. the clip that holds the leather down secured under the seat on the rear bench popped out and I can get it clipped back in place. Can you help, perhaps a video on how to re secure it?

Just an FYI, this method won't work on the 2022 model 3. There are latches that need to be pulled which releases the seat--one latch on each side. Second, the wiring is two connectors on the driver side in the same location in this video. There is no wiring on the passenger side back seat

I have a rattle sound coming from the right rear passenger seat. Will have to pop it out and see what’s what.

How heavy is the seat? Would it be worth anything for racing reasons? Weight reduction?

Is there any word on this voiding any types of warranty? We're doing a road trip and I wanna do this so the seats fold flat to the rear trunk floor

Is it the same process for the Model Y?

Has any body figured out how to remove the front passenger seat completely the seat belt which has to be removed to remove the seat. a special tool what is needed.

After taking out the rear seat, do you need to throw a blanket down or something to protect the back of the seat when you fold it down? You know, something to protect it from grease or something that might be there??

My Goldendoodle puppy vomited in the back seat and some of it went down the seat….i need to clean it

Did it throw any errors whilst you were driving? (doing the power upgrade test with the seat out)

I found that there is a loud creaking noise coming from under my bench on the right side. I have an appointment at the SC.

My boyfriend didn’t align it correctly and broke the latch part where you push to pop the off. When putting the seats back he went straight down the black latch. Does anyone know hiw much it costs to fix?

I’m having no luck disconnecting the electrical do the rear seats it doesn’t seem like pushing down on the plastic tab does anything

I can't figure out how to detach the wiring to remove the bench. I have a 2021 model and seems to be configured a bit differently. Any suggestions for the 2021 Tesla M3?

is it possible to put a wire under the seat to the trunk area (so I can power my mini-fridge)?

How much does that seat weigh?

Hi Alex, great video. I was wondering if there is easy access to the seat belt connectors? I'm planning to swap out my seat belts for model S ones. Any chance you know about doing this?

so what sound or noise does it make for long trip when back seats are removed?

Can you do model y 2023 rear bench?

I am having hard time putting the seat back after installing the cover. How do you align the seat with the two latches? They are plastic so I am afraid of breaking it. Thanks!

Is it worth for weight lighting?

No You did NOT remove rear seat!!! Change title to partial rear seat removal.