Hi all - the rear seat side headrests are too thick & will not fit down into the top of my childseat.

(The isofix anchors the bottom of the child seat, and the headrest is supposed to be able to fit down into a space at the top of the child seat - and thereby anchor the top of the child seat).

However if I can swap the headrest from the middle seat with the headrest from the rear seat nearest the door - then it will fit into the top of my child seat.

Does anyone know how to remove & re-fit the rear seat headrests ?

My car is 2005 but it may be the same:-

Unlock the rear seat seatback and rotate it forward to about 45 degrees from vertical (so headrest will clear roof when removed)

Depress the two tabs on the round plastic fittings that the headrests fit into.

Pull headrest upwards till it comes out.

thanks for the advice. I have tried that - but the headrest is actually locked into the seat even when the plastic tab is depressed (probably to prevent removal for safety reason).

I'm wondering if I need to prise out the 2 plastic guides ? Don't really want to have a "trial & error" approach with leather seats though.

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not one of the most crucial posts on this site - but yes - there is a way to remove the entire headrest

By looking very closely at the 2 plastic guides through which the 2 metal legs of the headrest goes through into the seat - you will find a "hidden" button on the 2nd plastic guide. Just press that one in, as well as the other button - and the entire headrest slips out.

So now I can swap the outer headrest with the much thinner middle headrest - and that fits perfectly into the top of the child seat.

Glad you got it sorted.

Sorry to bring up an older thread, but have similar questions about rear head rests. Just bought a 2012 RRS, and it didn't come with either outside rear head rests. There is different part #'s for either side, but are they interchangeable? Sounds like the center one is smaller, but would still work.

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