I have manual seats, we slide them forward & wind them forward so there is enough room to sleep.

I never found the Freelander's seats as comfortable as our 1996 Seat Ibiza, even though it was a tiny car the seats were somehow bigger, & before that my Peugeot 504 had better seats than the Ibiza.

The Freelander's seats aren't bad but the seat base is a bit short front to back. I can't quite place what it is but I can get a touch fidgety in the seat.

People we have given rides to all say how comfortable the Freelander is, we shove them in the front!


I have never tried these cushions, but maybe something like this may help if you can test them locally. https://www.airhawk.com.au Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

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Thanks, it’s the “wind them forward” bit I need advice on, mine only go very slightly forward of the vertical.  2005 D3 2.7 Auto
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Thanks all you guys. Thanks for the link Lightwater. I agree, the FL2 overall comfort is very good. It’s just as you say Lightwater, that the seats are smaller than in smaller cars like the seat you mentioned. Seats in the little 3 door Vauxhall Corsa are deeper. Will do Dave 47.

Evoque seats into a FL2 have been done by a couple of people on here before

Worms wrote:

Meanwhile back off-topic... I suspect there are a variety of seat-types out there and they may vary in their support and comfort. I think it was Lightwater who recently posted photos showing the front seats folded forward - I can’t find any way of doing this on mine, so any tips on where the adjustment is on yours would be welcome. Folding the passenger seat forward would make it possible to carry longer items that I just can’t get in to the vehicle at present.

Forget the Discovery Sport standard seats.
They are even less comfortable, it's one of the reasons I've just recently swapped it.
Two hours driving and no middle back support = crippling back ache. The HSE got the lumbar support option so it may be different.

Bought a Type R and they are a different league of seat.

IanMetro wrote - Compared with estate/large hatch cars I have run in the past the FL2 has a disappointing short load bay with either the seats up or down. I would be nice if there was a retrospectively fitted modified hinge available to allow the front passengers seatback to lay flat. On the positive side the rear load area has a nice strong flat deck when compared against other modern cars.

Remember, lightwater and his wife sleep in the rear extended loadspace area with the rear seats down.

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I found the seat bases a bit flat and short. I could alter the height but not the base angle. The most comfortable car seats I’ve had were in a 2003 Volvo V40 sport. The base would extend under the thigh, it had good side bolsters on the base and side and the base would also alter for height front and rear independently so I could drop the rear and raise the front to give support under the legs. I can’t remember if it had adjustable lumbar support, but as it had everything else I would think so.

Volvo were part of Ford Premier Group along with LandRover at the time, so a seat from this may fit. I believe both the V40 and Freelander were both based on a focus floor plan.