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removing 2nd row seats

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Like the subject says, we need a little more cargo room in our 21, and was wondering if you can remove the 2nd row seats without pissing off the computers? We would still have the 3rd row seats if for some reason we needed them.

I have not really checked if there are airbags in those seats or not.

Any ideas?

Edit: I see there is already a thread on this, please disregard. Mods can delete if wanted
 

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A lot of people remove their 2nd and 3rd row for weight reduction, haven’t heard it cause any problems for them.
 

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I found the thread about this, apparently you can't delete your own threads here.

That thread was actually pretty useful.
 

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I pulled the middle seat out of my bench for more space.

Issue is with the seat belt buckles. When you disconnect them, it causes errors with the seat belt monitoring system so you'll get warnings on the dash. If temporary, don't worry about it. If this is a long term thing, you'll need to disconnect the buckles from the seats and plug them in to the harness.

The buckles are hall effect sensors. Do not jump them with a jumper wire or ECU damage may occur.
 

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