Equipped 2025 Pilots can convert from an eight-seat bench to a pass-through layout and carry the removed center seat in a purpose-built cargo-floor well.
Check that your vehicle has it.
2025 Pilot EX-L, Touring, Elite and Black Edition. Sport has a fixed center seat; TrailSport uses two second-row captain's chairs.
- Retail trim / version
- EX-L, Touring, Elite, Black Edition, EX-L, Touring, Elite and Black Edition
- Required equipment / service
- Stowable second-row center seat, under-floor seat storage and included seat-storage strap
Does the documented scope match your car?
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Published availability and qualifications
2025 Pilot EX-L, Touring, Elite and Black Edition. Sport has a fixed center seat; TrailSport uses two second-row captain's chairs.
Know what kind of control to look for.
This original category diagram is an orientation aid, not a picture of your exact trim. Use the written labels and your vehicle manual to identify the real control.
Step by step.
- 01
Park, insert the center-belt latch plate into the anchor-buckle slot, and retract the belt into its ceiling holder.
- 02
Pull the seatback strap and fold the center seatback down.
- 03
Pull the lock-release strap under the cushion, lift the rear by its handle, pull the seatback slightly, then pivot upward to unhook the front from the floor.
- 04
Remove the cargo-floor lid and any cargo dividers, then take the storage strap from the pocket on the rear wall of the well.
- 05
Hook the strap to the passenger-side anchor, place the seat in the illustrated orientation with the head restraint away from the passenger side, then hook the strap to the driver-side anchor without twisting it.
- 06
To reinstall, clear the floor, fully engage both front hooks in the front strikers, lower the rear to within about one foot of the floor, and let it drop into the rear strikers.
- 07
Raise the seatback, rock the seat firmly, and confirm the base indicator is not red.
Important limits
- Never remove the seat while driving. The under-floor well is not a seating position. The stored seat must be secured with the supplied strap, and an installed seat must be fully latched before anyone rides in or near it.
Quick checks.
- ✓A red indicator at the front of the seat base means the seat is not installed correctly; remove it and repeat the installation.
- ✓If the seat will not fit in the storage well, check its orientation and make sure the head restraint is not positioned toward the passenger side.
- ✓If a latch will not engage, remove objects and debris from both floor-striker areas before trying again.
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2025 Pilot Owner's Manual — Second Row Seats
Relevant section or page: Second Row Seats — Removing and Storing the Second Row Center Seat. We use the written official source to determine the steps and applicability shown above.
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- Reference2025 Pilot — Features by Trim ↗
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