VEHICLE HAVING A CONTROLLED FOLDABLE SEAT

A vehicle having a seat with a seat base and seat back that folds from an upright seating position to a folded position, a user input to enter an input to move the seat back to the folded position, and at least one door moveable between open and closed positions. A door sensor detects the at least one door in the open or closed positions and a controller is configured to control movement of the seat back from the seating position to the folded position. The controller permits activation of the seat back to move to the folded position when the input is received, the at least one door is in the open position and the vehicle is determined not to be moving, and prevents movement of the seat back to the folded position when the vehicle is moving or the at least one door is in the closed position.