Not than anyone cares , but I finally got some free time yesterday (I had been out of town a few days playing a new year's eve gig) so I moved my daughter's car seat and THERE IT WAS--the pull strap for folding the rear seat back down (on the passenger side).
I had been looking on the driver side seat back. I couldn't find anything and now I know why--the strap is broken off! Also I realized that pulling on the strap also opens the latch, so it looks like it's going to be a bit of a bear to fix.
And Richard, I did try a bit to get the bottom of the rear seat up, but I really think that it doesn't move. I see those wire hooks on the bottom and they're bolted in. When I get another few minutes I'll dig around and see if I can find a pull strap. Remember I have an "L", not an "LS", and they're stock cloth seats, no armrest.
Rob Aries