Pull Out Couch Bed HELP!!!!

[HCuccia]

Ok so we got our 2017 Shockwave last week and we walked thru everything we thought we might need to know! Then comes the weekend and I try to pull out the couch to a bed and we cannot figure out how to pull it out to a bed or fold it up against the wall for when we load the trailer! PLEASE HELP I CANT FIND INFORMATION ANYWHERE!!!!

[Iwritecode]

Pics would be helpful. Also make/model of your RV.

[raspivey]

If it looks like this, it appears that you pull the bottom of the seat back towards you and swing it up, then pick up the bottom and strap it down.

[HCuccia]

We struggled with it Saturday and just got back to camp and the husband got it! Thanks for the comments and info!!

[Trobec]

Make sure you only grab the bottom cushion. If you grab the metal part,that is part of the frame and won't move.

[mcwhirtj]

We struggle with this every time we use our Fifth wheel (F28SAGDX). Key is (as other poster already commented) is to not grab the frame. But it is unintuitive and I still struggle with it a bit if we haven't used the rig in a month or more. What I do remember, which helps keep me from damaging the sofa (and my back!) is that when you do it properly, it folds apart easily. Also, when putting into "sofa position", I find it useful to put my knee at the point where the seat cushion meets the back cushion, just above where (look underneath) the frame pieces mate (sort of a tang that spring-loads onto a plate). That eases the separation of the upper (sofa back) and lower (sofa seat) frames.
Jim

[intjohn]

I had the same problem when I first tried to use mine - How do I do this?? one wants to grab hold of the metal frame and that is what defeats you. I totally removed mine and use it as a seat in the bed of my pikup but after having it removed for 3 years now am thinking about putting it back in.