Vehicle seat

A vehicle seat comprising:

• a seat surface and a backrest, wherein this seat surface and backrest comprise a seat cover with a seat outer skin;
• a holding device which is rigidly arranged on the vehicle seat for releasably attaching an additional device, wherein the holding device comprises two fastening elements;
• openings in the seat surface or the backrest for reaching the fastening elements;
• a covering element which is configured to be strip-shaped and which comprises two short side edges and a first and a second long side edge, wherein the covering element is of multi-layered construction and has at least one first outer face which is designed from the same material as the seat outer skin of the vehicle seat, wherein the covering element is unreleasably attached via a first side edge to the seat surface or the backrest, such that the covering element is able to be selectively brought into a covering position for covering the fastening means, and into an uncovering position for uncovering the fastening means and the openings, and wherein the covering element is unreleasably attached via the first long side edge by means of a transverse seam to the seat outer skin or the seat cover on the seat surface or the backrest, wherein the transverse seam forms a first pivot axis for the covering element;
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• a tab-shaped element that is attached to at least one of the short outer edges about a second pivot axis, such that in the covering position the tab-shaped element is able to be pivoted about the short outer edge into a first position and is able to be inserted into a channel or slot in the backrest or seat surface or between the backrest and the seat surface for the releasable fixing of the covering element, and in the uncovering position the tab-shaped element is able to be pivoted into a second position and is able to be inserted into a channel or a slot in the backrest or seat surface or between the backrest and seat surface for the releasable fixing of the covering element.