Seating system with easy entry in the third row

A method for controlling a seating system for a vehicle, comprising, from the front to the rear of the vehicle:

• a first seat of a first row,
• a second seat of a second row, and
• a third seat in a third row, the first seat, second seat, and third seat being located one behind the other in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the second seat being provided with a mechanism configured to cause, at least in an easy entry mode, the transition of the second seat from a position of use configured to receive an occupant, to an advanced position of non-use configured to facilitate lateral access to the third seat of the third row, under the action of a motor controlled by a control device, and
• wherein the second seat carries an object, such as a child seat, resting on the seating portion or even against the backrest of the seat, and
• wherein, upon receiving a command to transition the second seat from the position of use to the advanced position of non-use, the method performed by a microcontroller of the control device, the method comprises:
• a. moving the second seat from the position of use toward the advanced position of non-use, and moving the first seat from a current position to a position advanced towards the front of the vehicle,
• b. limiting the amplitude of the kinematics of the mechanism of the second seat by stopping the motor of the second seat upon the control device detecting a squeezing representative of an indirect contact between the first seat and the second seat via a squeezing of the object, in an advanced intermediate position of non-use of the second seat configured to facilitate access to the third seat.