Seat assembly with override condition

A seat assembly for use in an automotive vehicle, the seat assembly comprising:

• a seat cushion for supporting an occupant in the automotive vehicle and a seat back pivotally coupled to the seat cushion;
• a seat base adapted for mounting the seat assembly within the automotive vehicle;
• at least one link pivotally coupled between the seat cushion and the seat base, wherein pivoting of the at least one link moves the seat assembly between at least a design position, in which the seat assembly is positioned to support an occupant, and a pitch position, in which the seat assembly is tilted toward a floor of the automotive vehicle;
• a detent assembly rotatably coupled to the seat base, the detent assembly actuatable between a use condition in which the at least one link and the detent assembly are operatively coupled, and an override condition for decoupling the at least one link and the detent assembly;
• and
• a linkage motor operatively engaged with the detent assembly for pivoting the at least one link to move the seat assembly between the design position and the pitch position,
• wherein the override condition of the detent assembly allows for manual pivoting of the at least one link to move the seat assembly between the design position and the pitch position independently of the detent assembly and without use of the linkage motor.