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The Sequoia Platinum's power-folding third row seats are easy to get to. Just open the door and flip up a lever, and the second row seat folds down and slides forward. Then just walk in.

When it's time to get out, step on a small pedal on the back of the second row seat and, again, it flips down and slides away.

The third row seats also fold flat. In the Platinum, they're power-folding, like those offered in the upper level Ford Expedition, making for a flat, easily usable cargo space. That's much better than the seats offered in GM's big SUVs that have to be removed to get a flat load floor.

The second row seats can also slide forward a bit to add legroom between the two back rows. With all the seats full, legroom is not great but it's fairly good. The seats are comfortable and both rows can recline.

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