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Whilst opening the tray that sits under the front passenger seat, my fingers slipped off the smooth piece of plastic that you have to push upwards to release the catch on this tray. Three of my fingers became trapped between the 'release' button and the side of the slot it sits in. The spring behind the release meant my fingers could not be released. Apart from being very painful, I am sorry to say a little bit of panic set in. It was impossible to get my other hand to try and release the fingers. After what seemed an eternity. I eventually managed to pull one finger at a time out of the trap. One finger has damage under the nail so the pressure on the fingers was quite considerable. It took all day for the swelling and pain to go I have looked the the arrangement again, very carefully this time to see if I could see what had happened. But I cannot see how it happened, perhaps I put too much pressure on the release pad pushing it past it's design position. My concern is if a Lady or Child with smaller fingers ended up in the same situation it would not be funny.
Apart from taking the seat out, if fingers got trapped it might be a fire brigade job to release them.
It is strange that it is often the small things that cause most problems.
Apart from taking the seat out, if fingers got trapped it might be a fire brigade job to release them.
It is strange that it is often the small things that cause most problems.