You have to turn the front captains chairs around to face the rear (passenger and driver side) and recline the back, then for the rear captains chairs, the seat lifts up and you slide it forward toward the front and then you take the back cushion and lay it down. These beds are small and narrow and best used for children. I did love having them in my 2001 Roadtrek 190 Versatile when I owned it back in then. My grade school aged kids slept on them and had no complaints.