Hi George,
Do you have the bi-fold or tri-fold? For 2008, you need the bi-fold. If you have a brochure, there's a picture of it in there. The steps to make the bed is as follows:
1. If you want to use the driver side, do the following, otherwise, skip to the next step: Release the steering column adjustment lock. You'll need to keep the steering wheel at the highest point. Move the armrest down so when you rotate the seat, it can sqeeze under the steering wheel. Release your parking brake.
2. Rotate the front driver/passenger seat so that the back is toward the inside, which is a 270 degree rotation. You'll need to move the seat fully forward while turning the first 180 degrees, and then move the seat half way back for the rest 90 degrees, otherwise, you'll hit the pilar at the back of the front door. After the 270 degree rotation, move the seat all the way back to give the most room for your bed. If you are doing the driver side, you can set the parking brake now. Be careful as you might catch your fingers when pulling the parking brake lever. Rather than grabbing the lever with fingers rolled, pull it with an open hand.
3. Remove the seat back of the rear seat by lifting it straight up. Then place it flat on the seat with the velcro on the bottom attached to the velcro on the bottom of the wood strip on the cabinet (yes, there's a velcro under that wood strip on the cabinet). That's to prevent it from moving forward and moving up when weight is applied in the middle of the bed.
4. Flip the wood strip on the back of the seatback up, so that when the bed is placed on it, the knob that's sticking out won't poke into the bed. What I found is that it's easier to remove the knob as it's just a bolt and washer. When removed, I keep them in the drawer so I don't lose them. Then you don't need to flip up the wood strip, which might collapse after a few movement in the bed.
5. open the bi-fold bed mattress. You'll notice that one end is wider than the other end. Place the wider end toward the rear and the narrow end onto the front rotated seat. And Voila, you have your front bed.
When putting the bed away, just reverse the process. Be sure to release the parking brake before you try to rotate the driver seat.
Hope that helps. I'll try to get a picture in the next day or two.
George
P.S. The bed is small and intended for children. Make sure that they understand that it's not designed to be jumping or bouncing up and down on. The bed is narrow, hopefully the front seatbacks will keep them from rolling off. You might want to put some bedding or pillows on the floor next to the bed if the children tends to roll off.
You'll need the tri-fold version for 2008, not the bi-fold. The reason why I know about the 2 different versions is because the dealer ordered me the wrong one the first time (the bi-fold ones) and we couldn't figure out how to make it work because the fold is in the middle of the bed and there had to be something to support it when one climbs into the bed. So we got the tri-fold the second time and it took us an hour to figure that out. But at least we did figure it out, especially after looking at the brochure picture. I found the picture in the brochure. They have it where the seat back is toward the door. It makes it easier to setup and easier to get in and out of the bed. But it's at an angle, so I'm not sure how stable that would be. I know when I have the seat back toward the center, it's very stable. So you might want to try it out both ways and see what works for you.
YMMV. vic
