I have another question regarding an '87 camper that I saw yesterday.
I'm used to it being the case that you slide the passenger seat forward
and pull up the hinged cover to access the battery.

On this vanagon that I saw, there were two swivel seats though neither
one seemed to swivel.  When I pushed the passenger seat forward, I saw a
cover over the battery held down by four screws.  I couldn't tell if the
cover was hinged because I couldn't access the two forward screws holding
down this cover.  The screws were actually under the seat hardware by
about 1 inch.  This is not the part of the hardward that slides.  Rather,
it is the fixed part upon which the seat slides.  If I could make the
seat swivel, perhaps I could unscrew the two forward screws to see what's
going on.  But, as I understand it, this shouldn't be necessary to access
the battery.  Any ideas?

Thanks for all the help.

david