A motor vehicle seat having a seat frame; a pivotally mounted seat back of the seat frame that, on the one hand, can be displaced within an area of use between two different positions of use and, on the other hand, can be tilted forward toward the seat surface of the seat frame by being pivoted; a seat longitudinal guide for adjusting the longitudinal position of the seat; a fixing device for locking a previously adjusted longitudinal position of the seat, and; a coupling mechanism via which the back seat back is coupled to the fixing device whereby enabling the fixing device to be released when tilting the seat back forward toward the seat surface. Compensating features are provided for preventing the fixing device from releasing when the seat back pivots at least over a portion of the area of use.