A vehicle seat having a seat subframe, a cushion carrier for a seat part of the vehicle seat, wherein the cushion carrier is adjustably mounted on the seat subframe in order to lower at least one section of the cushion carrier, and a backrest which can be pivoted, relative to the seat subframe, in a comfort region for adjustment of a usage position of the backrest and in a transition region outside of the comfort region toward the cushion carrier into a loading position, wherein there is a locking mechanism which, during adjustment of the backrest in the comfort region, locks the cushion carrier against adjustment and permits adjustment of the cushion carrier by the adjustment of the backrest when the backrest is pivoted beyond the comfort region toward the loading position.