TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID 2019 Owners Manual (in English)

1613-3. Adjusting the seats
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Operation of each component
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WARNING
■When adjusting the seat position
● Take care when adjusting the seat position to ensure that other passen-
gers are not injured by the moving seat.
● Do not put your hands under the seat or near the moving parts t o avoid
injury.
Fingers or hands may become jammed in the seat mechanism.
● Make sure to leave enough space around the feet so they do not get stuck.
■ Seat adjustment
● Be careful that the seat does not hit passengers or luggage.
● To reduce the risk of sliding under the lap belt during a colli sion, do not
recline the seat more than necessary.
If the seat is too reclined, the lap belt may slide past the hi ps and apply
restraint forces directly to the abdomen, or your neck may cont act the
shoulder belt, increasing the risk of death or serious injury i n the event of
an accident.
Adjustments should not be made while driving as the seat may un expect-
edly move and cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.
● Manual seat only: After adjusting the seat, make sure that the seat is
locked in position.

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Second seats
■Third seats
Seatback angle adjustment
strap
Rear seats
Adjustment procedure
Without a side tableWith a side table
Seat position adjustment lever
Seatback angle adjustment lever
Pull the lever until the lock is completely released.
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1633-3. Adjusting the seats
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Getting in the vehicle
Pull the lever and tilt the seat-
back forward.
Move the seat to the front-most
position.
■Getting out of the vehicle
Pull the lever on the side of the
seatback and tilt the seatback
forward.
Move the seat to the front-most
position.
■After passengers have entered/exited the vehicle
Lift up the seatback and slide t
he seat backward until it locks.
Moving a second seat f or third seat access

1643-3. Adjusting the seats
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Before folding dow
n the second seats
Stow the armrest. ( P. 475)
With a side table: Stow the side table. ( P. 477)
Stow the second seat belt buckles.
Pass the outer seat belts
through the seat belt hangers
and secure the seat belt
plates.
This prevents the shoulder belts
from being damaged.
Make sure that the seat belts
are removed from the hangers
before using them.
Lower the head restraints to the lowest position. ( P. 173)
Folding down the second seats
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Without a side tableWith a side table
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1653-3. Adjusting the seats
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Folding down the second seats
Pull the lever and tilt the seatback forward.
Each seatback may be folded separately.
Pull the lever to unlock the
seatback. The seatback will
be folded down.
■After folding down the second seats
Slide the folded second seats
backward until they lock.
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From insideFrom outside
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1663-3. Adjusting the seats
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Returning the second seats
Lift up the seatbacks until they
lock.
■Before folding down the third seats
Stow the third seat belt buck-
les.
Pass the outer seat belts
through the seat belt hangers
and secure the seat belt
plates.
This prevents the shoulder belts
from being damaged.
Make sure that the seat belts
are removed from the hangers
before using them.
Lower the head restraints to the lowest position. ( P. 173)
Folding down the third seats
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1673-3. Adjusting the seats
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Folding down the third seats
While pulling the straps, fold
down the seatbacks.
■Returning the third seats
From insideFrom outside
Lift up the seatbacks until they
lock. Pull the straps and raise the
seatbacks unt
il they lock.
After using either strap, use the
Velcro on the end of the strap to
attach it to the seatback.

1683-3. Adjusting the seats
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WARNING
■When folding the rear seatbacks down
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
● Do not fold the seatbacks down while driving.
● Stop the vehicle on level ground, set the parking brake and shi ft the shift
lever to P.
● Do not allow anyone to sit on a folded seatback or in the lugga ge compart-
ment while driving.
● Do not allow children to enter the luggage compartment.
● Do not fold down a rear seatback when there are passengers sitt ing in the
rear seats or when there is luggage placed on the rear seats.
● Be careful not to catch your hand when folding the rear seatbac ks.
■ Seat adjustment
● To reduce the risk of sliding under the lap belt during a colli sion, do not
recline the seat more than necessary.
If the seat is too reclined, the lap belt may slide past the hi ps and apply
restraint forces directly to the abdomen, or your neck may cont act the
shoulder belt, increasing the risk of death or serious injury i n the event of
an accident.
Adjustments should not be made while driving as the seat may un expect-
edly move and cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.
● Be careful that the seat does not hit passengers or luggage.
● Be careful not to get your hands or feet caught in the seat.
■ After adjusting or returning the seats
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
● Make sure that the seat and seatback are securely locked in position by
lightly rocking them back and forth.
● Check that the seat belts are not twisted or caught in the seat back.

1693-3. Adjusting the seats
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Your preferred driving position (the position of the driver’s seat and
outside rear view mirrors) can be recorded and recalled by pres sing a
button.
Two different driving positions can be recorded into memory.
■Recording procedure
Turn the power switch to ON mode.
Adjust the driver’s seat and outside rear view mirrors to the
desired positions.
While pressing the “SET”
button, or within 3 seconds
after the “SET” button is
pressed, press button “1” or
“2” until the buzzer sounds.
If the selected button has
already been preset, the previ-
ously recorded position will be
overwritten.
Driving position memor y
: If equipped
This feature automatically adjusts the driver’s seat and outsid e
rear view mirrors to m ake entering and exiting the vehicle easi er
or to suit your preferences.
Driving position memory
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1703-3. Adjusting the seats
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Recall procedure
Check that the shift lever is in P.
Turn the power switch to ON mode.
Press one of the buttons for
the driving position you want
to recall until the buzzer
sounds.
■To stop the position recall operation part-way through
Perform any of the following:
●Press the “SET” button.
● Press button “1” or “2”.
● Operate any of the seat adjustment switches (only cancels seat position
recall).
■ Seat positions that can be memorized ( P. 160)
The seat position, with the exception of the portions adjusted by the seat
cushion length switch and lumbar support switch, can be recorde d.
■ Operating the driving position m emory after turning the power switch off
Recorded seat positions can be activated up to 180 seconds after the driver’s
door is opened and another 60 seconds after it is closed again.
■ In order to correctly use the dr iving position memory function
If a seat position is already in the furthest possible position and the seat is
operated in the same direction, the recorded position may be sl ightly different
when it is recalled.
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