fold seats TOYOTA SIENNA 2008 XL20 / 2.G User Guide

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NOTICE
To prevent damage to the seat, avoid
putting heavy loads on the temporary
table.
CAUTION
When folding or returning the seat,
observe the following precautions in
order to prevent death or serious in-
jury:
Do not fold or remove the seat
while the vehicle is moving.
Be careful not to get your hands or
feet pinched in the seat.
When returning seats to their original
position, observe the following pre-
cautions in order to prevent death or
serious injury in a collision or sud-
den stop:
Make sure the seat is securely
locked by pushing forward and rear-
ward on the top of the seatback or
by trying to pull up the edge of the
bottom cushion. Failure to do so
will prevent the seat belt from oper-
ating properly.
Make sure the seat belts are not
twisted or caught in the seatback
and are arranged in their proper
position and are ready to use.
BEFORE REMOVING SECOND SEATS
(7passenger models only) 1. Stow the second seat belt buckles as shown in the illustration.
This prevents the buckles from sticking
out when you fold up the second seats.
NOTICE
To prevent damage to the seat belt
buckles, the buckles must be stowed
before you fold the seatback.
—Removing second seats
(outer seats)

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2. Make sure the shoulder belts passthrough the hangers when folding
the second seat.
This prevents the shoulder belt from being
damaged.
CAUTION
The seat belt must be removed from
the hanger when the seat belt is in
use.
REMOVING SECOND SEATS 1. Lower the head restraint to the low- est position. Hold the center of the
lever and pull it up. Then slide the
seat to the rearmost lock position.2. 7passenger models only: Pull thearmrests up.

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When you install the second seats, be
sure to place it where the seat is origi-
nally positioned because each second
seat is not interchangeable. You can
distinguish the original seat position by
the position of the front seat leg pin
and the shape of the seat striker bezel
in the floor.
The right side second seat has a pin in
the outside of the right front leg and the
left side second seat has a pin in the
outside of the left front leg as shown in
the illustration.
CAUTION
You must install the seat in proper
position to wear the seat belt proper-
ly. Failure to be properly restrained
with the seat belt in an accident can
cause death or serious injury. Refer
to the label on the side of the seat
for additional installation instructions.
NOTICE
You must install the seat in its origi-
nal position. If it is installed in the
wrong position, the seat lock or bezel
will be damaged.
1. Align the front leg hooks with therear strikers in the floor. Then swing
up the seat.2. Make sure the front leg is lockedsecurely, fold down the seat and en-
gage the rear leg lock.

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When returning the tumbled second
seat to its original position:
Once the seat is moved from the
tumbled position to the foldeddown
position, it cannot be directly returned
to the tumbled position again. (It is im-
possible to operate the seat in the or-
der 1→2→ 1.) When you return the
foldeddown seat (position 2) to its
tumbled position (position 1), you must
return the foldeddown seat (position 2)
to its original position (position 3)
once. (It is possible to operate the seat
in the order 1→ 2→ 3→ 1.)CAUTION
When reinstalling the seat, observe
the following to prevent death or seri-
ous injury:
Do not reinstall the seat while the
vehicle is moving.
Be careful not to get your hands or
feet pinched in the seat.
Be careful not to hit the removed
seat against a person or drop it on
yourself.
After folding or installing the seat,
push it forward and backward to
make sure it is locked in position.
When reinstalling seats to their origi-
nal position, observe the following
precautions in order to prevent death
or serious injury in a collision or
sudden stop:
Make sure the seat is securely
locked by pushing forward and rear-
ward on the top of the seatback or
by trying to pull up the edge of the
bottom cushion. Failure to do so
will prevent the seat belt from oper-
ating properly.

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INSTALLING THE SECOND CENTER
SEAT IN THE FRONT AND CENTER
POSITION
The second center seat can be used in
the forward position.
To use the center second seat in the for-
ward position, install according to the fol-
lowing procedure.
BEFORE INSTALLING THE SECOND
CENTER SEAT IN FRONT AND CENTER
POSITION1. Slide the front seats forward from the rearmost position, stand the
seatbacks to the upright position.2. For vehicles equipped with the frontseat side table, pull up the lock re-
lease lever and fold the table down.

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CAUTION
When reinstalling the seat, observe
the following to prevent death or seri-
ous injury:
Do not reinstall the seat while the
vehicle is moving.
Be careful not to get your hands or
feet pinched in the seat.
Be careful not to hit the removed
seat against a person or drop it on
yourself.
After folding or installing the seat,
push it forward and backward to
make sure it is locked in position.
When reinstalling seats to their origi-
nal position, observe the following
precautions in order to prevent death
or serious injury in a collision or
sudden stop:
Make sure the seat is securely
locked by pushing forward and rear-
ward on the top of the seatback or
by trying to pull up the edge of the
bottom cushion. Failure to do so
will prevent the seat belt from oper-
ating properly.
Make sure the seat belts are not
twisted or caught under the seat
and are arranged in their proper
position and are ready to use.
Install each seat in the same posi-
tion from which it was removed.
Failure to do so will prevent the
occupants from using seat belts
properly.
Do not reinstall the seat with its
back facing forward.
Make sure the seat is securely
locked in the proper position.
NOTICE
Do not carry the removed seat by
holding the seat position adjusting le-
ver.
—Adjusting third seats
(manual seat)

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Before stowing the third seats:
Stow the seat belt buckles and center
seat belt. (See “—Stowing seat belt
buckles of the second and third seats”
on page 114 and “—Stowing the center
seat belt of the third seats” on page 114
in this Section.)
Lower the head restraint to the lowest
position. See “Head restraints” on page
106 in this Section.
STOWING THIRD SEATS1. Pull the seatback angle adjusting strap (“TO FOLD/LIFT SEATBACK”
printed on its surface), then fold
down the seatback.
—Stowing third seats (manual
seat)

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To return the third seats, perform the
following procedure.1. Pull and hold the seat lock release strap (“TO STOW/USE” printed on its
surface), then lift up the seat rear-
ward. Push the seat forward and
then engage the front leg locks.
Make sure the front legs are locked
securely.
If the seat does not lift up when the seat
lock release strap (“TO STOW/USE”
printed on its surface) is pulled, reset as
following procedure.
Lift the seatback by pulling on the seat-
back angle adjusting strap (“TO FOLD/
LIFT SEATBACK” printed on its surface).
Then push the seatback down again.
2. Pull the seatback angle adjusting strap (“TO FOLD/LIFT SEATBACK”
printed on its surface) and raise the
seatback.

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The third seats can be folded down au-
tomatically by operating the folding/re-
turning switch that is inside the back
door opening on the outer edge of the
ceiling.
Before folding the third seats:
Stow the seat belt buckles and center
seat belt. (See “—Stowing seat belt
buckles of the second and third seats”
on page 114 and “—Stowing the center
seat belt of the third seats” on page 114
in this Section.)
Lower the head restraint to the lowest
position. (See “Head restraints” on
page 106 in this Section.)
Make sure that there is no object on
the seat cushion. If an object is caught
between the seat cushion and seatback
during the operation, seat operation will
stop.
1. FOLDING/RETURNING SWITCH
The seatback will be folded by pushing
this switch.
The seatback will be returned by push-
ing this switch again. 2. RETURNING SWITCH
The seatback will be returned by push-
ing this switch. 3. STOWING SWITCH
The seats will be stow. (See “—Stowing
third seats” on page 101) 4. SEATBACK ADJUSTING SWITCH
The seatback will be returned by push-
ing this switch.
—Folding third seats
(power seat only)

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FOLDING THIRD SEATS
Push the folding/returning switch. The
seatback will fold down.
If the indicator light above the switches
flashes three times when the folding/re-
turning switch is pushed, the folding op-
eration will not start.
To continue the operation, do the follow-
ing:1. Open the back door when the engine switch is in “LOCK” or “ACC” and/or
the automatic transmission selector le-
ver is in “P”.
2. Push the folding/returning switch.
Seat operation will stop if any one of
the switches shown in the illustrations
is pushed. At this time the indicator
light above the switches comes on and
a beep sounds for about 10 seconds.
If the engine is started during operating,
the seat operation may also be stopped.
To continue the folding operation, the seat-
back must be back to its original position
first. If an object is caught between the seat-
back and seat cushion, the indicator
light above the switches flashes and a
beep sounds for about 10 seconds. Re-
move the object before operating the
seat again.
If the indicator light above the switches
flashes even though there is no object
between the seatback and seat cushion,
contact your Toyota dealer.