tow TOYOTA SIENNA HYBRID 2021 (in English) User Guide

1453-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
3
Before driving
object, such as a ball, moves
under the rocker moulding
●When an object is moved from
under the rocker moulding
●If someone is swinging their legs
while sitting on the rocker mould-
ing
●If the legs or another part of some-
one’s body contacts the rocker
moulding while passing by the
vehicle
●When the vehicle is parked near
an electrical noise source which
affects the sensitivity of the Hands
Free Power Sliding Door, such as
a pay parking spot , gas station,
electrically heated road, or fluo-
rescent light
●When the vehicle is near a TV
tower, electric power plant, radio
station, large display, airport or
other facility that generates strong
radio waves or electrical noise
●When the vehicle is parked in a
place where objects such as
plants are near the rocker mould-
ing
●If luggage, etc. is set near the
rocker moulding
●If accessories or a vehicle cover is
installed/removed near the rocker
moulding
●When the vehicle is being towed
To prevent unintentional operation,
turn the Hands Free Power Sliding
Door (kick sensor) operation setting
off. ( P.112)
■Automatic car washes
 P.400
■Conditions affecting the opera-
tion of the smart key system or
wireless remo te control
 P.166
■Customization
Settings (e.g. opening and closing
operation) can be changed. (Cus- tomizable features:
P.545)
WARNING
■Sliding door closer
●In the event that the sliding door
is left slightly open, the sliding
door closer will automatically
close it to the fu lly closed posi-
tion. It takes several seconds
before the sliding door closer
begins to operate. Be careful
not to catch fingers or anything
else in the sliding door, as this
may cause bone fractures or
other serious injuries.
●Use caution when using the
sliding door clos er. The sliding
door closer operates even when
the power sliding door system is
canceled.
■Power sliding doors
Observe the following precautions
when the power sliding door sys-
tem is enabled. Failure to do so
may cause death or serious
injury.
●Do not get in and out of the
vehicle while the power sliding
door is being operated.

1583-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
■Situations in which the close &
lock function may not operate
properly
In the following si tuations, the close
& lock function may not operate
properly:
●If the switch on the lower part
of the power back door ( P.154)
is pressed by a hand which is
holding an electronic key
●If the switch on the lower part
of the power back door ( P.154)
is pressed when the electronic key
is in a bag, etc. that is placed on
the ground
●If the switch on the lower part
of the power back door ( P.154)
is pressed with the electronic key
not near the vehicle
■Kick sensor operating condi-
tions (vehicles with Hands Free
Power Back Door)
The Hands Free Power Back Door
will open/close automatically when
the following cond itions are met:
●The kick sensor operation is
enabled ( P.112)
●The electronic key is within the
operational range. ( P.165)
●A foot is put near the lower center
part of the rear bumper and
moved away from the rear
bumper.
The power back door may also be
operated by putting a hand, an
elbow, a knee, etc. near the lower
center part of the rear bumper and
moving it away from the rear
bumper. Make sure to put it close
enough to the center part of the
rear bumper.
■Situations in which the Hands
Free Power Back Door may not
operate properly (vehicles with
Hands Free Powe r Back Door)
In the following situations, the
Hands Free Power Back Door may not operate properly:
●When a foot remains under the
rear bumper
●If the rear bumper
is strongly hit
with a foot or is touched for a while
If the rear bumper has been touched
for a while, wait f or a short time
before attempting to operate the
Hands Free Power Back Door
again.
●When operated while a person is
too close to the rear bumper
●When an external radio wave
source interferes with the commu-
nication between the electronic
key and the vehicle ( P.166)
●When the vehicle is parked near
an electrical noise source which
affects the sensitivity of the Hands
Free Power Back Door, such as a
pay parking spot, gas station,
electrically heated road, or fluo-
rescent light
●When the vehicle is near a TV
tower, electric po wer plant, radio
station, large display, airport or
other facility that generates strong
radio waves or electrical noise
●When a large amount of water is
applied to the rea r bumper, such
as when the vehicle is being
washed or in heavy rain
●When mud, snow, ice, etc. is
attached to the rear bumper
●When the vehicle has been
parked for a while near objects
that may move and contact the
rear bumper, such as plants
●When an accessory i s installed to
the rear bumper
If an accessory has been installed,
turn the Hands F ree Power Back
Door (kick sensor) operation setting
off.

1593-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
3
Before driving
■Preventing unintentional opera-
tion of the Hands Free Power
Back Door (vehicles with Hands
Free Power Back Door)
When an electronic key is in the
operation range, the Hands Free
Power Back Door may operate unin-
tentionally, so be careful in the fol-
lowing situations.
●When a large amount of water is
applied to the rear bumper, such
as when the vehicle is being
washed or in heavy rain
●When dirt is wiped off the rear
bumper
●When a small animal or small
object, such as a ball, moves
under the rear bumper
●When an object is moved from
under the rear bumper
●If someone is swinging their legs
while sitting on the rear bumper
●If the legs or another part of some-
one’s body contacts the rear
bumper while passi ng by the vehi-
cle
●When the vehicle is parked near
an electrical noise source which
affects the sensitivity of the Hands
Free Power Back Door, such as a
pay parking spot , gas station,
electrically heated road, or fluo-
rescent light
●When the vehicle is near a TV
tower, electric power plant, radio
station, large display, airport or
other facility that generates strong
radio waves or electrical noise
●When the vehicle is parked in a
place where objects such as
plants are near the rear bumper
●If luggage, etc. is s et near the rear
bumper
●If accessories or a vehicle cover is
installed/removed near the rear
bumper
●When the vehicle is being towed
To prevent unintentional operation, turn the Hands F
ree Power Back
Door (kick sensor) operation setting
off. ( P.112)
■If the back door opener is inop-
erative
The back door can be unlocked
from the inside.
1 Remove the both side covers.
2 Remove the bolts with a socket
wrench of an appropriate size.
3 Remove the inside panel.
4 Move the lever.

1663-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
wireless remote control or the
mechanical key, to unlock the
doors.
■Turning an electronic key to
battery-saving mode
●When battery-saving mode is set,
battery depletion is minimized by
stopping the electronic key from
receiving radio waves.
Press twice while pressing
and holding .
Confirm that the electronic key indi-
cator flashes 4 times.
While the battery-saving mode is
set, the smart key system cannot be
used. To cancel the function, press
any of the electronic key buttons.
●Electronic keys that will not be
used for long periods of time can
be set to the battery-saving mode
in advance.
■Conditions affecting operation
The smart key system uses weak
radio waves. In the following situa-
tions, the communication between
the electronic key and the vehicle
may be affected, preventing the
smart key system, wireless remote
control and immobilizer system from
operating properly.
(Ways of coping: P.504)
●When the electronic key battery is
depleted
●Near a TV tower, electric power
plant, gas station , radio station,
large display, airpo rt or other facil-
ity that generates strong radio
waves or electrical noise
●When the electronic key is in con-
tact with, or is c overed by the fol-
lowing metallic objects
• Cards to which aluminum foil is
attached
• Cigarette boxes that have alumi-
num foil inside
• Metallic wallets or bags
•Coins
• Hand warmers made of metal
• Media such as CDs and DVDs
●When other wireless key (that
emits radio waves) is being used
nearby
●When carrying the electronic key
together with the following devices
that emit radio waves
• Portable radio, cellular phone, cordless phone or other wireless
communication devices
• Another vehicle’s electronic key or a wireless key that emits radio
waves
• Personal computers or personal digital assistants (PDAs)
• Digital audio players
• Portable game systems
●If window tint wit h a metallic con-
tent or metallic objects are
attached to the rear window
●When the electronic key is placed
near a battery charger or elec-
tronic devices
●When parking in a coin-operated
parking lot (Radio waves used to
detect vehicles may affect the
smart key system.)
■Note for the entry function
●Even when the electronic key is
within the effective range (detec-
tion areas), the system may not
operate properly in the following
cases:
• The electronic key is too close to
the window or outside door han-
dle, near the ground, or in a high
place when the doors are locked
or unlocked.
• The electronic key is on the instru- ment panel, or floor, or in the door
pockets or glove box when the

1723-3. Adjusting the seats
lever
■Third seats
Seatback angle adjustment
strap
■When using the ottoman seats
(vehicles with o ttoman seats)
Adjust the angle of the cushion
while pulling the ottoman angle
adjustment lever.
If necessary, sli de the cushion to
adjust the ottoman to the desired
position.
WARNING
■Seat adjustment
●Be careful that the seat does
not hit passengers or luggage.
●To reduce the risk of sliding
under the lap bel t during a colli-
sion, do not recline the seat
more than necessary. If the seat
is reclined too far, the lap belt
may slide past the hips and
apply restraint forces directly to
the abdomen, or your neck may
contact the shoulder belt,
increasing the risk of death or
serious injury in the event of an
accident.
Adjustments should not be made
while driving as the seat may
unexpectedly move and cause
the driver to lose control of the
vehicle.
■When adjusting the seat posi-
tion or the ottoman (vehicles
with Ottoman seats)
Make sure to leave enough space
around the feet so as not to get
them caught.
■When using the ottoman
(vehicles with Ottoman seats)
●Do not sit on the ottoman. Seat
belts may not be properly worn
which may result in death or
serious injury.
●Stow the ottoman when you get
in and out of the vehicle or when
the ottoman is n ot in use to
avoid stumbling over it.
●Do not use the ottoman feature
when the vehicle is in motion.
The ottoman feature should
only be used when the vehicle
is stationary. If the ottoman fea-
ture is in use during an accident
the lap belt may slide past the
hips. This could also result in
restraint forces being applied to
the abdomen or your neck may
contact the shoulder belt,
increasing the risk of death or
serious injury.

1733-3. Adjusting the seats
3
Before driving
■Getting in the vehicle
Pull the seatback angle adjust-
ment lever and fold down the
seatback. The cushion will tip
up. The seat can slide forward.
Move the seat to the frontmost
position.
■Getting out of the vehicle
Pull the strap and fold down the
seatback. The seat can slide for-
ward. The cushion will tip up.
Move the seat to the frontmost position.
Make sure that no passenger is
seated on the second seat before
pulling the strap.
■After passengers have
entered/exited the vehicle
Lift up the seatback. Either fold
cushion down or pull slide lever
to slide seat backward until it
locks.
1 Pull the lock release strap
and fold down the second
center seatback.
Make sure that the head restraint is
in the lowest position.
NOTICE
■To prevent an ottoman mal-
function (vehicles with Otto-
man seats)
●Do not place any objects in the
second passenger footwell that
could prevent the operation of
the ottoman.
●Do not place heavy luggage on
the ottoman.
●Do not place anything under the
ottoman when in use. There is a
possibility that something may
get caught and cause damage
when stowing the ottoman.
Moving a second seat for
third seat access
Removing the second
center seat (8-passenger
models)

1753-3. Adjusting the seats
3
Before driving
est position (P.182) and
stow the seat belt buckles.
2 Stow the center seat belt.
( P.38)
■Folding down the third seat-
backs
Pull the “TO RECLINE” strap
and fold down the seatback.
■Returning the third seat-
backs
Pull the “TO RECLINE” strap,
and raise the seatback and the
outside head restraints. Before stowing or returning third
seat, remove any items from the
floor area to prevent interfer-
ence with moving parts.
■Before stowing the third
seats
1 Lower the center head
restraint to the lowest posi-
tion ( P.182) and stow the
seat belt buckles.
2 Stow the center seat belt.
( P.38)
■Stowing the third seats
1 Pull the handle to move the
seat rearward. Then push the
seat down.
The outside head r estraints are
Stowing the third seats

1773-3. Adjusting the seats
3
Before driving
WARNING
●Do not allow anyone to sit on a
folded seatback or in the lug-
gage compartment while driv-
ing.
●Do not allow child ren to enter
the luggage compartment.
●Be careful not to get any part of
your body pinched by a seat.
■After returning the rear seat-
backs or installing seats
Observe the following precau-
tions. Failure to do so may result
in death or serious injury.
●Make sure the seatback is
securely locked by pushing it
forward and rearward on the
top.
●Check that the seat belts are
not twisted or caught in the
seatback. If the seat belt gets
caught between the seatback’s
securing hook and latch, the
seat belt may be damaged.
●Make sure the seat is locked in
place by trying to shake the
seatback and lift up the seat
cushion.
■After removi ng the second
center seat (8-passenger
models)
●Remove the second center seat
from the vehicle or store it
securely in the luggage com-
partment.
●Do not sit on or place anything
on a seat that has been
removed from the vehicle.
■Stowing the third seats
●Make sure that the seat path is
clear before moving the seat.
Otherwise, injury may result
from contact with, or by being
pinched by parts of the seat.
●Do not sit on the third seat when
it is in the stowed position with
the seatback upright.
NOTICE
■To prevent damage to the
seat
●Avoid putting heavy loads on a
folded seat that is being used as
a temporary table.
●Do not sit on or put heavy loads
on the second center seat that
has been removed from the
vehicle. The metal tips of the
seat leg may be damaged, pre-
venting reinstallation of the
seat.
●The second center seat must be
reinstalled in its original position
(8-passenger models). If it is
installed in the w rong position,
the seat locks or bezels will be
damaged.
●Make sure that the path the seat
will move through is clear before
stowing or returning the third
seat.
●8-passenger models: Be sure to
raise the stowed second center
seat above the outer trim, when
removing from the storage box
of the luggage room.

1783-3. Adjusting the seats
*: If equipped
When all of the following have
been performed, the driver’s
seat and steering wheel are
automatically adjusted to a posi-
tion that allows driver to enter
and exit the vehicle easily.
NOTICE
■Stowing the seat belt
The seat belts and the buckles
must be stowed before you fold
down the rear seatbacks.
Driving position mem-
ory*
This feature automatically
adjusts the positions of the
driver’s seat, steering
wheel, outside rear view
mirrors and head-up display
(if equipped) to make enter-
ing and exiting the vehicle
easier or to suit your prefer-
ences.
Two different driving posi-
tions can be recorded into
memory.
Each electronic key can be
registered to recall your pre-
ferred driving position.
Enabling easier driver
entry and exit (power easy
access system)

1833-3. Adjusting the seats
3
Before driving
top of your ears.
■Adjusting the center seat head
restraint
Always raise the head restraint one
level from the stowed position when
using.
■Front and second outside
seats
Pull the head restraint up while
pressing the lock release button .
If the head restraint touches the
ceiling, making the removal difficult,
change the seat height or angle.
( P.169)
■Second center* and third
center seats
Pull the head restraint up while
pressing the lock release button .
*: 8-passenger models only
■Third outside seats
The head restraint cannot be
removed.
■Front and second outside
seats
Align the head restraint with the
installation holes and push it
down to the lock position.
Press and hold the lock release
button when lowering the
head restraint.
■Second center* and third
center seats
Align the head restraint with the
installation holes and push it
down to the lowest lock position.
Removing the head
restraints
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