2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA remove seats

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BEFORE FOLDING UP THIRD SEATS1. Stow the third seat belt buckles as shown in the illustration.
This prevents the buckles from falling out
when you fold up the third seats.
NOTICE
The seat belt buckles must be stowed
before you fold up the third seats.
2. Make sure the shoulder belt passes through the hanger when folding the
third seats.
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.
3. To stow the center seat belt, pull it slightly out of its cover. It will auto-
matically roll back partway. Roll the
seat belt backwards as shown above
and insert it into the slot of its cov-
er. Make sure the tabs are securely
locked in the cover.
NOTICE
The seat belt must be stowed before
you fold the seatback.
—Folding up third seats

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CAUTION
When folding up the third seats, fix
the seats securely by adjusting the
length of the holding strap. Failure
to do so may cause an unexpected
accident or severe injury in the
event of emergency braking or a
collision.
When returning seats to their origi-
nal position, observe the following
precautions in order to prevent per-
sonal injury in a collision or sud-
den stop:
Be careful not to get your hands or
feet pinched in the seat.
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.
BEFORE REMOVING THIRD SEATS1. Stow the third seat belt buckles as shown in the illustration.
This prevents the buckles from falling out
when you remove the third seats.
NOTICE
The seat belt buckles must be stowed
before you remove the third seats.
2. When removing the third seats, pass the third seat belts through the
hangers.
This prevents the shoulder belt from being
damaged.
CAUTION
The seat belt must be removed from
the hanger when the seat belts is in
use.
—Removing third seats

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2. Pull the center handle (2) up whileholding up the left side lever (1) un-
der the seat, lift the seat and remove
it toward you.
Removing the third seats will enlarge the
luggage compartment. See “Luggage stow-
age precautions” on page 222 in Section
2 for precautions in loading luggage.To reinstall the third seats, do this; 1. Hook the front legs to the front an- chors.
2. Lock the rear legs on the rear an- chors.
The direction marked “L” or “R”, which
shows the location, is on the rear of
each seat cushion, so install each seat
according to the mark.
CAUTION
When removing or reinstalling the
seat, observe the following to prevent
personal injury:
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.
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.
To prevent personal injury in a colli-
sion or sudden stop:
Do not sit on or place anything on
the folded seatback while driving.
Do not leave the removed seat
loose in the vehicle.
Do not try to sit on or place any-
thing on the removed seat.
When reinstalling the seat, be care-
ful not to hit the seat against you
or inside of the vehicle.

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Third
For your safety and comfort, adjust the
head restraint before driving.
To raise: Pull it up.
To lower: Push it down while pressing the
lock release button.
Center head restraint of the second
seats—When an occupant sits on the cen-
ter position of the second seats, always
pull up the center head restraint of the
second seats to the lock position.
The head restraint is most effective when
it is close to your head. Therefore, using
a cushion on the seatback is not recom-
mended.
CAUTION
Adjust the center of the head re-
straint so that it is closet to the
top of your ears.
After adjusting the head restraint,
make sure it is locked in position.
Do not drive with the head re-
straints removed.
Front
Second
Armrests

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2. To remove the child restraint system,press the bucklerelease button and al-
low the belt to retract.Follow the procedure below for a child
restraint system that requires the use
of a top strap.
Anchor brackets
Use one anchorage on the rear of second
seats and two anchorages on the floor as
shown above to attach the top strap.
Anchors are installed for each second
seating position.
— U sin g a to p st rap
(for second seats)

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Cap
Covers
Ty p e BCHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM
INSTALLATION
Ty p e A — 1. Turn up the covers for left lower anchorage on the center position of
the seats anchorages on the left side
position of the seats, and remove
the cap for the right lower anchor-
age of the center position of the
seat as shown in the illustration.
2. Widen the clearance between the seat cushion and seatback a little
and confirm the position of the low-
er anchorages below the tag and cap
in the seat cushion.
3. Latch the hooks of lower straps onto the anchorages and tighten the lower
straps.
Ty p e B — 1. Turn up the covers for left lower anchorage on the center position of
the seats anchorages on the left side
of the position of the seat, and re-
move the cap for the right lower an-
chorage of the center position of the
seat as shown in the illustration. 2. Widen the clearance between the
seat cushion and seatback a little
and confirm the position of the low-
er anchorages below the tag in the
seat cushion.
3. Latch the buckles onto the anchor- ages.
If your child restraint system has a top
strap, it should be anchored. (For the
installation of the top strap, see “—Using
a top strap” on page 95 in this section.)
For the installation details, refer to the
instruction manual equipped with each
product.

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1. Get the required tools under theright side second seat and spare
tire.
1. Tool bag
2. Jack
To get the tools, you need to fold up the
right side second seat. As for the opera-
tion of folding up the seat, see “—Folding
up second seats” on page 42 in Section
13.
To prepare yourself for an emergency, you
should fam iliarize yourself with the use of
the jack, each of the tools and their stor-
age locations.Turn the jack joint by hand.
To remove: Turn the joint in direction 1
until the jack is free.
To store: Turn the joint in direction 2 until
the jack is firmly secured to prevent it
flying forward during a collision or s udden
braking.To remove the spare tire:
1. Put a jack handle and jack handle ex- tension together as shown in the il-
lustration.
1 Jack handle extension
2 Jack handle
CAUTION
Make sure they are securely fixed
with the screw.
—Required tools and spare
tire