2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Owners Manual

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You can use the seatback as a temporary
table only when the vehicle is stopped.
CAUTION
To avoid serious injury:
Do not set up the seatback table
while the vehicle is moving.
Do not sit on the folded seatback.
Make sure the second seat is se-
curely locked in position when you
set the second seat as a temporary
table.
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 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.
When returning seats to their original
position, observe the following pre-
cautions in order to prevent personal
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 in the seatback
and are arranged in their proper
position and are ready to use.

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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.
2. Make sure the shoulder belts pass through 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.
—Removing second seats
(outer seats)

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2. 7passenger models only: Pull thearmrests up.3. Fold down the seatback while pullingthe seatback angle adjusting lever or
strap and swing up the seat.
CAUTION
Make sure the seat is free of people
or luggage. Then, hold the seat and
slowly move it. Otherwise, people
may be injured or luggage may be
damaged if the seat hits them.
To avoid serious injury, do not sit
on the folded seatback.
4. Pull and hold the front leg releasestrap and fold down the seat. Then
the front leg locks will disengage
and you can remove the seat.
CAUTION
When removing 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.

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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.
NOTICE
Avoid putting heavy loads on the
removed seat. The metallic tips of
the seat leg may be damaged and
the seat cannot be reinstalled.
 Do not carry the removed seat with
holding the seat position adjusting
lever. Otherwise, the seat may slide
and not installed properly. If you
slide the removed seat, return the
seat to the rearmost position be-
fore it is installed.
Front of the vehicle
7passenger modelsFront of the vehicle
8passenger models
—Installing second seats
(outer seats)

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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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You can easily align the front leg hooks
with the rear strikers by using the floor
bezel. Put the front legs of the seat short
of the rear strikers as shown in the il-
lustration. Then slide the seat forward
along the groove of the bezel until the
front legs will reach the striker. Make sure
the front legs align with the striker, swing
up the seat.NOTICE
When installing the seat, make sure
to align the front leg hooks with both
of the rearmost strikers in the floor.
If you align the legs with the front
strikers, the bezel in the floor will be
damaged.
If you lock the rear legs before the front
legs are locked securely, disengage the
rear leg lock by pushing the red pin inside
each rear leg. Then reinstall the seat fol-
lowing the correct procedure.

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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 personal inju-
ry:
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 per-
sonal injury in a collision or s udden
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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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. Otherwise, the seat may slide and
not be installed properly. If you slide
the removed seat, return the seat to
the rearmost position before it is
installed.
7passenger models only: The right
side seat can be moved to the inside
when the console box is not installed
between the second seats.