2023 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER remove seats

321-1. For safe use
seat belt.
3Buckle the seat belt and posi-
tion it comfortably.
The pretensioners help the seat
belts to quickly restrain the
occupants by retracting the seat
belts when the vehicle is sub-
jected to certain types of severe
frontal or side collision or a vehi-
cle rollover.
The pretensioners do not activate
in the event of a minor frontal
impact, a minor side impact or a
rear impact.
■Replacing the belt after the pre-
tensioner has been activated
If the vehicle is involved in multiple
collisions, the pretensioner will acti-
vate for the first collision, but will not
activate for the second or subse-
quent collisions.
■PCS-linked seat belt preten-
sioner control
If the PCS (Pre-Collision System)
determines that the possibility of a
collision with a vehi cle is high, the
WARNING
■Using a seat belt comfort
guide
Failure to obser ve the following
precautions could reduce the
effectiveness of the seat belt in an
accident, causing death or seri-
ous injury.
●Make sure the belt is not twisted
and that it lies flat. The elastic
cord must be behind the belt
and the guide must be on the
front.
●To reduce the chance of injury
in case of a sudden stop, sud-
den swerve or accident while
driving, remove and store the
comfort guide in its pocket when
it is not in use.
●Always make sure the shoulder
belt is positioned across the
center of the shoulder. The belt
should be kept away from the
neck, and should not fall off the
shoulder.
Seat belt pretensioners
(front and outboard sec-
ond seats)

421-1. For safe use
WARNING
●Do not attach anything to areas
such as a door, windshield, side
windows, front or rear pillar, roof
side rail and assist grip.
●Do not hang coat hangers or
other hard objects on the coat
hooks. All of these items could
become projectiles and may
cause death or serious injury,
should the SRS curtain shield
airbags deploy.
●If a vinyl cover is put on the area
where the SRS knee airbag will
deploy, be sure to remove it.
●Do not use seat accessories
which cover the parts where the
SRS side airbags and SRS seat
cushion airbag inflate as they
may interfere with inflation of
the SRS airbags. Such acces-
sories may prevent the side air-
bags and seat cushion airbag
from activating correctly, disable
the system or cause the side
airbags and seat cushion airbag
to inflate accidentally, resulting
in death or serious injury.
●Do not strike or apply significant
levels of force to the area of the
SRS airbag components or the
front doors. Doing so can cause
the SRS airbags to malfunction.
●Do not touch any of the compo-
nent parts immediately after the
SRS airbags have deployed
(inflated) as they may be hot.
●If breathing becomes difficult
after the SRS airbags have
deployed, open a door or win-
dow to allow fresh air in, or
leave the vehicle if it is safe to
do so. Wash off any residue as
soon as possible to prevent skin
irritation.
●If the areas where the SRS air-
bags are stored, such as the
steering wheel pad and front
and rear pillar garnishes, are
damaged or cracked, have
them replaced by your Toyota
dealer.
●Do not place anything, such as
a cushion, on the front passen-
ger’s seat. Doing so will
disperse the passenger’s
weight, which prevents the sen-
sor from detecting the passen-
ger’s weight properly. As a
result, the SRS front airbags for
the front passenger may not
deploy in the event of a colli-
sion.
■Modification and disposal of
SRS airbag system compo-
nents
Do not dispose of your vehicle or
perform any of the following modi-
fications without consulting your
Toyota dealer. The SRS airbags
may malfunction or deploy
(inflate) accidentally, causing
death or serious injury.
●Installation, re moval, disassem-
bly and repair of the SRS air-
bags
●Repairs, modific ations, removal
or replacement of the steering
wheel, instrument panel, dash-
board, seats or seat upholstery,
front, side and rear pillars, roof
side rails, front door panels,
front door trims or front door
speakers

451-1. For safe use
1
For safety and security
WARNING
●Do not recline the front passen-
ger seatback so far that it
touches a rear seat. This may
cause the “PASS AIR BAG
OFF” indicator light to be illumi-
nated, which indicates that the
SRS airbags for the front pas-
senger will not activate in the
event of a severe accident. If
the seatback touches the rear
seat, return the seatback to a
position where it does not touch
the rear seat. Keep the front
passenger seatback as upright
as possible when the vehicle is
moving. Reclining the seatback
excessively may lessen the
effectiveness o f the seat belt
system.
●If an adult sits in the front pas-
senger seat, the “PASS AIR
BAG ON” indicator light is illumi-
nated. If the “PASS AIR BAG
OFF” indicator is illuminated,
ask the passen ger to sit up
straight, well back in the seat,
feet on the floor, and with the
seat belt worn correctly. If the
“PASS AIR BAG OFF” indicator
still remains illuminated, either
ask the passenger to move to
the rear seat, or if that is not
possible, move the front pas-
senger seat fully rearward.
●When it is unavoidable to install
a forward-facing child restraint
system on the fr ont passenger
seat, install the child restraint
system on the fr ont passenger
seat in the proper order.
(
P. 5 2 )
●Do not modify or remove the
front seats.
●Do not kick the front passenger
seat or subject it to severe
impact. Otherwise, the SRS
warning light m ay come on to
indicate a malfu nction of the
front passenger occupant clas-
sification system. In this case,
contact your Toyota dealer
immediately.
●Child restraint systems installed
on the rear seat should not con-
tact the front seatbacks.
●Do not use a seat accessory,
such as a cushion and seat
cover, that covers the seat
cushion surface.
●Do not modify or replace the
upholstery of the front seat.

601-2. Child safety
■Child restraint LATCH
anchors
LATCH anchors are provided for
the outboard second seats.
■When installing in the rear
outboard seats
Install the child restraint system
in accordance to the operation
manual enclosed with the child
restraint system.
1 Adjust the seat
If there is a gap between the child
seat and the seatback, adjust the
seatback angle until good contact is
achieved.
2Remove the head restraint if
it interferes with your child
restraint system. ( P.145)3
Widen the gap between the
seat cushion and seatback
slightly.
With flexible lower attach-
ments
4 Latch the hooks of the lower
attachments onto the LATCH
anchors.
For owners in Canada:
The symbol on a child
restraint system indicates
the presence of a lower con-
nector system.
Canada only
With rigid lower attachments
4 Latch the buckles onto the
LATCH anchors.
For owners in Canada:
The symbol on a child
restraint system indicates
Child restraint system
fixed with a child restraint
LATCH anchor

631-2. Child safety
1
For safety and security
anchors.
■Fixing the top tether strap
to the anchor bracket (sec-
ond seats)
Install the child restraint system
in accordance to the operation
manual enclosed with the child
restraint system.
1 Remove the head restraint if
it interferes with your child
restraint system. ( P.145)
2 Open the anchor bracket
cover, latch the hook onto the
anchor bracket and tighten
the top tether strap.
Make sure the top tether strap is
securely latched. ( P.59)
When installing the child restraint
system with the head restraint
being raised, be sure to have the
top tether strap pass underneath
the head restraint.
Hook Top tether strap
■Fixing the top tether strap
to the anchor bracket (third
center seat)
Install the child restraint system
in accordance to the operation
manual enclosed with the child
restraint system.
1 Remove the head restraint if
it interferes with your child
restraint system. ( P.145)
2 Latch the hook onto the
anchor bracket and tighten
the top tether strap.
Make sure the top tether strap is
securely latched. ( P. 5 9 )
When installing the child restraint
system with the head restraint
being raised, be sure to have the
top tether strap pass underneath
the head restraint.
Hook
Top tether strap

1413-3. Adjusting the seats
3
Before driving
■Returning the second seats
Lift up the seatbacks until they
lock.
Remove the secure d seat belts
from the seat belt hangers before
using them.
■Before folding down the
third seats
1 Stow the third seat belt buck-
les.
2 Pass the outer seat belts
through the seat belt hangers
and secure the seat belt
plates.
This prevents the shoulder belts from being damaged.
3
Lower the center head
restraint to the lowest posi-
tion. ( P.145)
■Folding down the third
seats
While pulling the seatback angle
adjustment lever, fold down the
seatbacks.
The outer head restraints will fold
forward.
■Returning the third seats
1 Returning the seatbacks
From inside
Lift up the seatbacks until they lock.
Folding down the third
seats

1423-3. Adjusting the seats
From outside
Pull the straps and raise the seat-
backs until they lock.
After using either strap, use the vel-
cro on the strap to attach it to the
seatback.
2 Returning the outer head
restraints.
Remove the secure d seat belts
from the seat belt hangers before
using them.
*: If equipped
1 Check that the shift lever is in
P.
2 Turn the engine switch to
ON.
3 Adjust the driver’s seat, out-
side rear view mirrors and
head-up display (if equipped)
to the desired positions.
4 While pressing the “SET” but-
ton, 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 previously
recorded positio n will be overwrit-
Driving position mem-
or y*
This feature automatically
adjusts the driver’s seat,
outside rear view mirrors
and head-up display (if
equipped) to suit your pref-
erences.
Two different driving posi-
tions can be recorded into
memory.
Each electronic key can be
registered to recall your pre-
ferred driving position.
Recording a driving posi-
tion into memory

1453-3. Adjusting the seats
3
Before driving
( P.494)
■Front seats
1 Up
Pull the head restraints up.
2Down
Push the head restraint down while
pressing the lock release button .
Head restraints
Head restraints are provided
for all seats.
WARNING
■Head restraint precautions
Observe the following precautions
regarding the head restraints.
Failure to do so may result in
death or serious injury.
●Use the head restraints
designed for each respective
seat.
●Adjust the head restraints to the
correct position at all times.
●After adjusting the head
restraints, push down on them
and make sure they are locked
in position.
●Do not drive with the head
restraints removed.
Adjusting a head restraint