Toyota SIENNA 2022 Manual page 179

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3-3. Adjusting the seats
WARNING
● Do not allow anyone to sit on a
folded seatback or in the lug-
gage compartment while driv-
ing.
● Do not allow children 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 removing 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 wrong 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.