We encountered this piece of "fun" when a tire blew in a road trip. It took us, 4 other people and two State Troopers (we got stuck on a freeway where it says No Stopping) over an HOUR to find this. Used vehicle, no manual.
So - behind the front seats, move the 2nd row of seats back, roll up the carpeting. Under there is a small depression with a lugnut. The wheel spanner fits this and you crack the spare down ... check for progress and obstructions while you lower the wheel.
It is possible that your Sienna does not have a spare. Mine was equipped with roll flat tires (RFT) which eliminate the need (in Toyota's mind) for a spare. Saves them a few cubic feet which they can then tout in advertising. i have a 2004 totoya sienna and the spare is under the passinger rear slider door the carpet has a little flap right behind the passinger seat when u open the little flap or carpet there a nut that u turn and the spare will start too come down underneath
You must access the bolt that holds the spare tire in place from the inside of the car. There is a flap in the carpet in the rear storage space behind the last row of seats. Lift the flap, loosen the bolt, and the spare tire will be lowered so that you can remove it.
fix the vacuum leak
Lift the rear door, Under the mat on the right side there is a little flap cut into the carpet. Under the flap there is a nut you put your tire wrench on and rotate with the wrench to lower it
The Mazda van (MPV?) and the Toyota Sienna have side windows that roll down half way.
remove the glove box by taking out the screws facing you. then pull it down
I had the same problem and solved it by simply going up a guy who had the same truck and borrowed his mechanism. Or you can go to a dealer and get them to lower the spare. I now have the spare in the back. I plan to to hire a welder to make a bracket, to hold the spare outside the vehicle. I find the Toyota system impractical. On a cold, wet dark night on the highway, you don't want to be messing with finding that hole
There is a push button that can be pressed up or down (it is rectangular in shape) located below the air vent to the left of the steering column.
A Spare Is when you knock down some pins in the first try but in the next try you knock the rest down you get a spare
The back seats in the Camry fold down allowing access to the trunk.
I had the same problem. Its a quick fix, what you need to do is to press down on the reset button located on the left side of your steering wheel, just below your instrument gauge. It looks like this with reset printed below it. {{0}} Remember to hold down on the button and don't let go, while its being pressed down, look on your instrument gauge, look for the same indicator light, wait for it to flash 3 times then let go of the button. There your done, if the indicator light comes back on again, it means you let go of the button to soon and repeat the process over again. Good Luck, owner of 2001 Toyota sienna
The adjective in "She sat down hurriedly at the spare desk", is the word "spare", describing the noun desk.