After over an hour of consulting the internet and the owner's manual, I serendipitously slid the seat all the way forward and finally saw a very small red nodule underneath the seat. There is one on each side of the seat and it feel a little like metal with a rubber tip. Once you have seen this, the whole process is much simpler.
1) Fold the seat forward by pulling on either the lever on the side or the strip on the back. Make sure the headrest is all the way down.
2) Slide the seat all the way forward and locate the red release tabs underneath each side of the seat. (Moving the front seat forward makes the entire process just that much easier.)
3) Slide the seat all the way back.
4) Pull each of the small red tabs you located in step 2. You should hear each lock release and be able to tilt the seat forward.
5) Tilt the seat forward.
6) Pull the release strip underneath the seat and lower the seat back down. When you do this the front legs should release and voila!
I hope this saves you time and the stress that I went through.
possibly if your head was cracked or your head gasket bad water could get into the engine and burn off causing large amounts of white smoke to come out of the exhaust. Your spark plugs could be bad. ummm Distributor cap could be cracked and filled with water.
I have found that the seats come out easily but if they don't, it is because you have to move the front seats forward to allow the second row seat to fold forward a little more after you press the side lever to make it collapse and fold forward. After doing this, you should be able to lift the seat easily from the clamp bars on the floor.
This really works! I had to rock the driver's side second row seat a bit after pulling the underneath the seat strap. (See owner's manual re: strap.)
If it's all wheel drive, there is no spare unless the add-on has been installed. You would find it inside the rear hatch in that case and you would'nt be asking. If it's front wheel drive, it will be under the passenger side floor, adjacent to the sliding door.
And if you want to release the tire,there is a big bolt right in the middle of the passenger side middle row.
There is a flap on the carpet floor, open it and you will be able to see the bolt.
Tools are in the back, on the passenger side, behind a plastic flap.
The only minivans on the market with room for 8-passengers are the Toyota Sienna, the Honda Odyssey, and the Kia Sedona.
Toyota Sienna
The Sienna features three separate seats across in the second row, any one of which can be removed as needed. The seats are each wide enough for a carseat making it possible to have three carseats in the second row, an option very difficult in most minivans. If you remove the center seat the aisle to pass back to the third row is roomy enough for an adult to not bash their hips getting by.
Honda Odyssey
Offers an 8-seat option but the center seat is very narrow and does not have LATCH. If you take it out, you are still left with only a narrow access to the third row seat, which can be obnoxious for adults who have to climb back there and help kids buckle seats.
Kia Sedona
Kia is the cheapest 8-passenger minivan option. The center seat is narrower like the Odyssay.
Past models that offered 8-seat options: Chevy Venture& Pontiac Montana. The Montana offered 8 seat configuration, which consisted of a bench seat in the second and third rows. The Venture had a second row arrangement of three bucket seats that could all be removed for different configurations. The only problem was the middle bucket seat had no shoulder belt making it impossible to seat three kids in booster seats in the second row.
If you don't want to be limited to these options, there are several other SUV/Crossovers with the ability to seat 8 for you to compare:
== == The Sienna manual recommends you change the time "belt" at 90,000 miles.
From the toyota.com website: Sienna 1998-2006 V6 have a Belt
2007 V6 Chain
i had same problem. was an electrical short caused by an aftermarket trailer light cable. once removed it worked fine.
The maximum tosing capacity of the 2009 Toyota Sienna is 3500 lbs..
The 2009 Toyota Sienna has a drag coefficient of 0.30 Cd.
If it's both seats, I would think the fuse is the first place to check. It's a 15Amp on the drivers side location (under dash).
Mine have never worked properly. They were checked by a tech, and I was told: "that is the way the heated seats are, they barely heat up." It is a worthless feature on the 2004 model. I have tried other 2004s and they act the same
open the hood. look right. it's right behind the battery. big black box. unscrew two screws with a ratchet: one's on the front right, the other on the rear right of the box. you'll need an extension for your ratchet to reach that one. don't worry about losing the screws -- they won't come out all the way. the cover will lift up -- but NOT easily. too many wires in the way as well as the big hose coming out of the the rear of the box. pull out the old filter -- not easy either, as it will get snagged on the screw holding in the battery. notice the position of the old filter (rounded corner front right). get out your shop vac and vaccuum inside the box. before putting in the new filter, make sure it's going in with the rounded corner on the front right. otherwise it won't fit exactly and you won't know why the heck the cover won't go back on easily. carefully slip the new filter in. like i say, take care not to snag it on that darn screw. make sure it's level, too, the back of the filter wants to dip into the box instead of sitting on the lip of the bottom of the box. to put the cover back, you need to make sure the top and bottom of the box fit into each other on the left side. then you need to put the screws back in. don't use a screwdriver for the rear one, else you might misthread it, as visibility back there sux.
Inside rear passenger side of vehicle, open up the compartment on the right with tire jack. Remove jack and drain line is behind the jack.
Make sure parking break is off. There are two small screw holes in the drum. Go to an auto parts store and get a selection (two each size) of metric bolts that are close to that size. Find the ones that fit and hand start one in each hole. Bolts should screw in easily. screw in bolts until tight with a wrench and tap lightly on the the drum on the outside edges going all the way around. You may need to do this retighten and tap again around the drum. This should loosen the drum from the rear axle plate.
The entire assembly, colour coded case and all is replaced. You will need a medium Philips screwdriver and a 10mm wrench. It is useful to have a support, such as a cardboard box, about the same height as the bottom of the door on which to rest the door panel once it is removed without stressing the wiring.
Remove the black plastic triangle directly behind the mirror on the inside. The retaining clip is at the top so pull against here to free it.
Next remove the door panel. To do this:
+ The plastic cover on the arm rest needs to be removed. Open up the compartment and remove the screw that can be seen. Gently lever up the cover and push in against the retaining clip at the rear. You can then pull out the cover backwards as there is a little tongue that slips under in the front. The cover is attached to the wiring for the locks and window so be careful not to pull. + Remove the 3 screws that can then be seen (2 were under the arm rest covering) and take away the plastic piece. + Unscrew the big bronze screw that you will then see going into the door at an angle. + You may also find a plastic screw near the top of the rear face of the door panel. Unscrew this and pry out the plastic anchor it screwed into.
+ If possible, pry out the small plastic panel behind the inside door handle. Behind this is another screw which anchors the handle machanism to the door, which should be removed.
+ Pull firmly around the edges of the door panel, starting from the top front, and the little plastic clips will pop out of the door. + Pulling the door cover away and simultaneously lifting up, lift the entire door panel over the metal sill at the top by the window. If you were unable to release the inside door handle you'll also need to guide this through the hole cut in the door panel. In this case, unscrew the handle from the door and fit it in place in the door panel before reassembly, or this will be difficult to align
You can now disconnect the wiring harness from the mirror and remove the 3 mirror bolts.
Trouble code P1133 means: Air-Fuel Sensor Circuit Response Malfunction Trouble code P1135 means: Air-Fuel Sensor Heater Circuit Response Malfunction
A previous poster asked if there even WAS a cabin air filter and was told 'no'.
I changed the cabin air filter on my Prius. It was very simple. Just open the lower glove box, squeeze the sides slightly and you can see the filter frame on the firewall. It slides out and you remove it and replace with the new pad. It is about 10" by 10".
After spending 30 minutes on the Internet looking for a replacement cabin air filter for my 2001 Toyota Sienna the parts department told me the van does not have one. No wonder I have had trouble locating it! DUH
Multiple "clicks" check for a weak battery
Check fr loose or corroded battery cables Single "click"
Maybe a bad starter solenoid