Passenger seat height adjustment ????

anav_ds · Dec 31, 2022

Easy solution, eat less, and marry short people. ;-)

anav_ds · Dec 31, 2022

Fijipheene said:
I put Weathertech mats down and there's no problem/interference. They're custom fit perfectly around the pedal area with a raised edge so any and all moisture from snow melt or whatever is contained. It even has the two holes for the retainers in the rear so it can't possibly slide forward and get under the pedal which caused the "unintended acceleration" problem Toyota had before. View attachment 170490

I've ordered tuxmat mats, they seem to have a tighter fit around the pedal............

mw648909 · Jan 14, 2023

nickc72 said:
How tall before the passenger has a head room issue especially with the pan roof? 6ft2 or shorter? Wife is 5ft9 so hope she doesn't have a problem when I get the car or I'm dead meat.

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My wife is 5’ 7” and bumps her head every time she is a passenger. We have the pan roof

No_No_Bad_Dog · Jan 14, 2023

Fijipheene said:
That's not a bad idea. I wonder if there's a computer module(s) that control the seat, though. And, if so, is it already built into the seat or is it mounted somewhere else deep in the vehicle? If the seat just needs power, that should be easy enough. But, if it needs power and signal/control from another component, those data lines could add quite a bit of complexity to the install.

I purchased a 22 LE because it was the only one available at the time. The only thing I really dislike is the non powered driver seat. I can’t find that sweet spot. I asked parts and service at my dealer about putting in a powered seat from a XLE into my LE. Short answer, no, they can’t. Longer answer, still no, the body control module makes it almost impossible. Because seats have the shoulder airbags. They just can’t drop in a seat and supply power. Too much integration. the trim levels can’t simply be mixed and matched.
Cutting or lowering the passenger seat pedestal might be easy. But what does that do to airbag sensors? What about airbag deployment? Would the bag “hit” the passenger in the proper way?
I wish there was an easy way. It appears there isn’t.

TrueTexan · Jan 14, 2023

mw648909 said:
My wife is 5’ 7” and bumps her head every time she is a passenger. We have the pan roof

My wife is 5’11’ and doesn’t bump her head in the XSE with the Pano roof she tilted the seat back just a little.

anav_ds · Jan 14, 2023

They should add that to the salesperson checklist. Height of spouse !!

Rav4ManAus · Jan 17, 2023

So has anyone managed to get the seat or bottom frame ordered from the opposite drive vehicle and retro fit the height adjustment frame?
For example im in Australia and I was thinking of ordering the bottom frame from the American drivers side and retro fitting it in my car to have the height adjustment.

smh9216 · May 20, 2023

Marksquared said:
Has anyone figured out a way to get the passenger seat to be lowered yet ?
Its embarrassing when you have a passenger that is tall and they hit their head on the roof
I have access to a full machine shop and I'm willing to modify my seat frame if reasonable anyone know it will work for sure.

This is a rookie mistake for the engineers at Toyota. They need to fix this and the floor mounted pedal ASAP

Any ideas would be appreciated

I wish I knew these couldnt be adjusted before. I wouldnt have bought it. So sad

Bill Mac · May 20, 2023

I just sat in the passenger seat of my 2023 RAV4 Hybrid XLE with the moonroof. With the seat all the way back and the seat back reclined a minimum amount I have 3"-4" from the top of my head to the headliner. I'm 5'11" and can't see how someone shorter would be hitting the headliner. The only complaint I got about the passenger seat was that the seat was too high. Of course the complaint was from a friend that at the most is 5'2".

Sure it would be nice if the passenger seat was height adjustable. But the lack of that feature would not have changed my mind on buying the RAV4.

golfnut · Aug 11, 2023

RonnieJ said:
My 22 Limited does have power passenger seat with height adjustment. I believe it is the only trim level of the Rav4 with passenger height adjustment.

I have a 22 Limited and it does NOT have height adjustment on passenger seat! The passenger seat is what we are talking about!

JLH · Aug 11, 2023

golfnut said:
I have a 22 Limited and it does NOT have height adjustment on passenger seat! The passenger seat is what we are talking about!

Our '23 Limited hybrid passenger seat raises & lowers.

rickwol · Aug 11, 2023

The official Toyota spec sheet shows both gas Limited and Hybrid Limited trims having a 8-way driver's seat adjustment and 4-way passenger seat adjustment. Does that mean one of the 4-way adjustments is for height?

JLH · Aug 11, 2023

OK, I just went out & took some measurements.
Our Limited's passenger seat has the 4 way power seat.

1. Fore & aft 8.5" total

2. Tilt front of seat up & down 1" total rise

3. Seat up & down (also pivots forward at same time) rear edge of seat 3" total rise
Front edge of seat 1" total rise

4. Tilt back Approximately 20" total fore & aft.

I also checked both the driver's seat and the passenger seat height @ lowest & highest settings measured @ the leading edge of both seats. Measurements taken from floor in front of both seats.

Driver seat in lowest setting 13" Highest setting 14"

Passenger seat in lowest setting 12" Highest setting 14"

FKHeath · Aug 13, 2023

DKFezzaguy said:
I genuinely wonder if there is some kind of adjustability we don’t know about in those passenger seats I’m not talking about a lever or other handle release, but something that can be adjusted in the seat base with nuts and bolts

You cannot lower the seat, but you can raise the seat with something like this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B097H44GBP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

rickwol · Aug 13, 2023

JLH said:
OK, I just went out & took some measurements.
Our Limited's passenger seat has the 4 way power seat.

1. Fore & aft 8.5" total

2. Tilt front of seat up & down 1" total rise

3. Seat up & down (also pivots forward at same time) rear edge of seat 3" total rise
Front edge of seat 1" total rise

4. Tilt back Approximately 20" total fore & aft.

I also checked both the driver's seat and the passenger seat height @ lowest & highest settings measured @ the leading edge of both seats. Measurements taken from floor in front of both seats.

Driver seat in lowest setting 13" Highest setting 14"

Passenger seat in lowest setting 12" Highest setting 14"

So based on the above information you provided, if you have a Limited trim, either Hybrid or gas and you have the 4-way power passenger seat you actually CAN raise or lower your seat.

JLH · Aug 13, 2023

I assume a Limited non-hybrid would be the same...

rickwol · Aug 13, 2023

JLH said:
I assume a Limited non-hybrid would be the same...

Yes, exactly. Any of the trims listed on the spec sheet with a 4-way power passenger seat. This is what our dealer also claims and this is what the wife wants, so we are awaiting the gas Limited trim.

kiwiisken · Nov 2, 2023

We are not buying a 2024 RAV4 simply because of that passenger seat. It's absurdly high. I'm 5-10 and I almost was hitting my head on the roof. Looking at the C-RV instead. Much more comfy for the passenger.

rickwol · Nov 2, 2023

kiwiisken said:
We are not buying a 2024 RAV4 simply because of that passenger seat. It's absurdly high. I'm 5-10 and I almost was hitting my head on the roof. Looking at the C-RV instead. Much more comfy for the passenger.

We looked at the CRV. It's probably not a bad car as Honda sells an awful lot of them but I could not get over that tiny Toro Lawn mower size engine with the big turbo. Also I am not 100% convinced that the oil dilution problem that plagued that engine has been completely fixed.

lexicon · Nov 3, 2023

Would someone please run me by what each of the counts are for a 4 way vs an 8 way seat?
To me a 4 way is....move seat forward and backward, thats 2 ways.... move seat back to tilt forward and backward....thats 2 more ways....so that, to me is a 4 way.....
So what is an 8 way ????? Would someone please run each way to make the 8 way positions?

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