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We tried seating a teen and an adult on the 2nd row seats, and they hurt themselves by jumping straight on the seat, not noticing the seat belt buckle which was sticking out inside the seat (vs seat belt buckle staying completely on the side of the seat in our older Sienna)
Even after they were seated, and these are not very big ladies, they were not comfortable seating in the 2nd row seat because the buckle was taking much room off the seating area.
This is pretty much our only sticking issue with the 2018 before we decide to buy, is there a trick to make the 2nd row seat seat belt buckles take less out of the seat area and make them more comfortable to use ?

 

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Our dealership confirmed we weren't the only ones noticing this, any teen or adult will feel the buckle on their posterior while seated. We're still not sure about buying because of it.

 

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Here is my attempt at providing pictures.
I love the seats, hate the buckle location.
These are the fabric seats in mocha, they look awesome. Color difference is due to different lighting while taking pictures.

 

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Stan-qaz, I noticed this with the left and right magic seats, I don't recall how well I tested it on the middle seat.
The placement of the buckle is quite different between the left/right seats (inside the seat) vs the middle seat (on the side).
How is it comfortable sitting on the magic seats, is the seatbelt buckle in the way ?
Do you have to watch it to make sure you don't get impaled by the protruding buckle when you join your seat ?
I would appreciate any hints that would make the situation comfortable for us before I buy

 

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Salesperson was able to push the buckle into the seat then back out on the seat side.
This does make the buckle a little farther from you which is good.
You still do have to watch out while seating to not sit directly on that buckle

 

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The buckle will only go between the fabric and the plastic side, it's a move of about an inch to the side so we should not call it move outside the seat.
It doesn't look so good because it leaves a hole where the buckle is supposed to be, but for us it is an improvement