Different seating configurations in the Toyota Alphard

This video demonstrates the various seating configurations in the back of the hugely flexible Toyota Alphard. The car featured is a 1st generation 3 litre V6 4WD Alphard G in MS trim.
All the different seating configurations are shown, from the full 8 seats to all rear seats folded up and everything in between.

[@securemaple]

Such practical, to the point, clever presentation! Andrew you should do more of these videos. 👍🏻👏🏻

[@antonettgreen4531]

cant wait to own one

[@Andrewsjapanesecars]

👍

[@antonettgreen4531]

I have one now..lol and I am in love with it.

[@andywatso1]

Hi. Great vid!. Quick question.
The aluminium bar that is on the floor at the back (I think it slots about half way up the boot). What's it for?.
I'm getting one that comes with it and the importer didn't know.
Cheers

[@Andrewsjapanesecars]

Thanks for your comment and question. It's a luggage support bar to help hold cases etc. in place in the 'boot'. Enjoy your Alphard!

[@jacobbanda40]

And how do you rotate them back to normal? Does it rotate 360 degrees or it does 180 degrees rotation? I am having trouble putting the seats back to normal

[@Andrewsjapanesecars]

I'm pretty sure you have to rotate them back 180 deg in reverse to the original direction of rotation, if that makes sense.

[@Sbtseb]

Can you remove all the seats from 2nd and 3rd rows? Thanks

[@Andrewsjapanesecars]

Yes indeed, although they aren't quick release like many European MPVs.

[@elaineinnz]

I've viewed numerous Alphards all aged differently and it's not at all clear which have swivel seats and which don't. I just bought a 2006 model which has them but a 2004 model didn't and neither did a 2009 model. Perhaps this was an option. I liked the video - yet to work out how to get the middle seats to lay flat as yours do.

[@Andrewsjapanesecars]

Hi, thanks for your comment. If I remember correctly there are 2 levers involved in getting the middle row of seats flat - one on the outside of the seat base and one just below the arm rest. Remember to remove the head rests too!

[@thevirtualeconomy]

One of many confusing aspects to buying an Alphard. I do know that middle row seats in 7 seater MZ and MZG models don't spin as they have foot stools instead which stop chair from rotating. I guess this explains why so many people import the 8 seater MS in this video as they like this feature.

[@Andrewsjapanesecars]

Thanks for sharing that tip 👍

[@graveldragon3205]

Which seats have isofix?

[@Andrewsjapanesecars]

The outer seats on the middle row.

[@crazymisada]

do you know if the seats of alphard 2003 MZ does rotate ?

[@boxoffisa]

I saw one which doesn’t rotate.