How do you keep a toddler from opening seat belt latches? Any ideas beside stapling him to the seat?
111745
It's been at least a year since you posted this question, so I hope you've solved the problem by now. My parents had the same fight with me and my brother when we were young and solved it by slamming on the breaks when they saw our seat belts were off (obviously, they made sure the road conditions were safe for this!). I tumbled to the front of our van and my brother hit a cabinet. Then we got yelled at and (probably) spanked. We were unharmed, but very terrified by the experience and NEVER took our seatbelt off again. It's not a solution I can recommend, but it worked on me.
967578
Yes, just slide your seat belt through the two slots on the bottom of the Booster seat and latch the seat belt.
390465
When you say seat belt, I'm assuming you're referring to the harness straps that secure the child in the seat. On the back of the carseat, you will find two black levers with straps secured through them. Hold down the two levers with one hand and then pull the harness straps on the front of the seat to loosen the belt. To tighten the belt, just pull the strap hanging from the back of the black levers. If you're looking to adjust the height of the shoulder straps, you're going to have to rethread the strap through a higher or lower slot. Go to 3:13 in this video to see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9pi6x90lLU
1427634
There is an opening secured with velcro for seat belts but not the latch anchors. You could easily cut an opening for the latch anchors and just stitch around the opening so the pad doesn't fray. I bought the cover for my dogs but just last night put my grand daughters car seat in there and the pad was perfect for her wet dirty boots.
1252817
Slide the pulling side back through the seat so you're pulling from the side opposite the slide lock. Also, rocking while pulling helps a lot. If that still doesn't work, tighten it a little more before you clip it to the D-ring.
2096761
Too hard to unlatch in accident is impossible take out the kid if you don't have a knife to cut the belts, that seat is a nightmare I am mother of 3 lot experience in seat car for kids
512725
You use the seat belt. Booster seats do not need the latch capability as the weigjr of the child keeps it secure. Make sure your child has the approppriate weight.
742978
Hi. Installing the car seat with the only the seatbelt is not safe. Use the hooks behind the seat cushion to attach the car seat. If the car seat is still wobbly place your entire weight on the seat and then attach the latch. Finally, with the car seat installed head over to your local fire department and let them inspect it also. Good luck and have a safe ride.
668510
My son is mobile enough he can get himself into the chair. So, I hold the hand brake and verbally guide him into the chair. "Butt first, hold on to the handle". But if I were not holding the chair, I fear it would slide out from under him.
1756476
You can use the seatbelt. Most cars LATCH systems are only supported until 40 pounds. Love this carseat!
684982
My little one was 3 months when I first started putting him in here to get out and get exercise for me... I put a pillow under the seat to bring him up and rolled a couple of blankets to give his head and neck support... Also, I put some of the strap sleeve covers that you can get for car seats on the shoulder straps of the trailer as well to keep them from cutting into his little tender neck... Now he is 7 months and I still put the pillow under him and have the strap covers, but he does not sleep much on the go and has great neck strength so I do not worry about the blankets so much... :)
1636958
I have a 5 year old, and 2 year old twins. I showed my 5 year old how to use the latch- he got it right away- he used two hands- one to lower the little latch and one to turn. Worked perfectly for us!
556043
Look at the straps for the other side to the Velcro. You can Velcro the straps out of the way when placing the baby into the car seat.
1664726
We suggest that you refer to your vehicle manual for their recommendations on placement of child seats in that specific vehicle. You will then use the seatbelt to properly secure the child and seat in the proper position. Again, you will want to refer to your vehicle manual to ensure that you are properly using the seatbelts to properly restrain the child.
232077
There is a latch in the front that you pull and push back on the top. At some point you will also need to know how to adjust the straps and there are great directions on the side of the car seat. Hope this helped. I had to go back to the store to have them show me how to decline it.
1221768
Were you using the top tether or just a lap/shoulder belt? If the vest was top-tethered I can't picture a kid leaning far down enough to be putting his/her chin to her knees. Some folks who might be better able to help you with this question are the certified child-passenger safety techs at the internet forum http://www.car-seat.org - they're very helpful and knowledgeable. Hope that helps!
113393
Right, I've had that problem too. I think it has something to do with the smaller straps that hold those gray chest pads (forget what Britax calls them - HUGS pads?). I just pull the strap release (accessed through a slit in the seat cover near where the lower strap comes out between the child's legs), grasp the black clip that holds the 2 shoulder straps together across the child's chest, and pull that clip upwards until it moves no further. That's usually enough slack in our case to get our kid out easily. It does seem to run up against those little HUGS pad straps though.