I have a hard time tightening my child's harness when she's seated. I pulled in all angles &amp; it's still really difficult. Is anyone else experiencing this?
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I do find it more difficult than our other Britax. I always have to readjust the shoulder straps and make sure the chest piece is in correct position for it to tighten correctly. Pulling straight out is the only way it will work though. Good luck!
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It is very tricky to adjust this seat. (before I start, make sure to check the manufacturers instructions, they are the tested way of doing this). My first recommendation is get it "close" to the correct tightness without your kid in the seat, then buckle your kid into the seat. When tightening, try pulling the tightening strap down then up - I have to pull quite hard. That may help. Otherwise return it like I did - it is not a good design in my opinion.
98554
I highly recommend the new Britax clicktight for seat belt install. I have never had a car seat that has tightened so easily and ends up with no movement at all!
667389
Yes. There is a metal piece underneath the seat that the harness tightening strap's path is intended to go OVER. However, I have found that it almost always manages to find its way UNDER the small piece. I always reach under my son's seat, use my finger to pull down that bit of strap, and pull the tightening strap with the other hand.
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It is difficult. Those slider mechanisms (plastic things holding the straps parallel) are the way to do it. Like tightening or loosening a dog's collar or think about the slider on your bra strap that makes it tighter or looser. Same idea, but I bet the elastic stiff harness straps are a bit harder to deal with. I got one for my boyfriend as a gift. He's 5'2" tall & it was too big even at it's smallest setting & I had to return it.
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I really like the seat but for the first time this evening the harness got stuck. I had to remove the seat and reset the harness behind the seat. The harness is working once again and you can make the harness so snug that it will hold a 1 pound baby doll in place. Before returning the seat or doing anything like that check to see what local places (like the local police department will do this sometimes) will install a baby seat for you for free. They should also be able to help you with a problem like a harness that isn't working correctly.
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Hi Camila, I was very disappointed to find out that "it doesn't" the way the prior models do, which as you may know, you just pull the handle between the child's fit and adjust, that easy... this model has 3 different positions but you can only change it by removing the carseat from the seat, adjusting the new position pulling a lever from the bottom back of the carseat and then installing it again, witch is very disappointing to me, I have 4 children (always have bought Maxi-Cosi) and that was the main thing I loved about this car seats.. the child is asleep, pull and change position, the child woke up, pull and seat him/her up again, sadly doesn't work like that with this one. Hi Camila, I was very disappointed to find out that "it doesn't" the way the prior models do, which as you may know, you just pull the handle between the child's fit and adjust, that easy... this model has 3 different positions but you can only change it by removing the carseat from the seat, adjusting the new position pulling a lever from the bottom back of the carseat and then installing it again, witch is very disappointing to me, I have 4 children (always have bought Maxi-Cosi) and that was the main thing I loved about this car seats.. the child is asleep, pull and change... » Read More Hi Camila, I was very disappointed to find out that "it doesn't" the way the prior models do, which as you may know, you just pull the handle between the child's fit and adjust, that easy... this model has 3 different positions but you can only change it by removing the carseat from the seat, adjusting the new position pulling a lever from the bottom back of the carseat and then installing it again, witch is very disappointing to me, I have 4 children (always have bought Maxi-Cosi) and that was the main thing I loved about this car seats.. the child is asleep, pull and change position, the child woke up, pull and seat him/her up again, sadly doesn't work like that with this one. « Show Less
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That can probably be fixed by tightening the straps on the child. You should not be able to pinch the slack in the straps near the shoulder. Also, make sure the chest clip is at or about the arm pit level.
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Hi Dave, We initially had the same problem... those poor little feet. However, if you look at page 10 of the Owner's Manual the instructions (and diagrams) state "Pull on small loop until the sewn end of the loop passes through the adjustment buckle. Continue to pull out the small loop until the strap is the proper length". We fiddled around with this for a while until we figured out how it worked. I was a bit confusing to say the least! Our 5 month old absolutely loves this toy now. Hope this helps. Lynn
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My technique is to click all the belts around the kid, then pull out away from the child on the chest clip before I pull the bottom adjuster. I find that pulling out like that tightens the lap belt section and also alligns the shoulder straps with their respective slots. Pulling the slack out is a bit easier after that. Also try adjusting the shoulder belt slots, I find that the belts slide best when the slots are one inch higher than the child's shoulder... Above or below that they tend to bind more. Adjust seasonally to account for clothing bulk...
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My son just turned 3, is the 30th percentile so you have a reference. The strap is in the closest position and I should move it forward as it seems too far back to the point where it is in line with him. With that said, it does not pull tight up on him or seem to squish anything, but the shoulder straps are adjusted perfectly. So it's not like there is slack in the shoulder straps to make it looser on the center one. I just honestly haven't moved it forward yet as we just got this car seat. I hope this helps
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Yes!! Several times my daughter unbuckled herself without me knowing. I would not buy this seat again.
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Very hard for me to tighten the straps properly. My husband has to do it most times or we stuff our son into the straps.
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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.
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I've had to adjust my harness several times. My dog was able to pull one of his front legs through the front of the harness until I figured out how to adjust it. I have it tighter on front with a little more give around the chest. My dog is still growing and I've noticed the chest strap getting snug so I'm going to adjust again. Play with the tightness of the straps and see if that helps. Hopefully the harness will work for you... I've just kept adjusting til I found what works!!!
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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.
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I personally don't have a problem. I have an older car and use the seat belt and I have only used it forward facing. It maybe harder for rear facing (use pool noodle and cut/tape to make a triangle to get a better angle). I put my knee in the seat and make sure I have plenty of slack when I start (took me some practice when it thread the belt through). Once I buckled it in, I would focus on tightening the bottom strap going back and forth pushing and pulling . When I feel it is tight I take the chest strap (still keeping the knee/body in the seat) pull it and tuck it behind the car seat. If you have a headrest that is adjustable you may need to til/raise to help the seat fit better. I have had practice with this and difference seat so can install them pretty quickly in general including this seat. But is harder when your frustrated and feel rushed (even for me). I hope this helps.