Harness adjustment on Britax Marathon 70 Convertible Car Seat: Can anyone tell me how the harness straps are re-adjusted for this carseat.
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Hi Carrie, I measured the backseat of my outback. It measures approx 50 inches across. I hope this helps with determining if the marathon will be too big for your forester. The marathon fits great in my outback. I'm 5'4" and my hubby is average height and we don't have a problem with not being able to sit comfortably in the front. Good luck!
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We have a 2001 Honda Civic and have been using the Britax Marathon for our son since he was about 1 year old (he's now 3.5). It fits just fine. We will be buying a second one soon for our other son.
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Perhaps some types of carseats don't fit in as well as Chicco Keyfit 30....but our Keyfit definately snapped into the adapter. Perhaps they have redesigned this adapter over the past year (this original question was posted a year ago). The straps came with the adapter, but you can put them on or take them off, as you see fit. When our carseat snapped into place, if you try to lift the car seat --- the entire stroller is lifted off the ground. Very secure. In fact, we never even used the straps.
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Yes they are...from in between the baby's legs where the straps lock into. Underneath where that long strap comes from there is a small metal piece that you press in whike pulling the long strap to tighten the shoulder straps OR press in and pull the shoulder straps out to loosen. You could also google the intruction manual for this carseat and get a more detailed desciption with pictures.
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It looks like there is no option for placement of the Britax adapters on or near the bottom portion of the jogger. So from an initial view it appears not. I'd contact the manufacturer.
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The straps are very easy to tighten if the seat is not installed. However, after you fasten the seat in the vehicle and the mechanism that snaps down to clamp to the vehicle's seatbelt is in place, then the straps are a little difficult to move. It is easy to make a small adjustment, but for a large adjustment in the strap length it is more difficult. So all that you need to do if you need to make a large adjustment in the strap length is to release the mechanism that clamps to the vehicle seatbelt and then make your adjustment and then put it back and put your child back in the seat to make the final adjustment. This may take 1 or 2 tries when you first install the seat but it is not a big deal. And this seat is so easy to install with the new mechanism that clamps down on the seatbelt that overall it will still save you time and effort to install over a conventional seat, even if you have to unclamp it from the vehicle seatbelt once or twice to make a strap length adjustment.
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Contact Britax. They will send you a replacement. Or you can return it to Amazon (if that is where you purchased the seat). Do NOT use the seat without the chest clip fastened. It is required to use the chest clip and it should be at nipple level or armpit level. Also if you child is rear facing, make sure the straps are at or below their shoulders. If the child is forward facing the straps should be above the shoulders. This is very important for the seat's performance in a crash.
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There is an adapter for the britax car seats. It's about $20, available through babies r us.
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If you need to raise the straps because your baby is getting taller you have to take each it strap out to adjust it but it's nothing like the older car seats it's way easier and if your talking about just loosening them there is a flap....great car seats I have twins and they are great
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is exclusively made for use on select BRITAX convertible car seats including the ROUNDABOUT 55, MARATHON 70, BOULEVARD 70, BOULEVARD 70 CS, and ADVOCATE 70 CS. These are the sizes the site says they fit. Not sure if that was helpful or not :-)
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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.
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As per Britax, aftermarket products should not be used with their carseats unless Britax themselves manufactured the item due to the risk of it causing injury to the child in the unlikely event of an accident. That being said, my son had torticollis and we needed something to prop his neck to the loose side as per his physical therapist. We separated this cradler, using one side, to keep his head straight. We have a Britax Marathon.
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Hi, the picture shown with your question is a different version of the car seat I purchased from Safety 1st. However they look very much the same and mine did loosen from the front. Lowering or raised the height of the straps for the baby I believe was done from the back just like all the other car seats nI have had in the past.
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There are adjustable straps at the seat and headrest areas... The adaptors for your vehicle is included.. I must say the unit I have is strapped in my recliner.. ;)Heated massage is fabulous!
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I just bought this car seat yesterday 12/21/13 at target and that models shoulder straps are removable, maybe it's only on the newer models.
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We ended up returning it because we didn't like the way the straps seemed to stick when you were tightening and loosening, and because it didn't fit well in our Aveo or Golf. I don't remember the seat reclining... if I remember correctly (and I believe someone else may have mentioned this) the base has a piece in the front that can flip out to create more of a reclined seat position, but for us it also then made it harder to adjust for correct install.
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There's two strapes both end up behind headrest. They are both adjustable. I got instruction to but I'm a duh when it comes to them.