GRACO TURBO BOOSTER SEAT: DOES ANY ONE KNOW HOW THIS WORKS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BACK SEAT WHERE THERE IS NO SHOULDER HARNESS?
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Modern booster seats *cannot* be used without a shoulder belt. It increases the range of motion of the child's body in an accident as well as the risk of ejection and 'seat belt syndrome'. The seat should either be installed in a vehicle position with a shoulder belt, the vehicle should be retrofitted with a center shoulder belt by the dealership, or an extended harnessing seat (such as the Britax Regent or Sunshine Kids Radian 80) should be used.
1759492
You would just need the booster seat, not this one. Too make this the booster you just take out all the straps.
579447
I returned this item because it was too bulky. I don't remember how the dog harness attaches to the seat booster. Sorry I couldn't be much help..
1368811
Mine is used for a child booster seat located in the rear seat. Evidently, my car doesn't give a seatbelt warning from the rear seatbelts.
1759490
I have not used it in booster mode yet, but basically you remove the straps. You can use the latch in the booster mode to keep the seat in position. In both modes this seat offers a lot of side impact protection which I really like. I'm sorry I can't offer any additional information in regards to the booster mode yet. Having other Recaro boosters in the past, I suspect that I am going to love it in that mode as well.
1364263
It attaches to the car's lap belt to prevent the child from "submarining" or sliding under the seatbelt in the event of a sudden stop. It is a very good safety feature. One of the main reasons I purchased this booster seat.
632515
the headrest can be moved up with out uninstalling & belts can be adjusted for tightness but if you need to move the straps to a different shoulder level have to be able to get into the back of seat - same as with britax or graco -- all i do is release the safety anchor & undo one belt in less then 5 inutes my strap is adjusted & my seat is back in place
1475637
The booster seat straps around both the bottom and the back of a chair. I have used it numerous times with all sizes of chairs and it is very secure. Well worth the purchase!
1706786
My nine year old grandson uses one of these and loves it. His momma wants to keep him in a five point harness as long as she can because she feels they are safer than a booster. I have a 7 year old grandson who also uses one. I hear no complaints from either. Britax sells a special part that is used instead of the normal buckle between the legs. It is used when kids grow out of the harness and into the booster. It hooks onto the cars waist seat belt to keep children from submarining (sliding out the bottom under the waist seat belt. It is called the Britax SecureGuard Clip. (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004U5NVX4/ref=s9_simh_gw_p75_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=13E3RXPY91QXN71XQYS5&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1688200382&pf_rd_i=507846) My 9 year old grandson isn't looking forward to moving out of his Frontier 90 because he says it is so comfortable.
416654
There are two straps. There is a headrest strap and a strap that has to go BEHIND the seat, so unless you can get behind the seat to clip the strap, it isn't going to work.
1715015
We have a rather long dog and a compact car -- but using just the parts that came with the harness, he has no problem lying down and even sticking his muzzle up right next to the driver's shoulder. Any more freedom would reduce the safety aspect of the harness, IMO.
1757108
This booster requires a belt to go over the shoulder of the child. If it is just a lap belt and no shoulder then it would not be safe. Therefore I would imagine making it ineligible for airplane travel... However... They may let you use it regardless.
865803
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!
44260
There is a foam block/cushioned boost, in the brown zippered section seen in the picture.If you remove it, that will lower the seat position by a few inches and you can tighten the straps a bit more to secure the booster to the seat it is attached to .Hope that helps.
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I have a Graco carseat and use the Munchkin Seat Protector with it. There is plenty of room to latch the seat. I would guess the booster seat would be the same. The only thing I'd wonder about is if the protector would fall down all the time since your booster seat is backless.
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The straps are in the back behind the car seat. You have to adjust each side individually. It is extremely hard to adjust when the baby is in the seat. The newer models have a pull strap in the middle front which makes it so much easier than this car seat.
152665
When I was deciding on a car seat, I purchased (and returned) 4 other seats, and this particular problem (being able to reach the seat-belt release) is a deficiency of all the seats I tried that have booster or shoulder belt convertibility. While my son did release it once, I came "unglued" and seem to have sufficiently scared him from ever touching the buckle again. Additionally, I found that if I have the harness tightened appropriately (making sure he only has 2 fingers of space) he can't reach it. The biggest deciding factor for me was that my son was unable to fully free himself once strapped in properly (he was able to loosen the straps on the other brands and unbuckle and then he was out!) The Frontier 90's harness strap release button is to far in for his fingers to reach it.