How do you keep a toddler from opening seat belt latches? Any ideas beside stapling him to the seat?
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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.
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Is there a way for the seatbelt to lock? I put the harness on my dog and he slowly made his way to the front seat. Help!
1375475
You pull the straps out through the back to push the plastic through. That being said, those straps aren't really made for newborns. This fits must carrier car seats so that would be much more ideal. We didn't put our little one in the front until he was able to sit up and hold his head up.
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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
516447
Our vehicle does not have a latch system either; we just put the seatbelt through the seat while applying downward pressure to the seat itself. It installs very easily. We are very pleased - it is really light and simple to take in and out of the car.
1715267
The manual has instructions. you can use a seatbelt or anchors or a tether anchor. I use the seatbelt method myself.
742979
Laura, you can NEVER install any car seat using both the seat belt and latch system. You must use one or the other. Both are equally safe as long as you get a proper installation. We have had seats that just don't install well in our car using latch, but we can get a great secure install with the seat belt. Install with each and see which one gets the best recline for your kid and make sure there is an inch or less of movement at the belt path.
564798
Only a seat belt. It is a booster seat, not a car seat for a young toddler.
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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.
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With the convertible seat, I didn't find it necessary to loosen the straps every time I took the baby out. Try getting the babe out without loosening it and see of you really need to loosen them every time which will make it easier in the long run.
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Feed the little elastic straps on the seat cover through the eye hole of the hook, then pull the hook through the center of the elastic strap and tighten. Then hook it onto something sturdy to keep the seat covers from moving around
1756474
Latch not required. We use seat belts a lot as it gets moved around between vehicles.
803074
I do, I pull the seat belt up and through the bottom strap. I have 2 little dogs and 2 seats, one on each side of the back seat and I leave the arm rest down. it is very secure this way for my guys:) the regular harnesses they already had didn't work, I bought new ones specific 2 the car and we love those best, now use for our regular walks too:)
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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
2006960
Not at all. I have an 8 month old. I agree that you need to keep the buckle clasped for ease of loosening it, but other than that it is easy. It's also easy to adjust the harness strap height as they grow--you don't have to rethread it ever, just slide the whole part up. We love this car seat.
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I agree with the other answer. Pulling it out straight works best for us. We actually figured out we didn't have to loosen it to get our daughter out, so we've just avoided the issue you're talking about by not loosening them each time. I think it is because there is more space on the sides than a traditional convertible car seat.
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I think it woukd be awfully diffucult for a child to undo. We've had ours for several months & the latch is slightly more worn in (thus easier to undo) but there's no way my 2 yr old could pull it apart unless i didnt snap it in all the way.