I have a hard time tightening my child's harness when she's seated. I pulled in all angles & 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!
2034785
I had the same problem. After looking through car seat installation guides online, I figured out that for forward facing seats such as this one, the straps for the harness needs to be threaded through AT or ABOVE the child's shoulder. Mine was set a little below, because that's the way we used to do it for the rear facing seats. Once I fixed that (it's now just a tad above my son's shoulder), I have no more problems tightening the harness. If in doubt, contact Britax as they steered me toward the right direction.
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Yes, it is very hard for me to tighten the harness as well. I end up using my arms against the seat as leverage when I pull the harness tight, and I have almost permanent bruises from doing so.
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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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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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My baby just turned 10 months she is comfy in it. Especially after I took the pads off in the shoulders. I can't help you with the car but I do have a huge SUV and it's still tight but honestly any car seat is..... any safe car seat is going to be tight. Once you turn it around you will be fine. I put mine behind my seat which is why I say it's tight o can't move my seat back much that's my only issue hope this helps. It's a great seat I'm glad I chose it. Safest one out there beats all of them.
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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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:-) Me too! It did not fit the armrest perfectly (mine was a five speed, bucket seats, dual armrest) but with one little snip I was able to get it past the joint. then I tied it down tightly. Not the most elegant solution but it works.
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I have the exactly same problem. My baby is 9 month old. I am worrying the slouching position is not good for her spine. She doesn't look bothered by that, though not very happy about it either. what can I do?
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The crotch strap on the harness is not adjustable. I didn't find it to be tight on my 18 month old, but I could see it being a potential problem as she gets bigger.
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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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It took me several adjustments to get it to fit right. Try letting out on the front adjustment and tightening the one that goes around the chest to see if that might move the straps back . That worked on mine . you could probably make some fleece pads if that doesnt work and than readjust . Remember that this halter isnt meant to be that total answer to pulling. They also still need training as well. It just throws them a bit off when they try to pull. Before our Poodle got the hang of the harness and training he sort of learned to walk sideways to make the harness not work the way it should lol! It took me several adjustments to get it to fit right. Try letting out on the front adjustment and tightening the one that goes around the chest to see if that might move the straps back . That worked on mine . you could probably make some fleece pads if that doesnt work and than readjust . Remember that this halter isnt meant to be that total answer to pulling. They also still need training as well. It just throws them a bit off when they try to pull. Before our Poodle got the hang of the harness and training he sort of learned to walk sideways to make the harness not work the way it... » Read More It took me several adjustments to get it to fit right. Try letting out on the front adjustment and tightening the one that goes around the chest to see if that might move the straps back . That worked on mine . you could probably make some fleece pads if that doesnt work and than readjust . Remember that this halter isnt meant to be that total answer to pulling. They also still need training as well. It just throws them a bit off when they try to pull. Before our Poodle got the hang of the harness and training he sort of learned to walk sideways to make the harness not work the way it should lol! « Show Less
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Do you already have the seat? If so, please read the manual and all of your questions will be answered. I'm not trying to be a jerk, but too many people don't read the manuals and they contain life saving information about the correct use of car seats. The manual will tell you how to adjust the harness :)
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I didn't use it all the time. When the baby was very small I didn't feel like he could flip himself out or anything and sometimes I didn't want to risk disturbing his sleep. I tried to put a blanket underneath him to avoid the buckles. But I'd say it's better to use it just to be sure.
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Hi - apologies for the late response. We still have this problem. It's really not very comfortable.
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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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We took off the top hooks, un-threaded the whole strap, put the waist clip back on, re-threaded through the little sliding length adjuster. You will have some strap still dangling, because it is long, but it is working for us and way easier to load and unload our twins. They would hate being strapped down! This is on the 2009 version, but I think the straps are the same. Does this make any sense to you?
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I think my neck gets tired. But it's a great answer for me that has a spoiled kid. She is 8lbs and goes everywhere with me. I do recommend it highly,wish I would have had that idea.
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I'm wondering about this as well...seems like it would have this issue. I just got one but am concerned about using it until my 4 month old can roll in all directions and right himself if need be.
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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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Mine has the same issue...haven't found a solution other than to teach the kid how to deal with it. It is such a pain!