Is it safe to place the booster in the center of the back seat and use the center lap belt to secure it in place? Of course, then use the regular belt
1664723
I would say not a good place. The shoulder part of the car seatbelt feeds through a clip at the child's shoulder and then the lap part of the car seat belt goes over their lap and connects. The car seat does not have any belts on it.
1664724
The seat tips from side to side when the car turns. The child is thrown forward if a.car turns too quickly. Honestly, I don't feel comfortable using this seat. One with a better locking system would be preferable if the child will put up with it.
1664725
Two things. First, if the seat will fit in the center of the back seat. The booster is not big nor small. Secondly, If you plan to use the bottom booster with the upper part, you definitely need a seat belt that crosses over the chest for safety. Whether you use one or two seat belts is not so much the concern as much as having a seat belt that crosses over the chest AND lap. I hope this helps. :)
1664726
We suggest that you refer to your vehicle manual for their recommendations on placement of child seats in that specific vehicle. You will then use the seatbelt to properly secure the child and seat in the proper position. Again, you will want to refer to your vehicle manual to ensure that you are properly using the seatbelts to properly restrain the child.
1664727
I have always felt better to put off to one side as there isn't a headrest in the middle & the top of the booster is pretty large....it secures very snug w a shoulder belt. I think it would be too tipsy otherwise ....love mine!
2197568
It is a high back that utilizes the VEHICLE lap/shoulder belt. It is not designed for lap belt only. My husband also used nylon tie downs to secure the bottom of the booster to the vehicle seat. He fished them under the padding and it works great.
2197567
No, this car seat is made to bring your child into the correct position to utilize the seat belt in your car, there are no buckles of any sort integrated in this booster.
1719903
Hi Lola, This Car Seat has an internal 5-point harness to secure the child in the car seat. You can install the car seat into the vehicle with just a lap belt when using the 5-point harness. If you are using this seat as a belt-positioning booster seat you can only install it into the vehicle with a lap and shoulder belt. If you have other questions, please let me know.
1112488
The car seat is a booster. It sits on the backseat of the car and is fastened in place by the combination lap and shoulder belt of the car.
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.
2175424
One of the best things about this seat is it's ability to have a bit of a recline. If you are able to make the rear seat recline a little (just enough so the head doesn't fall forward) the seat has an easy loosen feature just for this :) You still want them to be sitting up enough that the shoulder belt is still in the right place and useful (if needed). But they can be back a little bit and use the headrests in the booster as pillows. Hope this helps, we have had this booster for over a year now and love it :)
1704606
Yes! We have a few of these seats for different vehicles. Fits extremely tight with just the lap belt in the middle seat. We just check it monthly & tighten if needed but honestly it's always tight. We all love this seat.
667388
Yes. Short of sitting in it myself, I keep pressing down on the seat and pulling the strap, from both sides of the car. Additionally, we've taken the anchor strap used in the forward facing position and clipped it to the bar under the rear seat. This does help it feel more secure.
406625
Yes! In fact, we didn't use the latch system(car didn't have one) just the seat belt and the car seat did excellent in our rollover accident! Our son is now big enough to use this seat just as a booster and the seat belt works well that way as well. This seat has been a great investment for our family.
259477
I only use it in the back seat and it works great. It is quite large-it takes up half of the back seat in my Escape. Don't think I could get 2 back there since it uses the seat belt as anchor and I use a clip from harness to another seat belt receptacle to secure my dog. (Dog cannot be secured to seat)
802969
You can only use seat belt or the latch system to install the car seat when using the seat with the harness. The top tether can be used in both installations but you may not use both the latch and seat belt to install the carseat in the belt path. When using as a booster you may use the latch to secure the seat to the car and use the seat belt to secure the child to the seat.
736339
No. The vehicle's seat belt passes through this booster seat's brackets/clips and is used as a restraint.
1191882
No...it is a booster with back...awesome and very safe...has a guide for the belt and the extra safety guide between the legs to prevent submarine issues that other booster seats don't!
423015
It just sits on the seat and your child is buckled in with the standard seat belt. I've actually never seen a seat only (no back) booster that latches in.
1752720
Easily when connection is put on upper cross-body portion of seat belt. Less mobility genearlly if put on the across waist portion. My dog stands, butt against the seat back, nose forward as far as he can reach. If not for the restraint, the 75-lb backseat driver would be standing on the console between my two front seats, hunkered down to look out the front windshield. (He thinks he's driving.)
933412
I don't use the center piece but it connects with buckles to a strap that runs around the head rests of the front seats. It seems to me that it would take a lot of punishment.