I am considering this car seat but have an older car without LATCH. Is the top tether required when securing the car seat with a seatbelt?
518828
The tether is not required when using the seatbelt. It is fairly secure without the tether.
518829
Agreed with previous reponses--I would feel very secure using this seat in an older vehicle. The back/top tether is only "required" when using the seat with children over 65 lbs. Even with the latch option, I prefer using the seatbelt as it is easy to install/uninstall.
518830
I have an older vehicle without Latch as well the seat seems very secure using the installation described in the manual http://www.britaxusa.com/uploads/products/user-guides/122.pdf here are the install videos. http://www.britaxusa.com/car-seats/frontier-90/videos The seat is very solid and heavy. My five year old loves this car seat.
518831
We are not using the top tether for our 4 year old in this car seat. The seat is very secure with only the seat belt installation.
518832
We use the top tether with the latch on one car and we use it without the latch in the other.
518833
Looking in my instructions manual.. it says that Britax reccomends the top tether be used at all times (to improve the stability of your car seat and to reduce risk of injury). But, that it MUST be used when in harness mode for children who weigh over 65 lbs. (I'm not seeing a top tether "must" for booster mode) Personally, I would check with Britax to be sure.
518834
I am a CPS technician and using the top tether is always recommended if it is available in your vehicle. It just makes the car seat more secure and takes away up to 6 inches of forward movement in the event of an accident. Also, it is not recommended to use the lower anchor system if the car seat plus the child weighs more than 60 pounds unless in your vehicle manual and your car seat manual it says their can be a higher weight limit. If it exceeds 60 pounds you should use the seat belt and top tether, make sure the seat belt is secure and locked so that it can not move.
126792
I assume you mean child seats. It has the slots for seat belts to buckle. you can also fold the cover in half double it and put the car seat on the other side. Don't know how you would tether the seat in the back though
509122
SGL just means they included the LATCH system anchors to the Parkway SG model. Since the LATCH anchors are only used to hold the seat in place... regardless of whether or not you use the latch, you would still use the vehicle seat belt to restrain the child. One perceived downside to not using the latch, is that there is nothing holding the seat in place when the child is not in it - meaning there is a chance it could shift/move in the case of an accident. But we haven't found it to be problematic in our every day driving.
1207423
Are you talking about a sports car with no latch system? A 70's classic car?Either way, no. You MUST have a latch and be able to tie over the seat back because this chair is a SOFT back. It collapses without your car's seat back to hold it in place...and also for the latch belt to go over and tether safely. That is key!! I think the pictures online give the impression that it sits upright without being installed like a "typical" seat and it does NOT.Hope that helps you!
1991578
I always use it only with seat belt. I think it's more secure if you can use the latches with the metal hooks. Maybe the latches is in use when you don't have seat belt in the center of the middle row of seats.
1207426
According to the user manual (which can be found on the Safety 1st website), the vehicle does not have to have a latch system in order to be used. In fact it does not need the latch system to be used with the upright back. HOWEVER, IT DOES REQUIRE "anchors" to use the upright back. These are the features that are located behind the headrest or behind the seat or on the floor behind the seat. See page "31" of the user manual (http://safety1st.djgusa.com/product_instructions/en/4358-4856%20Go%20Booster%20Approved.pdf)
417017
It has a latch system for the base unit. If need be you can use a seatbelt with the car seat by itself.
1218683
I haven't used the top tether rear-facing basically because the anchor is behind the seat, meaning the tether would end up over the seat itself making it hard to put the child into the seat. If the anchor is on the floor than that would make it easier to use but I don't think your car has that.
1314006
This seat is used with the seatbelt to secure the child. The LATCH is provided only to secure the seat to the vehicle when the child is not riding along.
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.
121545
The car seat comes with the latch system I don't use it in my car I use the large seat belt.
1527553
No, most boosters do not tether to the vehicle. The child's weight plus the seatbelt keep the booster in place while they are buckled in, and when the child is not in the booster the seatbelt should be buckled around it to prevent it from flying around the car in a crash. If you are looking for a booster that tethers to the vehicle, the Britax Parkway SGL is one that I know of.
2220372
If both are rear facing it may be possible using the seat belts with no LATCH. Forward facing, though, is not ideal. There is only one set of lower anchors and top tether in the 3rd row of the 2011+ T&C; and they are offset to take up two of the seats. Why they designed it that way I do not know. Installing even just one of them in the back seat properly forward facing unfortunately takes up two seats. It is safer to put the forward facing kids in the second row captain's chairs which both have the tether and lower anchors.
1313245
The LATCH straps seemed like they would be easy to install because you just clip them into the car and pull the extra strap to tighten. However, once I clipped them into the LATCH hooks on the car, I wasn't strong enough to cinch them tight enough. Same goes for the top tether; my husband had to tighten it. I wouldn't have been able to install the seat on my own.
2011446
It is MUCH simpler to latch and unlatch than a normal harness car seat. Also, it is not absolutely necessary to use the latch system (I believe I read this in the instructions), because the latch system is just there to keep the booster in place when a child is not sitting in it with the seat belt on.
2270986
answering this for future reference. Actually this is one of the few seats that allows latch borrowing - if the car allows it as well. I know some VW do.
988520
Yes it does have LATCH straps. It's not detachable. It's a pretty large car seat, we originally bought it to put in my sedan but after fitting in the backseat, I realized that its too big so, my husband uses it for his truck.