- Car
- 2009 FX50S
Thank you. Any reason you haven't done it in the center? Supposedly (this is just what I've been told by the hospital seat trainers when I attended prior to the birth of Gabby), you always want to attempt to use the center seat as that gives the most protection for your baby from either side impact, airbags, etc. Sometimes it's difficult to use the seatbelt method in the center, so then if you can't get a really good tight fit then you use the side and can use the latch for convenience.
As far as the latch....mine is very very tight, what I do is tighten up the child latch seat to the point where just using one hand to attach to the latch wouldn't work....I have to put all my weight and both hands to push the child seat latch into the seat to catch the latch and lock on. (I tighten the seat first then use my weight to catch it versus latch it up first then pull to tighten it). I find this way is not only faster but a lot more tight.
I have not had success using the seatbelt method in the center.....I wonder if you ever tried. I would love to be able to use the center because right now with it at the passenger and it being rear facing, the passenger side front seat is moved forward a ridiculous amount when the baby seat is in.
As far as the latch....mine is very very tight, what I do is tighten up the child latch seat to the point where just using one hand to attach to the latch wouldn't work....I have to put all my weight and both hands to push the child seat latch into the seat to catch the latch and lock on. (I tighten the seat first then use my weight to catch it versus latch it up first then pull to tighten it). I find this way is not only faster but a lot more tight.
I have not had success using the seatbelt method in the center.....I wonder if you ever tried. I would love to be able to use the center because right now with it at the passenger and it being rear facing, the passenger side front seat is moved forward a ridiculous amount when the baby seat is in.