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teepanz
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Booster Seat...need to retract belt?
I must apologize, now that I have found this forum I may never shut up and instead will hound you guys with obscure safety seat questions....
I have an Eddie Bauer Sport High Back Booster for my 5 year old. He has been using it with the regular (adult) shoulder belt now for sometime. I have two questions about its use that I can't seem to find answers to in the owners manual, and my best friend and I (two totally neurotic moms) go back and forth on these issues...
1) When putting the the guys into their seats, we aren't sure whether we should pull the belt out until it does that clicking/locking retraction thing when tightened. Generally we tighten it (much as you would if you were using the seat with the 5 point restraint). However, our guys tend to complain that they are "locked" in and it is uncomfortable. Are we supposed to be using that locking mechanism thing, or simply putting them into the seat, putting the seatbelt through the feeding notch and having them wear it comfortably snug but not "locked" into the postion?
2) I've recently noticed that the cover of the seat (upon which the belt height notching thingie is sewn) tends to come loose on the sides. Hmm.. I am not sure if I am being clear - the cover (as most seats) has those little "clips" that hold it on to the seat and they seem to come loose/off on one side when my son wriggles around. Does that make the seat less safe? In an accident would it hold the belt in the correct position across his shoulder or would it just flail around?
and of course an add on:
3) are there any 5 point restraint boosters for kids their age - just turned 5 - approx 39-41 lbs and 43" high. If I had my way - we would all have 5 point restraints!
Thanks!
Karen
I must apologize, now that I have found this forum I may never shut up and instead will hound you guys with obscure safety seat questions....
I have an Eddie Bauer Sport High Back Booster for my 5 year old. He has been using it with the regular (adult) shoulder belt now for sometime. I have two questions about its use that I can't seem to find answers to in the owners manual, and my best friend and I (two totally neurotic moms) go back and forth on these issues...
1) When putting the the guys into their seats, we aren't sure whether we should pull the belt out until it does that clicking/locking retraction thing when tightened. Generally we tighten it (much as you would if you were using the seat with the 5 point restraint). However, our guys tend to complain that they are "locked" in and it is uncomfortable. Are we supposed to be using that locking mechanism thing, or simply putting them into the seat, putting the seatbelt through the feeding notch and having them wear it comfortably snug but not "locked" into the postion?
2) I've recently noticed that the cover of the seat (upon which the belt height notching thingie is sewn) tends to come loose on the sides. Hmm.. I am not sure if I am being clear - the cover (as most seats) has those little "clips" that hold it on to the seat and they seem to come loose/off on one side when my son wriggles around. Does that make the seat less safe? In an accident would it hold the belt in the correct position across his shoulder or would it just flail around?
and of course an add on:
3) are there any 5 point restraint boosters for kids their age - just turned 5 - approx 39-41 lbs and 43" high. If I had my way - we would all have 5 point restraints!
Thanks!
Karen