Qarin
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Welcome to the Car-seat.org forums! You've jumped in with a very long post that suggests you have a keen interest in child passenger safety and older European car models- I think you'll find that many people in this forum have been involved in this work for a long time and have a lot of information to share with you, to help you and help you help others, and I look forward to you registering and participating fully!
The models being referred to in this thread was from the original poster- the 2005 Saab 9-2X, and the 2009 Saab 9-3.
http://www.edmunds.com/saab/9-2x/
"Looking to appeal to younger, less affluent buyers, Saab took the easy way out with the 9-2X by using the "badge-engineered" approach practically pioneered by parent company General Motors. By leveraging GM's overseas partnerships, starting with a Subaru Impreza wagon and adding some unique styling, a retuned suspension and different fabric inside, Saab wound up with the entry-level 9-2X sport wagon."
So, indeed, the 2005 Saab 9-2X is based on the Impreza. Could not, in fact, be closer to the truth.
I have taken a couple of screen shots from the Saab 9-2X manual- one of them shows that the top tether anchorage for the rear middle seat is, indeed, in the ceiling (but the outboard ones are in floor of the cargo area).
As the previous poster said, this was referring to the use of the lower anchors- perhaps because your Saab is so old, you're unfamiliar with the LATCH system, but for the thread's models it is quite relevant to put a warning about not using the middle seat with the lower anchors (but certainly use the top tether there, in the ceiling of that 2005 9-2X). The information given was from a book called the "LATCH Manual", which has been compiled by its authors and editors talking to all the car manufacturers and getting the most accurate information possible by make and model regarding their vehicles' specifications for LATCH. The Saab entry includes the blanket statement, "Use of inner bars from standard outboard LATCH positions for center installation is NOT allowed, unless that position is designated as a LATCH position in the vehicle owner's manual. Use the vehicle seat belt instead." So, as always check your owner's manual. I've attached a bit from the 2005 9-2X which shows its information that the lower anchors are only to be used for the window seats. The 2009 Manual also shows that the lower anchors are only for those outbound positions.
The models being referred to in this thread was from the original poster- the 2005 Saab 9-2X, and the 2009 Saab 9-3.
I've seen posts saying Saab are based on the Impreza, when that couldn't be further than the truth.
http://www.edmunds.com/saab/9-2x/
"Looking to appeal to younger, less affluent buyers, Saab took the easy way out with the 9-2X by using the "badge-engineered" approach practically pioneered by parent company General Motors. By leveraging GM's overseas partnerships, starting with a Subaru Impreza wagon and adding some unique styling, a retuned suspension and different fabric inside, Saab wound up with the entry-level 9-2X sport wagon."
So, indeed, the 2005 Saab 9-2X is based on the Impreza. Could not, in fact, be closer to the truth.
I also read baby seat tethers being mounted in the ceiling of Saabs? Not true.
I have taken a couple of screen shots from the Saab 9-2X manual- one of them shows that the top tether anchorage for the rear middle seat is, indeed, in the ceiling (but the outboard ones are in floor of the cargo area).
Going back to the original erroneous quote about Saab not allowing the use of center seat anchors because it is not reinforced and may fail in a collision is absolutely not true. That's a blanket statement based on what? There's no model given by the writer, no source of information.
As the previous poster said, this was referring to the use of the lower anchors- perhaps because your Saab is so old, you're unfamiliar with the LATCH system, but for the thread's models it is quite relevant to put a warning about not using the middle seat with the lower anchors (but certainly use the top tether there, in the ceiling of that 2005 9-2X). The information given was from a book called the "LATCH Manual", which has been compiled by its authors and editors talking to all the car manufacturers and getting the most accurate information possible by make and model regarding their vehicles' specifications for LATCH. The Saab entry includes the blanket statement, "Use of inner bars from standard outboard LATCH positions for center installation is NOT allowed, unless that position is designated as a LATCH position in the vehicle owner's manual. Use the vehicle seat belt instead." So, as always check your owner's manual. I've attached a bit from the 2005 9-2X which shows its information that the lower anchors are only to be used for the window seats. The 2009 Manual also shows that the lower anchors are only for those outbound positions.