fyrfightermomma
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This was sent by email today by our local Safe Kids coordinator. I'm thinking this isn't right. First of all, almost all Chrysler products have lightweight locking latchplates meaning you can't "lock" the seatbelt if you wanted too
I know the newer ones do have switchable retractors (2010 and newer maybe). But I looked up a 2010 T&C manual and it says nothing
Thoughts? Not all boosters allowing locking of the belt so I find this weird.
Email that was sent :
Happy Holidays!! I thought I would share a phone call with you I just received. A mom said she was just in a crash with her 7 year old daughter who was correctly sitting in a booster seat and the seat belt was routed correctly. They were at a complete stop at a stop sign and her foot was on the brake. The car behind thought she was starting to accelerate away from the stop sign so began to move forward and rear ended this mom and daughter at approximately 5 miles an hour. The child in the booster seat flipped forward because the seat belt did not lock on impact to hold the booster seat in place. The mom, very concerned about this started to investigate and found out through the vehicle manufacturer, that in the vehicle owners manual (Chrysler Town and Country) it does say to switch the retractor to ALR mode when using with a booster seat.
I thought I would share this story to reiterate the importance of always taking the time on checking the owner’s manuals….even of booster seats!! I know we have debated this at tech meetings about switching the retractor to ALR or keeping in the ELR mode for booster use…check the owners manuals.
I know the newer ones do have switchable retractors (2010 and newer maybe). But I looked up a 2010 T&C manual and it says nothing
Thoughts? Not all boosters allowing locking of the belt so I find this weird.
Email that was sent :
Happy Holidays!! I thought I would share a phone call with you I just received. A mom said she was just in a crash with her 7 year old daughter who was correctly sitting in a booster seat and the seat belt was routed correctly. They were at a complete stop at a stop sign and her foot was on the brake. The car behind thought she was starting to accelerate away from the stop sign so began to move forward and rear ended this mom and daughter at approximately 5 miles an hour. The child in the booster seat flipped forward because the seat belt did not lock on impact to hold the booster seat in place. The mom, very concerned about this started to investigate and found out through the vehicle manufacturer, that in the vehicle owners manual (Chrysler Town and Country) it does say to switch the retractor to ALR mode when using with a booster seat.
I thought I would share this story to reiterate the importance of always taking the time on checking the owner’s manuals….even of booster seats!! I know we have debated this at tech meetings about switching the retractor to ALR or keeping in the ELR mode for booster use…check the owners manuals.