Seat sideways a little

littleangelfire · May 30, 2007

Hi all. I have a technical question. I have a tiny 2 door Honda Civic, with a booster and Marathon in the back seat. Usually there is no room for a third person (adult, child or seat) to sit in the middle. I thought today of moving the Marathon as close to the outboard as possible, and the booster to the opposite to try and make enough room for someone to sit in the middle. Here's the thing, my back seat is a little weird. It kind of slants in places (its not warped or anything

its just made that way) so if I put the seat all the way to the side it will slant, be cockeyed like / instead of |. It already slants a little, but not too much. Other than comfort, is there a reason this is unsafe?
Thanks

Judi · May 30, 2007

No, not unsafe. The Marathon could be fix by using a locking clip, if you wanted to. The booster couldn't be fixed.

murphydog77 · May 30, 2007

I interpret her post to mean that the seat would sit flat on the seat, but would face inwards at an angle, so it's not parallel to the door. Regardless, Britax doesn't allow the use of a locking clip with a Marathon because it has the lockoffs on it.

I wouldn't feel comfortable with the seat sitting not parallel to the door. A little bit maybe (I'd have to see the situation), but to have the head of the car seat facing the door isn't a good idea because it's right there in a side impact.

If I'm not interpreting this correctly, then just let me know

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littleangelfire · May 30, 2007

murphydog77 said:
I interpret her post to mean that the seat would sit flat on the seat, but would face inwards at an angle, so it's not parallel to the door. Regardless, Britax doesn't allow the use of a locking clip with a Marathon because it has the lockoffs on it.

I wouldn't feel comfortable with the seat sitting not parallel to the door. A little bit maybe (I'd have to see the situation), but to have the head of the car seat facing the door isn't a good idea because it's right there in a side impact.

If I'm not interpreting this correctly, then just let me know .

You're right, the base is flat into the car's seat. Actually it leans away from the door, towards the middle. I have switchable locking thingies on the seat belts, and so far that's been good enough to get it in tight, which is good, b/c the lockoff on one side is broken.

Judi · May 30, 2007

Right, sorry. Ok then. I would say, no one in the middle, so you don't have to do that.

southpawboston · May 30, 2007

if it's not a safety concern, it could still be a posture concern. tilting is not healthy for the body, if it is for any extended period of time.

snowbird25ca · May 31, 2007

If it slants the way you think it will, I wouldn't be comfortable with it. I would however, try installing it that way and see if it slants as much as you think it will.

Also, which lock-off is broken? Could you put the MA on the opposite side of the car so you could use the lock-off? Using the lock-off could definitely improve the slant problem.

I'd also call Britax because I think they can send out replacement lock-offs. I've heard of cases where they've done it for free. :thumbsup:

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