Britax Multitech II lock offs

Unregistered · Jun 26, 2011

I think those a great idea and really must help the installation, like the American lock offs we see for example on the Britax Advocate, but so far they have been a real pain in the .... for me. I think it is my car's seat belt, but especially the lap part of the belt gets constantly pinched from one side in half, although just a little bit from it by the lock off opposite the buckle. I don't think that's a big security issue given the whole seat belt will get pretty twisted and narrow in a frontal crash, as I have seen in the crash test videos of that seat, but I am not entirely sure.... What are your opinions on that?

Also, my car's seat belts get locked up themselves to aid the child seat installation. Given that do I still have to use the Multitech's lock offs?

Thank you all for the help.

scariestone · Jun 27, 2011

If your seatbelts are ALR(you pull them all the way out then they "ratchet" back in and stay locked) then you don't have to use the lockoffs. I don't use them because I the way the belts in my car are positioned, I can't get them to lie flat inside the lockoffs so they won't stay closed. So I just lock the seatbelt. You can also install with the belt inside or outside the lockoffs, whichever gives a better install. As for the belt twisting, do you mean bunching? Bunching is fine and doesn't affect safety but twisting does decrease the belt's ability to do its job.

Unregistered · Jun 28, 2011

Hello,

Thank you very much for the informative responce. I think in my case it is bunching, cause the belt is not actually twisted in half. It just lies very close to the end of the lock off and when I close it, it just pinches the lap belt a little bit. That happens with the lock off opposite the buckle. The thing is the belt below the lock of stays at a weird angle and is a bit loose, wheter the belt after the lock off, below the seat's cover is quite tight and the installation is overall solid. I just saw that someone posted a similar picture here a while ago- here's the link

http://s332.photobucket.com/albums/m325/gsdguenter/?action=view&current=DSC01788.jpg

Mine is like that, just a little bit more

But are you possitive this seat can be used without the lock off, given the belts are ALR? This goes against the manual. Are you also sure the role of these lock offs is the same as the ones in the US where they actually aid you to tension the belt?

Thank you.

scariestone · Jun 28, 2011

The picture is exactly what my belts do in the lockoffs except mine are worse to the point that the lockoffs won't stay closed. Not using the lockoffs isn't actually contrary to the manual, its just not shown. Its confusing, I know. The reason I was told they don't bother showing it with a locking belt is that most cars in Europe don't have locking seatbelts. I honestly have no idea if the lockoffs on the multitech are the same as US lockoffs as I've never owned a US seat with them. The ones on the multitech are the only ones I've ever worked with. I just checked with the person that sold it to me to make sure it was ok. He is on here as AdventureDad if you want to contact him.

Unregistered · Jul 5, 2011

Thank you very much for your help. I truly appreciate it. It took me some time to respond as I contacted Britax these days and I'd wanted to share their response. This is a citation from Britax Europe customer support:

"You must fit the product using the lock offs and how the instructions advise.

Not doing so is not safe and would be extremely dangerous if the product was involved in an impact.

Kind regards

Becky"

I guess there's no chance that they would have responded something else, but still makes you wonder.

scariestone · Jul 7, 2011

It actually doesn't make me wonder, I guess I'm a rebel.

Do whatever you feel comfortable with. Using the lockoffs is not an option for me as they don't even stay closed but if you can get your belts to lie flat enough to fit in them and you're more comfortable with that then that's your best option. The person I bought the seat from doesn't work for britax. He just sells Swedish seats and has a lot of experience with them.

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