Ugh, he unbuckled his Radian!

VoodooChile

New member
So we were leaving toddler soccer, and DS managed to lean over and unbuckle his Radian! Silly monkey. So of course there I am in the parking lot trying to reinstall with him sitting in dd's booster ( where you know he just totally sat quietly, right). So just to clarify:
1. I can flip the female end of the buckle stalk so he does not have access to the button, correct? It's a 2006 Pilot (I can check the manual later but not until he's napping).
2. Bracing-- yay or nay? The Marathon never really touched so I never bothered looking it up before. The driver/passenger seats do have nets on the backs of them for you to put stuff in, so they don't seem adverse to stuff touching the seats. Again, I can't get at my manual until ds is napping, so if anyone knows offhand, awesome!
 
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Judi

CPST/Firefighter
1. yes

2. even with the net, the vehicle may not allow bracing. Seen this on the CRV actually.
 

bnsnyde

New member
Just come over,lol.

My daughter did that to hers, too, same seat. :(

I turned the buckle.
Ours braces the driver seat but cannot do so on passenger side. That's the Odyssey.
 

VoodooChile

New member
That's what I'm seeing in the airbag section too-- specific instructions about nothing pushing or pulling on the back of the passenger seat.
Driver's seat isn't mentioned (he's behind the driver's seat). I don't see anything specifically about bracing in the child seat section, just a spiel about using passenger side outboard and leaving the front passenger seat forward and outboard if necessary. It seems like a stretch as an injunction against bracing. Here's the wording:
"When properly installed, a rear-facing child seat may prevent the driver or a front passenger from moving their seat as far back as recommended, or from locking their seat-back in the desired position./ It could also interfere with proper operation of the passenger's advanced front airbag system./ In any of these situations, we strongly recommend that you install the child seat directly behind front passenger's seat, move the seat as far forward as needed, and leave it unoccupied. Or, you may wish to get a smaller rear-facing child seat."
So should I be okay leaving it braced?
 

VoodooChile

New member
Just come over,lol.

My daughter did that to hers, too, same seat. :(

I turned the buckle.
Ours braces the driver seat but cannot do so on passenger side. That's the Odyssey.

They could share techniques :D
We do spend a great deal of time in the NW suburbs in the summers, since my parents still live there!
 

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