britax ffing tether

christineka

New member
In one of those infamous baby trend photos, there is one of a kid in a frontier. It looks like the tether is around the vehicle seat (since it's a v- shape). (I could be guessing wrong, though- maybe it's a strap to something else?) Is that an acceptable way to tether? Just wondering because I assumed you always go up and over the vehicle seat to wherever the anchor is. Here's the link to the photo if you want to see it.
 
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Pixels

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It can happen when you combine a captain's chair (or the small side of a 60/40 split, or worse yet a 70/30), routing around or over the headrest, and a Britax tether. I believe it also happens under crash forces when the tether was previously in the "correct" position.
 

christineka

New member
With the headrest on the vehicle seat, wouldn't the tether go through the headrest bars? I always take mine off. I do have problems with one of the sides going into the split in my third row bench seat, but I pull it up and tighten so it doesn't fall down.
 

Pixels

New member
It depends on the vehicle. Some vehicles direct you to route a Britax tether around the sides of the headrest.

Christine, your vehicle directs you to route the tether under the headrest and to keep the headrest on for the second row captain's chairs. For the third row you are supposed to take it off and leave it off.
 

christineka

New member
Christine, your vehicle directs you to route the tether under the headrest and to keep the headrest on for the second row captain's chairs. For the third row you are supposed to take it off and leave it off.

What if I can't get the car seat tight with the headrest on?
 

mamom

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OK that is my picture, With as low as the Frontier sat on my seat and my non-removable headrest, this seemed to be the best way to do it, is it wrong???? HELP
 

christineka

New member
OK that is my picture, With as low as the Frontier sat on my seat and my non-removable headrest, this seemed to be the best way to do it, is it wrong???? HELP

I don't know! How does it show the tether routing in your vehicle manual?
 

mamom

New member
I will have to recheck the manual, but we are currently in an ice storm so I am not venturing out, it is a 2005 Montana (origional body style)
 

christineka

New member
I pulled out my manual. It doesn't say "must". It just includes returning the headrest to the seat. The ffing car seat pictured is one of those ancient short ones that sits lower than the headrest. I've contacted toyota to see if the headrest is truly required in the second row for a ffing car seat.
 

DaniannieB

Ambassador - CPS Technician
In the LATCH manual for Pontiacs it says: If HR (head restraints) are adjustable, they can be moved up if there is interference with the CR; route top tether straps under the HR. So, mamon, you should have the top tether routed between the HR and the vehicle seat (probably between the posts), rather than around the seat.

For Toyota it doesn't say anything about the HRs :(. I'm guessing it's fine to leave the HR off, but I'd probably contact Toyota to be sure.
 

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