joolsplus3
Admin - CPS Technician
Anyone memorized the list of center LATCH approved seats and cars yet?
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Page 91 of the LATCH manual
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skaterbabs
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I haven't. have you?
joolsplus3
Admin - CPS Technician
Yup, but it depends on the seat . (Britax/Graco/Dorel/Recaro and a few others allow it...Chicco/Combi/Evenflo/Sunshine Kids and a few others do NOT allow it. Ford does allow it as long as the seat maker allows it )
So since this post is getting the loud sound of crickets in response, I guess I'll have to find the time to list them out and post pop quizzes on the material, huh?
. (Britax/Graco/Dorel/Recaro and a few others allow it...Chicco/Combi/Evenflo/Sunshine Kids and a few others do NOT allow it. Ford does allow it as long as the seat maker allows it )So since this post is getting the loud sound of crickets in response, I guess I'll have to find the time to list them out and post pop quizzes on the material, huh?
snowbird25ca
Moderator - CPST Instructor
Julie, if you felt so inclined to type the list, it would be fabulous for me.
Someone had posted before that Sunshine Kids allowed their seats to be installed with non-standards lower anchor spacing. Apparently not though..
Good to know Evenflo blanketly doesn't allow it - you often don't see this addressed either way in the manual.
Although most of the seats I see are cosco/dorel with the exception of infant carriers.
Someone had posted before that Sunshine Kids allowed their seats to be installed with non-standards lower anchor spacing. Apparently not though..
Good to know Evenflo blanketly doesn't allow it - you often don't see this addressed either way in the manual.
Although most of the seats I see are cosco/dorel with the exception of infant carriers.
skaterbabs
Well-known member
:yeahthat:
I didn't know about Evenflo not allowing it. I had our Evenflo installed center LATCH for 3 years! I don't think it was in the manual either.
scatterbunny
New member
If it's not in the manual, I assume you CAN'T do it.
And no, I haven't memorized anything from the LATCH manual yet. Except the stuff I needed to know already, like tethering to a seatbelt and tethering beyond vehicle manufacturer's stated limits. I just look up what I need to know when I need to know it.
And no, I haven't memorized anything from the LATCH manual yet.
Except the stuff I needed to know already, like tethering to a seatbelt and tethering beyond vehicle manufacturer's stated limits. I just look up what I need to know when I need to know it.I'm wondering though, how would the average person know that you cannot use certain seats with center LATCH if it is not mentioned either way in the carseat manual? If the vehicle manual says/indicates it is ok, but the carseat manufacturer doesn't allow it, but doesn't say either way in the seat manual, that is not something most people (including myself before finding this site) would even think about.
mom2riley
New member
Yup, but it depends on the seat
So since this post is getting the loud sound of crickets in response, I guess I'll have to find the time to list them out and post pop quizzes on the material, huh?
Thank you Julie
When we bought our Escape 2yrs ago I was all excited to have latch. I posted pics of my center install using latch with a Graco seat on another carseat board. I was quickly told by another member that I was not allowed to use latch in the center. I always wondered if she was right as I thought I had heard otherwise. Now I know, lol.
Melizerd
New member
That's not really fair of them to assume that everyone knows that. I'm sure there are lots of people out there using it because they thought to check their car manual which said it was okay and didn't have any way to know that the seat manufacturer didn't allow it.
joolsplus3
Admin - CPS Technician
Not fair, no, but points to a reality we can't ignore: That it's probably not dangerous at all. If these center 'unapproved' anchors were ripping out routinely and hurting kids, there would be warnings and labels out the wazoo to prevent people from using them. People ARE using them wrong, and kids AREN'T getting hurt, and that's why more and more mfrs. are allowing it. I'm not saying do it, I still *strongly* advocate only using a center/non standard distance set of lower anchors IF BOTH manuals allow it, but I'm just thinking we don't need to seriously freak if we see seats installed this way
Stresch
New member
Well, the car manual should say something about it being "non-standard spacing" and only okay if the car seat manufacturer allows it. So if you read the one manual, it will (or at least should) direct you to the other.
I know the Escape said it wouldn't work with rigid LATCH, which I guess is obvious and said something about how far apart the anchors were. The Graco SS1 manual said non standard spacing (provided it was within some range) was okay if the car manufacturer recommended it, which I thought was an odd choice of word.
I know the Escape said it wouldn't work with rigid LATCH, which I guess is obvious and said something about how far apart the anchors were. The Graco SS1 manual said non standard spacing (provided it was within some range) was okay if the car manufacturer recommended it, which I thought was an odd choice of word.
You don't have to be a tech to buy it. Anyone who wants one can order from the Safe Ride News, or put together a group order to get a discount on multiple copies. You can click on http://www.saferidenews.com/html/LATCH_manualA.htm for info. and an order form.
I haven't memorized page 91 yet, lol, and may never completely do so, but I do refer to the LATCH manual a lot. It's handy for helping out here on the board, at seat checks, and a useful reference for car shopping with carseat installations in mind. :thumbsup:
mom2riley
New member
Id be willing to go in with a group if anyone decides they want one
I would to, the discount on shipping and the book itself will make it a nice discount.
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