Question Britax baby safe base & Mercedes C-class

Ela.Dijkstra said:

Hello,



We are looking to buy the Britax baby safe belted base to use in our Mercedes c-class S202 year 1997. We have contacted Britax to ask if it would fit as it wasn't listed on their website, they said it has not been tested in our car so they can't say whether it will fit or not... Does anyone have this car and know if this base fits?

There are no stores near us that sells it so we can not test before we buy unfortunately.



Thanks in Advance

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1mommy said:

I'm not familiar with your car but I wanted to point out that Amazon has free returns. Also it sounds as if your car would not have tether anchors which are strongly recommended for forward facing, (required by law in Canada) so I would look into either getting a tether anchor retrofit kit (which are hard to find, and I'm not 100% sure your car is compatible with)...

And in case you didn't know, it is safest for your child to rear face as long as possible, American Academy of Pediatrics recommend rear facing until at least 2 or until your child outgrows the seat by height or weight, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recommends rear facing until the child is 4 or they outgrow the seat by height or by weight. A study showed that it was 500% safer for children ages 1-2 to be rear facing then forward facing. If you want more details on why, please ask.

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katymyers said:

Are you in Europe? That seat is a European infant seat so I'm assuming baby isn't here yet, correct? My advice would be to find an online retailer that accepts returns to order from and then try to fit the seat in your car and return it if it doesn't work out.


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Ela.Dijkstra said:

Hello,

We are looking to buy the Britax baby safe belted base to use in our Mercedes c-class S202 year 1997. We have contacted Britax to ask if it would fit as it wasn't listed on their website, they said it has not been tested in our car so they can't say whether it will fit or not... Does anyone have this car and know if this base fits?
There are no stores near us that sells it so we can not test before we buy unfortunately.

Thanks in Advance

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_juune said:

Hi!

Actually if I'm not mistaken the Mercedes C class is on the belted base's car list which means that it has been tested and fits? :shrug-shoulders: Still I'd actually suggest that you do go somewhere where you can actually try the seat in the car, because the car list means that the seat can be safely installed in the car and doesn't take in the account practical things like i.e. if the front-to-back space taken up by the seat leaves enough space for anybody to sit in the seat in front of it.

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_juune said:

Hi!

Actually if I'm not mistaken the Mercedes C class is on the belted base's car list which means that it has been tested and fits? :shrug-shoulders: Still I'd actually suggest that you do go somewhere where you can actually try the seat in the car, because the car list means that the seat can be safely installed in the car and doesn't take in the account practical things like i.e. if the front-to-back space taken up by the seat leaves enough space for anybody to sit in the seat in front of it.

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Ela.Dijkstra said:

The saloon/sedan is listed but not the estate/wagon which is our car.. that's not listed

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_juune said:

My bad, it's really not there.
If you are on Facebook there are some pages where you could ask about whether anybody has had this combination, i.e. https://www.facebook.com/RearFacingTheWayForward?fref=ts , https://www.facebook.com/RearFacingToddlers?fref=ts , but there's no telling if anybody will know. [Added: I see that you already posted there ]

Are you set on this particular seat [the BabySafe]? If there are no stores local to you maybe somebody you know in the area has this or another 0-13 seat that you could try in the car and then if it fits buy it online?

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Adventuredad said:

The car fitting lists can pretty much be ignored. It's impossible for a car manufacturer to keep up with all brands and models. Especially since your car is quite old.

The car fitting lists actually go way back and were mainly used in the days when not all cars had seat belts. Without seats belts it was difficult to install the seat..... The car fitting lists today lack tons of models and brands. There are also lots of models included where a seat might theoretically fit but it's still not a good option. We see this more often in rear facing seats when a seat manufacturer will include small cars as suitable. The seats will fit but are sometimes poor choices.

A regular belted base, like for your Britax seat, will fit fine in pretty much any car small to large. The only possible problem are in middle rear of some cars. If the "hump" in the floor is too high support leg might not be short enough.

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Ela.Dijkstra said:

Yes, I am completely dead set on this seat and would be very upset if it doesn't fit. I've always wanted one with a base as I hate fiddling around with a belt to get baby in & out and it kills my back so one with a base is great.. this is the only based seat that we can afford as we're on a very tight budget. It's 2hour drive to the store that sells it and that is too far for me with SPD. Unfortunately I don't know anyone here lol.

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