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I also posted this as a reply to an earlier thread - sorry for double posting, I'm not sure where it belongs!
We are struggling to get our Britax BSafe 35 in the center back seat of our 2010 Rav4 with leather seats.
We finally got the base in tight enough and it wasn't moving anywhere, but then we couldn't clip the seat into it because the belt was in the way. The belt with the receiving end is too long.
In the car seat manual, Britax recommends consulting the car's manual to see if twisting the belt to shorten it is safe. The manual for the Rav says in several places to "ensure the belt is not twisted" (they seems to be talking about the lap belt) but does not specify anywhere whether you can twist the belt on the receiving end to shorten it. I'm reluctant to twist it if Toyota doesn't specify it is safe to do so... is there anywhere else to get this info?
The other suggestion from Britax is to raise the height of the base. How would we do this? Adding a rolled towel behind the seat didn't have any effect but we could try a bigger towel or a noodle...? Are there other safe ways to raise the height?
The woman at our car seat inspection office says we are "just as safe" in one of the side seats and will get a better install here.
Advice?
Thanks so much!
We are struggling to get our Britax BSafe 35 in the center back seat of our 2010 Rav4 with leather seats.
We finally got the base in tight enough and it wasn't moving anywhere, but then we couldn't clip the seat into it because the belt was in the way. The belt with the receiving end is too long.
In the car seat manual, Britax recommends consulting the car's manual to see if twisting the belt to shorten it is safe. The manual for the Rav says in several places to "ensure the belt is not twisted" (they seems to be talking about the lap belt) but does not specify anywhere whether you can twist the belt on the receiving end to shorten it. I'm reluctant to twist it if Toyota doesn't specify it is safe to do so... is there anywhere else to get this info?
The other suggestion from Britax is to raise the height of the base. How would we do this? Adding a rolled towel behind the seat didn't have any effect but we could try a bigger towel or a noodle...? Are there other safe ways to raise the height?
The woman at our car seat inspection office says we are "just as safe" in one of the side seats and will get a better install here.
Advice?
Thanks so much!