Put your True Fit RF angle woes to rest

Kalinky

Senior Community Member

• May 28, 2008

• #1

For those who may not know, the co-founder/vp of Compass (before they were bought by The First Years)
was in my CPST class. I have been in touch with him and recently e-mailed him this:

Does the True Fit really have to be at a 45 degree angle, even
for an older child who can hold their head up and prefers to be more
upright?

Page 133 of the Student Manual states (regarding RF), "As
baby ages and obtains better head control, he/she may sit more upright.
This can actually provide for improved crash protection".

I couldn't get the True Fit at a 45* angle in my xterra or Wrangler even
if I tried - there's just not enough room. So I'm feeling a little
uneasy about having to go against the mfr. instructions, and having to
install it more upright. Not only b/c it won't fit, but also b/c (DD)
would probably hate being so reclined.

Let me know what you think about this!

~S

Here is the reply that I got from him, which he wanted me to share with everyone:

Sarah, sorry for the late reply. Our seat can be 35 degrees to 45
degrees. We will phase in a change to our instructions as soon as we
can. Thank you so much for pointing that out.

J

I knew it would be just a matter of time for them to get it all figured out. It will require some more patience for this info to arrive in the new instructions, but for now, hopefully this will help put everyone's minds at ease.

 

unityco

Ambassador - CPS Technician

• May 28, 2008

• #2

Yay! Good news! :thumbsup:

 

joolsplus3

Admin - CPS Technician

• May 28, 2008

• #3

Yay, common sense and increased safety prevail. I am relieved!

 

solmama

Active member

• May 28, 2008

• #4

Woo hoo! Thanks for taking the time to email and inform us.

 

aisraeltax

New member

• May 28, 2008

• #5

wow...why cant they respond to customers who call and email them? if i werent on this board i would have no idea that they are saying that now...and i have called, and emailed..w/ NO responses.

 

azgirl71

CPST Instructor

• May 28, 2008

• #6

Thank you. You should have told us you had a better connection...LOL

 

Kalinky

Senior Community Member

• May 28, 2008

• #7

I mentioned it here a while back: http://www.car-seat.org/showpost.php?p=429085&postcount=24 - and a couple of other times . I keep telling him to get a username for this board to set us all straight, but he's entirely too busy.

ETA: Oh - and thanks for the rep, guys! I finally have 2 squares now!!

 

aisraeltax

New member

• May 28, 2008

• #8

well i do hope they revise teh instructions. its just soo annoying to have 2 of these seats and not get a response from them at all IRT this issue.

 

crunchierthanthou

New member

• May 28, 2008

• #9

Thanks for contacting him about that. Hopefully we see that change reflected in user manuals and info from CS reps soon. I knew he was in someone's certification course, but couldn't remember whose. Any chance you could get him to agree to a chat session?

 

TechnoGranola

Forum Ambassador

• May 28, 2008

• #10

WOOHOO!

 

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La-Di-Ma

New member

• May 28, 2008

• #11

I had to use a rolled up towel to get the 45 degree angle, and I found that DD sat up a bit at first because she's used to being a little more upright in her MA. But I wonder if I'd be able to access the adjuster strap on the front at all if it was at less of an angle, because it's wedged so much into the back of the seat even at 45 degrees.

 

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New grandma

Active member

• May 28, 2008

• #12

Thanks for following up on this. Will owners that have registered seats get an updated manual?

 

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jmm3

New member

• May 28, 2008

• #13

Thanks for contacting your connection. That is great news. I'm pretty sure we're ordering one in the near future.

 

snowbird25ca

Moderator - CPST Instructor

• May 28, 2008

• #14

Awesome, thanks for the definite answer. I figured it was just a matter of time before they clarified, but it was taking awhile....

 

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Cedarmom

New member

• May 28, 2008

• #15

That's fabulous!

Now, did he give you any handy tricks for accessing the harness adjuster when the seat is angled at anything less than 45?

 

Kalinky

Senior Community Member

• May 28, 2008

• #16

I did ask him about the harness adjuster being a bit difficult to reach, but never really got much of an answer, and I hate to keep bugging the dickens out of him as I've been lately. I am using a smaller diameter pool noodle with DD's seat in our Jeep. It still has the upright angle that DD prefers, but it just lifts that harness adjuster up a little so it's easier to access. I also felt like having the pool noodle there gave it a little more stability in the event of rebound(as in may help to prevent the seat from rebounding as much as it would without the pool noodle):shrug-shoulders:. Otherwise, I just planned to put DD in the seat and take her out without adjusting the harness (just keeping it in "tight" position). It was difficult to do it that way when she was smaller, but now that she's a little older, it's easier.

 

Kalinky

Senior Community Member

• May 28, 2008

• #17

New grandma said:

Will owners that have registered seats get an updated manual?

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Not sure....I will ask

Crunchierthanthou said:

Any chance you could get him to agree to a chat session?

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I will ask him about this too.

 

lauralou

New member

• May 29, 2008

• #18

Please let me know too when you find out about the updated manual,Hopefully they will send them like replacing a recall or something:thumbsup:

 

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Wineaux

New member

• May 29, 2008

• #19

And this is why outsourcing to China sucks! Just ask Recaro...

 

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DebinD

New member

• May 30, 2008

• #20

Awesome -great to have it confirmed. I hated going against the manual.