Rear-facing angle?

Unregistered · Aug 15, 2008

I know that once your child gets older, they no longer need to be at 45 degrees. My friend, who has a MA, has her 19 month old at a 45 degree angle still. I mentioned that she could put her more upright, but she says that the manual says that you have to have them at 45 degrees. I don't want to argue with her, but I'm positive she's wrong. Am I correct?

Mommy2Marcus · Aug 15, 2008

Yes you're correct! I am not sure, but I do know that somewhere in the manual it states that it can be as upright as 30 degrees. Her 19 month old would probably like being more upright! Maybe someone else will chime in with where it is!

snowbird25ca · Aug 15, 2008

It depends on what the DOM is on her seat. The manual was revised in April 2008 and the new manual clearly states that less than 45* is allowed for older children. The older manuals did make it sound like the 45* was required, however, this is false.

Maybe refer her to the current manual?

(Although the new manual so many times states the 32" limit, that if she isn't already aware of the 1" from top of shell allowance and the whole issue, it may be better to not direct her to the new manual as it'll open a whole other can of worms... Dumb Britax and their overly conservative interpretation of TC regulations.

I'm still mad they didn't take the opportunity to bring the BLVD in without a fixed height limit and didn't rate it higher than 30lbs rf'ing...)

As long as the seat isn't over-reclined, there is no harm in her keeping it at 45*. It's just not necessary & increases the risk of over-rotation in a serious collision.