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Our first baby is due this November, and we purchased a Chicco Keyfit 30 carseat to be installed in my 2015 Prius v (the wagon). The car has latch on the outboard seats, and we can get a super-solid install on those seats w/ either the latch or belt. However, we would prefer to install on the middle seat (no latch, belt required) if it is possible to achieve a safe install there. The problem we have run into is that there is an odd cutout in the seat where the center belt buckle can be stowed. We can get the base nice and tight (2-person job) when we recline the seat a bit, position the base against the bite, and put the seat back up after we've tightened the belt as much as we can. In that position, the leveling feet are planted behind the cutout. The catch is that tugging or bumping the front of the base upwards (not the normal test, I know) can cause the leveling foot to slip into the cutout and the base flips completely out of position.
Two questions -
1) We're pretty sure this would be a problem with most infant seat bases, but does anyone know of an infant seat that somehow stays 100% solid in the middle seat despite this cutout?
2) Would it be safe to use a towel or cut a piece of pool noodle to fill the cutout, assuming testing confirmed it stayed firmly in place?
I've read here that Chicco doesn't recommend pool noodles to level seats, but this seems like a special case (not supporting the seat or keeping it level, just preventing it from being able to slip out of position after rebounding).
Worst case scenario, we install the seat on the passenger side where we know it fits well. The car does have side curtain airbags, but we would prefer for her to be positioned away from side impacts if possible.
Thanks!
Two questions -
1) We're pretty sure this would be a problem with most infant seat bases, but does anyone know of an infant seat that somehow stays 100% solid in the middle seat despite this cutout?
2) Would it be safe to use a towel or cut a piece of pool noodle to fill the cutout, assuming testing confirmed it stayed firmly in place?
I've read here that Chicco doesn't recommend pool noodles to level seats, but this seems like a special case (not supporting the seat or keeping it level, just preventing it from being able to slip out of position after rebounding).
Worst case scenario, we install the seat on the passenger side where we know it fits well. The car does have side curtain airbags, but we would prefer for her to be positioned away from side impacts if possible.
Thanks!