Question 2005 Toyota Sienna carseat arrangement

[hanners]

Hi there,
We have a 7 passenger 2005 Toyota Sienna. My almost 8 year old rides in an F85 in booster mode, 4.5 year old rides FF in a Britax Advocate and 3 mth old rides in. Keyfit 30. What would be the best and safest seat arrangement?
Thanks!!!
Hannah

 

[nannykates]

As long as your 4.5 yo is in a seat with a top tether I would go with whatever works best for you.

 

[kidrepair]

We have an 04 Sienna,we have the middle row captains chairs pushed together and have the rf 2nd row passenger side,harnessed ff(she's boostered now)3rd row passenger using top tether and boostered child 3rd row driver. We have a teen riding behind driver so you could put the oldest in a booster there. Having both hatnessed kids on the same side with middle seats pushed together makes it easy to get them strapped in.

 

[hanners]

My idea was to have the 2nd row captains chairs slid together and have the baby driver side. It would be nice to have the middle seat empty for me to sit beside him if I need to. But then the F85 has to be tethered which screws everything up.

 

[kidrepair]

3rd row passenger side works great with a harnessed seat with the middle row pushed together,you have room to reach in to help buckle and it has a tether anchor.

 

[hanners]

Should I be super concerned about getting the 2 forward facers in the center? Was just reading an article about how that is so much safer.