How do you keep a toddler from opening seat belt latches? Any ideas beside stapling him to the seat?
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It's been at least a year since you posted this question, so I hope you've solved the problem by now. My parents had the same fight with me and my brother when we were young and solved it by slamming on the breaks when they saw our seat belts were off (obviously, they made sure the road conditions were safe for this!). I tumbled to the front of our van and my brother hit a cabinet. Then we got yelled at and (probably) spanked. We were unharmed, but very terrified by the experience and NEVER took our seatbelt off again. It's not a solution I can recommend, but it worked on me.
1756474
Latch not required. We use seat belts a lot as it gets moved around between vehicles.
1500605
Put a safety pin/paper clip through the zipper hole. This becomes a handle to pull the zipper. It's design this way so babies can't undo the zippers and play w. the padding material.
610035
One of the nicer models has a latch system. The one we purchased did not. It really doesn't impact our use at all. Britax says the latch system in the nicer one is only there to prevent the seat, if empty, from flying around during an accident. If the kid is in it and buckled, it won't move. Plus the buckle threads through the seat even when it is empty, which might prevent it moving anyway. We've loved it and highly recommend it.
829191
what about sewing a button on the seatbelt - we've had the plastic bumps on seatbelts in the past that broke off.. to keep the seatbelt 'latch' from sliding down.. I sewed a button (using heavy duty upholstery needle and buttons both front and back..
684766
Tie them very tight. Never had a problem with my 10.5 month old. He hasn't even tried!
1221768
Were you using the top tether or just a lap/shoulder belt? If the vest was top-tethered I can't picture a kid leaning far down enough to be putting his/her chin to her knees. Some folks who might be better able to help you with this question are the certified child-passenger safety techs at the internet forum http://www.car-seat.org - they're very helpful and knowledgeable. Hope that helps!
318902
You need to use a seatbelt and not the latch system after the child reaches a certain weight and can use the seatbelt before they reach the "required" weight (we never used the latch system). You do still need to use the anchor on the back of the car's seat to secure the top/back of the Pinnacle.
1970644
Well I'm sure a 3 yr old could possibly buckle themselves in, but I highly recommend an adult doing it for the safety of the child to make sure they are properly secured. Personally I would never let my 3 1/2 yr old grandson do this for himself, 3yr olds cannot possibly understand the importance of this. Wow I can't even believe someone asked this question, I'm a little concerned for the 3 yr old being allowed to do his own seat buckle.
9864
Where the singl strap comes out on the lower front of the seat. There is a tab in the hole you push down on while pulling on the straps at the top, or over the child's chest. Make sure when you release the tab the straps secure in place. Good Luck
1141670
I have th same issue. This is my only issue tho. I think as long as it doesn't slide around while my babies sit on it then I can live with resetting it. Shy of using duct tape, not sure anything can be done. I think the company should create a tighter or permanent fit.... and recall the loose ones to be exchanged for a better fit at no cost. Because the toddler seat is recessed in the Ltd there is really no reason for it to be removable.
394289
I don't know much about these locks but I would maybe suggest like hotel locks for the top of your doors. That way if your toddler does open the door they can't get out because of the latch.
2011446
It is MUCH simpler to latch and unlatch than a normal harness car seat. Also, it is not absolutely necessary to use the latch system (I believe I read this in the instructions), because the latch system is just there to keep the booster in place when a child is not sitting in it with the seat belt on.
113393
Right, I've had that problem too. I think it has something to do with the smaller straps that hold those gray chest pads (forget what Britax calls them - HUGS pads?). I just pull the strap release (accessed through a slit in the seat cover near where the lower strap comes out between the child's legs), grasp the black clip that holds the 2 shoulder straps together across the child's chest, and pull that clip upwards until it moves no further. That's usually enough slack in our case to get our kid out easily. It does seem to run up against those little HUGS pad straps though.
1593725
You can either use seat belt to secure or use the attached clips which snap into place on the child's seat hooks which are in most cars.
1397145
Yes, the seatbelt will still lock. The restraints on the side that click into the car seat anchors restrict the movement also though. My dog does manage to lie down anyway, but I do feel like he is much more protected than before.
2006960
Not at all. I have an 8 month old. I agree that you need to keep the buckle clasped for ease of loosening it, but other than that it is easy. It's also easy to adjust the harness strap height as they grow--you don't have to rethread it ever, just slide the whole part up. We love this car seat.