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Car Seat question

kimberleigh30kimberleigh30 member
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Where does the base for the car seat go?  DH installed ours over the weekend and he put it behind the passenger side.  I told him I thought it went in the middle of the car, but we looked at the manual and it doesn't say where to install it at.

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  • mlf625mlf625

    If your manual doesn't specify, it can go in any of the 3 seats. ?We installed ours on the passenger side because we had LATCH hookups there and not in the center. ?When we had it inspected by the police they said using a side seat with LATCH is every bit as safe as using the center seat is.

    I liked having him on the side, anyway- much easier to lift in and out from that position.?

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  • Bianca42Bianca42
    Depends on the car.  If your car will accept it in the center position, that is technically the safest.  I drive a Jeep Liberty and it can't be installed in the center.  (Plus, with an older child in a booster seat, I couldn't even if it accepted it.)
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  • madhatter2003madhatter2003
    It depends on your car. Some fit better in the middle, some fit better (and only have latch) on the sides.
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  • cinderellabellacinderellabella member
    In general, the safest place is in the middle, but like pp's said, check your car manual to make sure.
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  • BhobbsdzBhobbsdz member
    dd's carseat is behind the passenger seat.  Ds's carseat will be behind me.  Be mindful if you have side curtain airbags in your car.  
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  • amoureuxamoureux

    As others have said, it depends on your car.   It does not automatically go in the middle.

    Not all cars have the latch system in the middle.  And it is not safe to use the side latches to install a middle seat.   You can of course use the seatbelt if the middle seat does not have latch.

    Our car is not condusive to the seat being in the middle. We have a Versa and the middle seat is rounded and narrower than the car seat base.   In our car, the seat is safer on the side.

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  • darlawoodsdarlawoods member
    We are installing our carseat in the middle, for the reason of safety in case of side impact.
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