Child Seat Anchors
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Child Seat Anchors
Hi all. I have been thinking about looking for a C43, and I am wondering whether they have the built-in anchors for child seats. From my internet digging, it appears cars were not required to have them until the 2003 model-year, but perhaps MB put them in the C43 early? I doubt I could sell my wife on a car without them. Thanks in advance.
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I know this doesn't answer your question, but the anchors are not inherently any safer than a properly installed seat with no anchors. The adavantage is in getting a proper installation easier than with the seatbelts. The newer child seats (especially Maxi Cosi) feature almost fool proof conventional installation.
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I know this doesn't answer your question, but the anchors are not inherently any safer than a properly installed seat with no anchors. The adavantage is in getting a proper installation easier than with the seatbelts. The newer child seats (especially Maxi Cosi) feature almost fool proof conventional installation.
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My suggestion is to post your question (whether C43's have built-in anchors for child safety seats) to the W202 AMG forum so that you can get a faster feedback from AMG owners themselves.
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Thanks for the response. Do you know if your C230 has them? I can't imagine MB would spec them for the C43 and not for the whole range of Cs.
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My 2000 C230 has only 1 child seat anchor and is located at the center. I am not sure if the older models of C-Class has them too.
