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Anybody else have a hard time with car seat?

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Old 10-05-2007, 05:47 PM
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Anybody else have a hard time with car seat?

Almost seems like the mb-tex is too stiff/slippery for the car seat to bite into when you're kneeling on it to get the latch straps tightened.

Latch anchors are bit close together too.
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Almost seems like the mb-tex is too stiff/slippery for the car seat to bite into when you're kneeling on it to get the latch straps tightened.

Latch anchors are bit close together too.
What are latch straps?
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The MB Tex (I have it in my C350) is a little more slippery than leather, but not by much. You might want to try to position youself differently when you latch up the car seat - maybe you can wedge youself against the back of the front seat while you latch it. I can see that this could be an issue - primarily because the firmness of the seats offer resistance to getting the latches to mesh with the seat.

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Not a problem. I got mine in without any issue. Of course mine is not one for a baby but for a toddler.
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I was able to get our toddler seat in a little bit better finally. Still not perfect. We've got a narrow design seat (radian 80) and the latch anchors are close enough together that they interfere with installation.

It's hard to describe. I ended up having to get a matt to go underneath the seat so that it had something to grip onto.

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