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Child Seats - Where is your Tether Hook in your SUV/Wagon????
Okay you SUV/Wagon owners - I need your help! Forward-facing car
seats need to be attached to a tether hook in the car (and I think it's law up here in Canada). Most sedans have them in the little shelf behind the rear seats - but where do they put them in SUVs/Wagons where they still work well and don't get in the way? Case #1: In some new SUVs/Wagons, I've seen the tether hooks just behind the rear seats in the rear cargo area. How do they become tight when they are so close to the carseat and down below? Case #2: In other new SUVs/Wagons, the tether hooks are at the very back of the rear cargo area, right by the door (usually in those SUVs/Wagons that have a shorter cargo area where the strap can reach, I suspect). This seems to make more sense, physics-wise (strap is tight and at a more sensible angle) but then, if the seat is in the center position, you have rendered the entire cargo area useless because the strap is in the way!!!! - unless you unhook the seat, load stroller, groceries, camping gear, etc., re-hook the tether strap and then continue to load gear on top of that, if necessary. Can anyone comment on how they have gotten their tether strap to hook into their cargo area without it being in the way, while still being safe? Can the dealer install a tether hook anywhere in the cargo area? Can you use a tie-down hook to attach your carseat? This is very confusing and I can't seem to find any information about it, and I am not sure if this should affect my decision as to what car to buy....HELP! Thanks in advance! Paula |
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Child Seats - Where is your Tether Hook in your SUV/Wagon????
Paula wrote:
Okay you SUV/Wagon owners - I need your help! Forward-facing car seats need to be attached to a tether hook in the car (and I think it's law up here in Canada). Most sedans have them in the little shelf behind the rear seats - but where do they put them in SUVs/Wagons where they still work well and don't get in the way? We have a wagon, and the tether bolt is in the ceiling. It is more normal to go in the floor, but our wagon has a sort of false floor (over the spare wheel). We find it very useful in the ceiling, as it doesn't impact at all on what we can transport in the boot. Cathy |
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Child Seats - Where is your Tether Hook in your SUV/Wagon????
Paula wrote:
Can anyone comment on how they have gotten their tether strap to hook into their cargo area without it being in the way, while still being safe? Can the dealer install a tether hook anywhere in the cargo area? Can you use a tie-down hook to attach your carseat? This is very confusing and I can't seem to find any information about it, and We drive a Subaru Legacy Outback wagon '96 edition, and have attached the tether strap to a little thingy in the back seat. I don't even know what it's called in Dutch, let alone English, so I'll try to describe it. The back of the seat has a wide and low U shaped opening that contains a plastic bar, like a bridge. It is obviously used for strapping things to, and the tether hook of DS's carseat can only just hook onto it, as the bar is pretty thick. But it works fine. -- -- I mommy to DS (16m) guardian of DH (32) TTC #2 War doesn't decide who's right, only who's left |
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Child Seats - Where is your Tether Hook in your SUV/Wagon????
"Paula" wrote in message om... snip This is very confusing and I can't seem to find any information about it, and I am not sure if this should affect my decision as to what car to buy....HELP! Here are a bunch of links that should help. If you are buying a new vehicle, the owners manual should have all the nessesary information, or call the car manufactured directly, or have the dealership inquire. " Top tether anchors, depending on whether you have a sedan, SUV, or minivan, may be located on the rear filler panel, on the back of or slightly under the rear vehicle seat or on the roof of the vehicle. If you're unsure if your vehicle has LATCH, check your vehicle owner's manual. " "Most model year 2000 vehicles have tether anchors installed at the factory. Virtually all model year 2001 and later vehicles have tether anchors as well. Some vehicles like Ford WindstarT have had standard tether anchors for many years. Vehicle owner's manuals often detail the locations of these anchors. They can be on the bottom of a seat, in the floor, on the rear deck of a sedan/coupe, in the cargo area roof of a wagon or SUV, and may even route through a fabric loop in some pickup trucks. In some cases, the carseat's owner's manual may also specify other anchor points that can be used for a tether. In a few cases, the manual may also specify the orientation that the hook must use when attached to the anchor." http://www.car-safety.org/latch.html www.carseat.org http://www.car-seat.org/ http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/inju...her/index.html http://www.aap.org/family/carseatguide.htm http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/tp/tp13511/en/menu.htm http://www.drgreene.com/21_487.html http://www.carseatsite.com/ http://www.carseatdata.org/ |
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