Those with SUV's that use LATCH system... where do you position

your rear-facing child seat? Middle or Side? Which is safest? Do you use both the LATCH and tether? TIA!!

Re: Those with SUV's that use LATCH system... where do you position

Middle.

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Re: Those with SUV's that use LATCH system... where do you position

I don't think you're supposed to use the tether when it's rear facing. At least my carseat says that.

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I had mine on the side with the tether to the floor around the base of the front seat. This was with a Britax Marathon.

Re: Those with SUV's that use LATCH system... where do you position

I used the side, only because I couldn't use latch in the middle. Rear facing, I also used the tether. It anchors to the floor under the front seat in some cars.

You should not use the latch and seat belt though. One or the other. The rear tether is fine to use with either.

Re: Those with SUV's that use LATCH system... where do you position

I think that the Britax seats are the only ones who use the tether rear facing.

My car only has the latch on the sides, so DD is on the passenger side. This is where the guy put it when we had it installed.

Re: Those with SUV's that use LATCH system... where do you position

behind the passenger

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Middle for DS, side when we had DS and DD. We used the tether, but READ THE MANUAL!!!!! Most carseats cannot use the top tether rear-facing, and will cause serious harm if they are used. I think all the Britax ones are OK (at least the Boulevard is, since I read the manual, and was one of the reasons I bought it).

Middle is safest, since it has the most buffer in case of a side-impact collision. Passenger side is next safest, since you will be loading/unloading DC away from traffic, and not in the middle of traffic if you park on the side of the street.

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Depends on the car - our car says to install it behind the passenger seat - we wanted to middle but both the manual and the instillation guy said for our SUV that the middle wasn't the safest b/c the seat should go behind the passenger. So check the car manual as well as ask the person who you get to check/install the seat.

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Ours is behind the passenger seat.

Re: Those with SUV's that use LATCH system... where do you position

Middle is safest, however with 2 car seats one on each side is safe as well. That is where each is.

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I have 2 car seats so they are each on a side. I only use the latch - not the teether.

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Re: Those with SUV's that use LATCH system... where do you position

middle, that what the manual for our car recc and the state trooper who installed it