Hi,
Anyone is using a child seat in the center position?
The manual doesn't explicitly say anything about the child seat in the center seat when using LATCH.

Any ideas?

Thanks
Gaspar

I have mine in there. I have one strap going to the latch up top and the other strap goes to the d loops in the lower portion of the seat.
Hope that answers it for you.

Be sure to look through the owner's manual. On some vehicles it specifies not to install the seats in some locations.
If you have a top anchor in the center position it should be fine, just be sure to install the seat as recommended by the manufacturer.

Right that is how my car seat book said to do it. It was either use the the lap belt and the upper latch or the strap to the d rings and the upper latch.
I used the strap even though it is a pain in in the a**.

I have mine in the center seat as well. I clip the top clip loosely then attach the LATCH buckles on the LATCH loops in the lower part of the seat and pull them tight. Also, get in the seat by kneeling when you pull the straps in order to get them tight. Once they are tight then tighten the top strap, again while kneeling in the seat.

I have mine in the center seat as well. I clip the top clip loosely then attach the LATCH buckles on the LATCH loops in the lower part of the seat and pull them tight. Also, get in the seat by kneeling when you pull the straps in order to get them tight. Once they are tight then tighten the top strap, again while kneeling in the seat.

Exact same process I do. The lower ones sure are a pain to get to though! In the wifey's Accord the D rings are very accessable. Wish it was the same in my CTS!

i'd rather be safe than sorry - especially when it comes to my kids.

I use both the LATCH and the seatbelt for extra protection.

I begun doing this after my wife met someone who's daughter was thrown from the car due to the latch belt ripping.

So, double up.

Just leave the kid(s) at home & then you also won't have to worry about how they act in public either. :alchi:

I begun doing this after my wife met someone who's daughter was thrown from the car due to the latch belt ripping.


I find that you just can't get the seat bely nearly as tight as the LATCH belt. Any idea what brand of seat the latch belt ripped on?

What about two seats? Can you put them on either side?

What about two seats? Can you put them on either side?

I don't see why not, in that case you would just use the lower latches.

I use both the LATCH and the seatbelt for extra protection.


That's what I did, LATCH + seatbelt. Can't hurt.. except my fingers when I have to move the child seat from the SUV to the CTS cause its so tight there...

Thank you all for your comments
-Gaspar

I use both the LATCH and the seatbelt for extra protection.

I begun doing this after my wife met someone who's daughter was thrown from the car due to the latch belt ripping.

So, double up.


You guys should check out this month's Consumer Reports. Over 80% of the child seats failed the tests they used, which were comparable to the standard collision testing that cars go through. One child seat was EJECTED from the car during a side-impact test.

Most notably, many car seats performed WORSE using LATCH than just the belt, using professional car-seat installers (the type of professional installers that do car-seat installation inspections for you).

They had a lot of insight, but one was to always use the LATCH and seat belt together for a child seat.

If you are using or in the market for a car-seat, I HIGHLY recommend buying this edition of CR.