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  1. 01-30-10 09:06 AM #1
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    Latch system ?

    Does anyone know where to find that chart with weight limits for the latch system in different cars. I had heard that Chevy and Ford was 50 pounds, and Honda 40 pounds. I can't find any of that in my owners manual, and when I called that company, the first guy I spoke to didn't know but guessed "100 pounds or so", then I asked to speak to someone else and he agreed "50 pounds".
    I feel like this is important information and I don't understand why it isn't better advertised, like shouldn't it be printed right on the seat above the latch?
    I'd assume that 50 pounds would include the weight of the child and the weight of the carseat combined?
    Hannah weighs 50 pounds, so I took her carseat off the latch system and just went to the belt, just to be safe, I guess.
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  2. 01-30-10 11:12 AM #2
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    I believe most cars are 48 lbs with Honda being 40 lbs. Your carseat manual should also have a limit, also typically 48 lbs.

    Our Nissan says to follow the car seat recommendations (meaning they don't have a limit themselves) and our Graco Nautilus says 48 lbs unless the car says lower. Our Britax Regent doesn't have a limit and supposedly according to Britax/Nissan we can use it to the limit on the seat but I think I'd still swap over when Logan hits 48 lbs (it's our backup seat since he prefers the Nautilus right now)

    When not knowing limits I would definitely swap to seat belt above 48 lbs just to be safe.
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  3. 02-02-10 09:56 AM #3
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    Just to understand, you can use the belt to put the seat in and still use the harness on the nautilus right? Isaiah is Far from 40 lbs so we have alittle time yet but this news is new to me!
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  4. 02-02-10 06:26 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by MamaToIke View Post
    Just to understand, you can use the belt to put the seat in and still use the harness on the nautilus right? Isaiah is Far from 40 lbs so we have alittle time yet but this news is new to me!
    Yes you use the seat belt OR the LATCH to hold the seat in the car when using the harness. At 48 lbs (or 40 depending on car mfr.) you must use the seat belt instead of LATCH.

    Both of mine are still harnessed AND using LATCH. I have to uninstall their seats and switch sides (don't ask....) so I will reinstall Logan's using the seat belt so I don't have to worry about it in 2.5 lbs. Brianna's will stay with LATCH since she has 7ish lbs to go.
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    Why can't you use them both... the latch And the seat belt? wouldnt that be safer?
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  6. 02-02-10 08:27 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by MamaToIke View Post
    Why can't you use them both... the latch And the seat belt? wouldnt that be safer?
    You would think, huh? However, there has been no safety testing using both concurrently, so it is not a recommended way to use it. Both are equally safe when used correctly.

    Personally, I stopped using the LATCH once they hit 40 pounds b/c neither of our cars specified a limit and I didn't want to push it.
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    huh interesting that they havent been tested together. Thanks for the info to you both! I had no idea I will be watching Isaiah's weight to make sure he doesnt pass 40 lbs and still latched without checking my car manual first.

    ETA: I did some looking up on the using both seatbelts and latch question and your right, your not suppose to use them both although it looks like your suppose to use the Top latch when using a seatbelt, just not the lower ones.... does this sound right?

    I told my hubby what I was looking up and he just said "boy kids are Way safer now days then what they were when we were little. We didnt even use carseats and were crawling over the seats while mom had one hand on the wheel and the other hand trying to get us to one seat or the other!" lol Oh what we wouldnt do these days
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  8. 02-03-10 06:03 AM #8
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    I didn't realize the latch system on the CAR had a weight limit. Hmmm...Seems those things would be very high since they are made of metal - at least mine is - I just assumed it was welded to the base of the car and wasn't going anywhere...okay, off to check the manual to find out the answer. Gesh...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jennah&Jacksmom View Post
    I didn't realize the latch system on the CAR had a weight limit. Hmmm...Seems those things would be very high since they are made of metal - at least mine is - I just assumed it was welded to the base of the car and wasn't going anywhere...okay, off to check the manual to find out the answer. Gesh...
    I know that ours is just attached to the seat frame, not the frame of the van (because we can remove the middle van seat and the LATCH goes with it).

    Yes, Stacey, you are supposed to tether (that back strap that hooks somewhere behind the seat) once they are 40 pounds - that is meant to be used in conjunction with the seatbelt.

    As for how it used to be, so true! My mom talks about actually having a car seat for me once I was about two (I was born in '75), but before that I just sat on the seat. However, the car seats used to just have regular belt buckles instead of the compression ones, and I'd unbuckle myself and climb into the front seat if I got bored. LOL! And don't forget about laying on that space behind the back seat so you could look out the back window. Good times, good times - it's a wonder we survived!
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    Jelly & Jam - my two sweet toppings Jennah&Jacksmom agrees with Aristotle: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Jennah&Jacksmom agrees with Aristotle: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Jennah&Jacksmom agrees with Aristotle: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Jennah&Jacksmom agrees with Aristotle: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Jennah&Jacksmom agrees with Aristotle: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Jennah&Jacksmom agrees with Aristotle: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Jennah&Jacksmom agrees with Aristotle: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Jennah&Jacksmom agrees with Aristotle: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Jennah&Jacksmom agrees with Aristotle: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Jennah&Jacksmom agrees with Aristotle: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Jennah&Jacksmom agrees with Aristotle: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Jennah&Jacksmom's Avatar

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    Oh, I totally rode in the back of the station wagon!! And my mom usually had two kids strapped in the same seat belt when she took her daycare kids out lol...yeah, um, amazing not one single child ever hurt...
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