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A: Yes - the harness strap covers and crotch buckle pad on the bay latch SI are optional and can be used at any time.
A: This will largely depend on your vehicle make and model, type of car seats in question, the type of vehicle seat belts in use, and the configuration of the seat cushion. While the Bay latch SI is relatively narrow, the only way to know for sure is to install the car seat next to the adjacent car seats or passengers.
When installing three car seats next to each other, please make sure the following conditions are met:
- The positions of the car seat on the vehicle seat are not changed by contact. Each car seat still aligns properly with respect to the seat belt or lower anchors that secure them and do not overlap the adjacent car seat.
- If the vehicle seat is adjustable front-to-back, both portions of the vehicle seat must be adjusted to the same position.
- Only one lower anchor connector is connected to a single lower anchor point.
- There is no contact or force that would bend or deform any of the car seats.
- The lower anchor belt or seat belt used to install each car seat does not rub on each other or crossover in a way that they interfere with each other.
A: Yes – you can install this seat in the center seat of your vehicle. Please check in your vehicle owner’s manual as to whether you have lower anchors and a tether anchor for your center seating position. If there aren’t dedicated lower anchors for your center seat, install the bay latch SI with the seatbelt.
A: You may continue to use your bay latch SI after a minor accident. A minor accident is defined as follows (all must apply):
- The vehicle was able to be driven away from the crash site.
- The vehicle door nearest the child restraint was NOT damaged.
- None of the passengers in the vehicle sustained any injuries in the crash.
- If the vehicle has air bags, the air bags did not deploy during the crash; and
- There is no visible damage to the child restraint.
A: Yes – For children over 40 lb. in harnessed mode, you must use the seatbelt and tether to install the seat, but you can also use the rigid lower anchors. When using Bay latch SI in booster mode, you may use the rigid lower anchors to attach the booster to the You must use one install method or the other, never both at the same time.
A: The bay footrest can not be used on the plane.
A: No – the seating area must be adjusted to the child. It must be in contact with the back of the child’s legs but not pushing their legs forward.
A: No. The cup holders are a structural component of the car seat and must remain in place.
A: No. At this time, we do not sell a travel bag for the bay latch SI.
A: No – the bay latch SI is designed to stay in the vehicle. It does not have a carrying handle.
A: No – bay latch SI only faces forward and is not intended to be used by infants. Children must be at least 30 lb. and 27” to use this car seat.
A: No – bay latch SI is not a rotating car seat.
A: Bay latch SI should always be tethered when used forward facing in harnessed mode provided your vehicle has tether anchors. Consult your vehicle manual if you’re not sure if your vehicle has tether anchors. The tether should not be used when bay latch SI is used in highback or backless booster mode.
A: Make sure you are squeezing the lower anchor release handle underneath the car seat. The manual has detailed instructions on how to do so.
A: There is only one crotch buckle position on the bay latch SI. To adjust where it hits your child, please refer to the Adjusting Seating Area section of your manual. You can adjust the seat pan of the car seat if it is in contact with the back of the child’s legs without pushing the legs forward.