Date:         Thu, 4 Apr 2002 11:12:04 -0500
Reply-To:     Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM>
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From:         Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Toddler seat
Comments: To: Chris Stann <ChrisS@INFORMS.COM>
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He's facing backwards, no?  Kind of defeats the purpose of the seat?




Chris Stann <ChrisS@INFORMS.COM>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 04/04/2002 11:03:12
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>But how do you secure the seat with the lap belt? Its impossible... at
least in my '87
>Wolfsburg. There is no way to get the seat to be firmly secured against
the
seat back.
>Without that, the toddler seat is useless as a safety
>device.

I thought I'd share my toddler set-up:

My Westy has the 'weekender interior'.  This gives me an extra seat behind
the driver's seat.  This seat comes with a manual lap belt which enables me
to firmly cinch down the toddler seat for my 4-year-old son.  I then use
the
5-point harness that came with the seat to strap him in.  I found this to
be
the only acceptable way, in my view, to secure him.  The three-point
automatic belts are too slack to provide any meaningful restraint.

Chris,

'85 Westy.