The ezy combo has two positions - one is very upright, one is quite reclined. we have set e's up as upright at the moment, as most trips are very short. if we're going on a longer trip, we'll change it over to the reclined position so she can relax more and sleep. we're lucky to have a mechanic who installs car seats daily as one of our friends, so he has shown us how to make sure it sits properly (our car seats aren't on a big recline so we need padding for the reclined postion