The RACV guys who fitted it said that its not supposed to touch the seat in front at all which was why I was concerend. I might give them call to confirm.
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The RACV guys who fitted it said that its not supposed to touch the seat in front at all which was why I was concerend. I might give them call to confirm.
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I thought it was suppose to touch the front passenger seat for extra support? (I'm assuming he's positioned behind the passenger seat)
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in the instructions for my unity capsule where my 17 months old 75cm 9.5 kilo bub sits, it says the seat can touch as long as it does not adjust the angle of the seat.
Maybe ring the company that makes it and ask them.
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ours touches the seat too...now i'm worried!
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I was told not to have seat back touching baby seat that there needed to be a gap to allow baby seat to absorb shock if you had an accident.
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Yeah I was told that you needed to be able to fit your hand in between the seat and front seat so that if there was an impact there was space for a little movement to absorb the impact. TBH it is a PIA because the passenger seat in our car has to be really forward to allow for it.
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Surely that makes it impossible for a baby to be rearward facing in most small cars? Ours has always touched the back of the passenger seat, which is why I turned both boys around once they could sit up by themselves and were heavy/ long enough.
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That's what the ambulance guy who fitted the capsule for us earlier this year said also. You should be able to fit your hand in between the seat and the car seat... eg, palm against car seat and back of hand against seat. It allows the seat to move slightly forward to help absorb shock like feeb said otherwise it's like hitting a brick wall.
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