FINALLY! Hard to find videos like this. Seat belts on new and recent cars don't have the seat belt locks after you pull it out.

This was so helpful! I wasn't getting a tight fit with my new carseat. The instruction manual described the different retractors latch plates and I realized I needed a locking clip (not included with the seat 👎). I couldn't for the life of me figure out how it would help, but now I get it. Thank you!

Probably the best explanation video I've ever seen, no fluff just clear instructions.

I'm so glad to have found a video explaining this! We have our seat in the middle and the LATCH system is only on the side seats. We had a police officer help us initially but now I have to drive a rental while my car gets fixed so I have to install the seat on my own and this video has eased my anxiety about properly installing with the locking clip. Thanks!

@thecarseatlady1

6 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you found the video helpful. However, I would recommend avoiding a locking clip installation whenever possible. In your rental I would install the car seat on one of the side seats using the lower anchors instead of the seat belt - as you are MUCH more likely to get it installed securely that way.

Very thorough! Anyone should be able to manage this task with your how-to!

Thank you for this video lady. Bought light to some of my questions.

I come back to this video everytime I have to reinstall my daughters car seat! Thank you!!

Thank you so much! This is the best video I’ve found on how to install a car seat!

I have had so many issues with the seat raising on the shoulder strap side, I was about to just attach the middle seat to the latch system to have it share with the car seats on each side and use the seat belt as a back-up ( I know this is against the rules but I couldn't get the car seat to install tightly). I have read the manual thoroughly and I thought this was only used for seats that didn't have the self locking feature. Thank you for this detailed explanation.

Thank you very much for the great install videos. When I was growing up we hardly used car seats. Times have changed, two of our three vehicles are equipped with LATCH anchors. Our 2001 VW van is not. This video about lock clips is a great deal of help in getting our 4yo seat and our 15mo seats safely secured in the rear of the van. Thank you!

This was super helpful. Thanks!!

I have the baby trend nexton in my 08 Hyundai Elantra and for some reason no matter what I do I can Never get the base secure. If I lock the seatbelt and tighten the base as tight as it should be, the belt comes unlocked so hopefully the clip will work

Excellent , thanks alot.

Thank you so much!!! I could not find out why my car seats for my Twins would lean in. This solved the issue. Thank you!

Thanks for the video... 👍👍

We have this same situation with a seatbelt coming from the ceiling in the center. I could never get a satisfactory installation on any car seat we have. Does the Graco Milestone in FF mode have a lock-off? Or should I use a locking clip?

@thecarseatlady1

5 жыл бұрын

The Milestone does not have lock-offs in either the rear or forward facing installation. We would strongly recommend considering installing with the lower anchors on the side seats (if your child is under 40 pounds) as a locking clip installation is very challenging and carries a high potential for misuse. We would recommend meeting with a trained child car safety technician if attempting a locking clip installation.

@Checkinginwithchelsea

5 жыл бұрын

Hmm. Ok thanks for the reply! I'm trying to get 3 seats across in my 2005 Pilot and thought this was a good option. I'll find a tech.

Will be traveling to UK with Nuna Pipa. Would it be safe or possible to install this carseat with seat belt alone through european belt path even if the seat belts do not lock (one of your articles seems to suggest this)? If not, would you recommend bringing the Nuna Pipa base and using the rigid LATCH (into ISOFIX anchors) or seat belt lock off RATHER THAN the locking clip and an american belt path seat belt alone installation? We will be using many different vehicles (ubers, family cars, national express bus) so it will be hard to carry the heavy Nuna base but want to have the safest install for our baby. Thanks for the help!

@thecarseatlady1

6 жыл бұрын

The Nuna Pipa carrier sold in Europe is identical to the one sold in the US except for there being a chest clip on the US version's harness. The instruction manual for the Pipa sold in Europe (as well as every other infant seat sold in Europe) shows to use the European belt path - it does not show to use a locking clip or an American belt path.

@chamiltonification

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your reply. But, this is the point of confusion - in the US when installing with a european belt path you still activate the automatic locking feature of the seat belt and tighten until the carseat cannot move more than 1 inch. If in the UK, the seatbelts do not lock, is it safe to install the seat with the european belt path with presumably an install in which the carseat will be able to move >1 inch until the locking of the seatbelts take over during a crash? It appears in the manuals for english carseats that they are installed with the european belt path (and no other lock off feature) but I'm confused as to whether this is indeed a safe installation for my child. Thank you for your help!

Thanks very much But i think its more easy and safe to buy car seats with locking clip built in

Ok so that answers one of my questions. How would you secure a base for an infant carrier without a LATCH system?? I have been floored looking at a 2016 model mind you Ford F-250 super duty truck. I cannot believe they do not have the LATCH system! From my understanding 2016 back they didn’t have the latch system in the ford super duty trucks. In 2017 and current models they do and of coarse I can’t quite swing the current body style. So aggravating. My work truck is also my personal truck and I have the car seat on one side and the infant carrier on be other. If I can’t secure the infant carrier base then I guess I’ll have to stick with Ram or find a Chevy. Thanks for the video at least I know I can secure my oldest and feel ok about it in an F-250 truck

@thecarseatlady1

4 жыл бұрын

You may want to install the carrier without the base in this truck - see here for more on this - thecarseatlady.com/carrier-belt-path-european-vs-american/ If your oldest is forward-facing, make sure you are using the tether strap (read the F-250 owner's manual carefully to make sure you route the tether strap properly - it is not a usual path).

Hello! I'm curious if you can use this method on an infant seat base? Our infant seat came with a locking clip and the manual doesn't specify if it can only be used for the seat itself or also to install a base? One of our vehicles doesn't have LATCH or ratcheting seatbelts(it's a 2000) it has a center lap belt, but we have 2 children now and the big kid seat didn't come with a clip.

I wish I watched this video 2 years ago, so my daughter didn't have to sit in an awkward angle. Thank you

The locking clip is only ever used, if at all mentioned in the car seat manual, right? So in European seats you‘d not expect a locking clip installation at all right? Sadly the Scenera Next is not allowed in Europe😞

@thecarseatlady1

6 жыл бұрын

You can use a locking clip on a car seat that mentions its use in its manual. A US family can travel to Europe for a few days and use a US car seat abroad, but if you move to Europe you must purchase a seat that complies with European regulations (which the Scenera NEXT does not). We would STRONGLY advise traveling with a seat where you will not need to use a locking clip - either by finding a seat that has built in seat belt locking devices (often called lock-offs) or if you are traveling to Europe or other areas where you will have the LATCH system in the vehicle, installing the car seat with the lower anchors instead of the seat belt.

How do you use this in car seat belts which do not have a lock mode? Traveling to asia and the MIL's car seat belts do not lock in place. Thanks

I have a question.,i have a scoda kamiq (2024) ,this car is not manufactured in USA,so there is no locking mode ,do you recommend any other solution to install an infant's car seat with out isofix,by using only the seat belt?

Great help, thank you! God bless. Solus Christus

Please help my baby's rear facing convertible carseat is all hooked in "correctly" but pushing down on the top it leans back (towards the front seats) idk what to do!! Or why it won't secure. I've tightened and tightened and can't seem to keep it from tipping back if applied pressure..

@AlisaBaer

5 жыл бұрын

Please find a trained car seat technician in your area for one on one help with the installation in your car. www.nhtsa.gov/equipment/car-seats-and-booster-seats#installation-help-inspection

If my car doesn’t have the locking feature and the seat doesn’t have a locking device would this be used for safety?

@thecarseatlady1

6 жыл бұрын

If your vehicle doesn't have a seat belt locking feature AND your car seat doesn't have a seat belt locking device, then you need to use a locking clip in order for the seat belt to hold the car seat tight during normal driving and in the beginning stages of the crash until the seat belt's own locking mechanism takes over. All seat belts will lock in a crash - but car seats need the seat belt in a locked mode before the crash.

@Bludmistres0402

6 жыл бұрын

The Car Seat Lady thanks would this work for European cars as well?

I NEED HELP. I bought a 1993 Toyota Camry and I'm trying to install my son's carseat. Not only do the seatbelts not lock, so I'll have to order a locking clip, but it also doesn't have a top tether clip whatsoever, nor can I find the part anywhere. PLEASE RESPOND AND SEND ME A SECRET LINK TO THIS FREAKING PART.

@labellavita992

5 жыл бұрын

You have to get a tether anchor installed, older cars do not have them

Ive been doing it wrong for 5 years. This is a pain in the ass. I'm never taking my husband's buick ever again. Only care with belt locks of some sort. The only way I could get it tight enough was with the male part of the seat belt buckle literally still in the seat. It's so hard to plug it into the (horribly fucking long) female end like that.

I despise that this is a two-man job. Not everyone has a second person to help. I get soooo frustrated and start to rage because I’m always doing this alone and it’s so hard. I know it’s not your fault, I just need to vent about it. 😢

@Internetuser83

9 ай бұрын

🫂 We've been there too. You're not alone!

Using the belt clip is the toughest part of raising a child.