Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 11

Hey all,
We just picked up the Ody tonite !!! Very happy so far. I installed a Latch Britax Roundabout seat for my littlest, 6 mos. 27" 17lbs 10 oz. I put the seat in using the LATCH and the tether pulled underneath the seat to the anchor point. Rear facing, of course.
I am wondering if:
A. Is my tether location OK ?
B. The seat is slightly reclined to facilitate the install,, is this OK ?
It seems to be in there nicely but I am not crazy about the seat being laid back. Any suggestions based upon past experiences would be appreciated !!

Thanks, Tom

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Registered: Apr 2002
Location: Tulsa, OK
Posts: 1364

I've reclined the seatbacks as needed to allow the infant and/or toddler car seat to sit in the seat such that as much of the base and back of the booster seat are in contact with the regular seat.

Also, I've had to put the headrests in backwards on the two captains chairs since the booster seat is higher than the seatback.

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Registered: Feb 2001
Location: Chicago Area
Posts: 1560

In general, for a rear-facing seat, the recline of the vehicle seat is not too critical as long as the carseat installs well.

As for the recline of the carseat, upright is always safer in a crash once a baby is old enough to have good neck strength for head support.

My photo at the bottom of this page may help:

http://www.car-safety.org/odyssey.html

And this one:

http://www.pbase.com/image/19217820

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