Removing Front Passenger Seat for baby seat
 

Quick question, are there any safety concerns regarding removing my front passenger seat so I can more easily fit a baby seat in my rear seats?

My understanding is that babies need to be in the rear seat because of the front airbag. Does the baby seat need the front passenger seat for any particular reason?

I definitely wouldn't recommend putting the rear facing seat in the back of an 86, for the sake of your infant.


I'd think front facing seat would be fine, but rear facing takes up a TON of room.


For Example, I have a 2017 E Class and I CANNOT drive my car at all if the infant seat is behind mine.

You would have to change the airbag circuit to be able to delete the seat but I don't believe there is any law requiring two front seats.
Personally I would prefer to have as much protection I could between the front of the car and my baby and the seat certainly does add another level of protection from things flying in from the front in the event of a crash.

I don't quite understand your response, because rear facing is safer for an infant and he is talking about removing the passenger seat to have the baby seat installed with ease. I would think this would be the best course of action if this was the only vehicle available(besides keeping the seat, which would be better). In the event of an accident, the front facing seat would likely kill the infant if the force from shock was enough. Front facing baby seats is not for infants.

Rear facing seats for certain sizes and ages are REQUIRED by law in almost every county. They can be the difference between life and death in a crash. Babies heads are heavy and in a frontal impact they are thrown forward with incredible force in a front facing seat. This can cause incredible spinal and neck injuries. Don't risk your child's life for convenience.

I probably confused myself typing up the response.


Wanted to say that the rear facing takes up a lot of space compared to a front facing seat. Also they're designed have something stopping forward motion on top of the anchors.


at least that's what my car seat brochure said LOL.

that's what I was getting at. Didn't know when OP said car seat if it was rear facing or front facing, thus no idea age of child.

They said "baby" so we can assume it is an infant.
Mind you my "baby" is 32 years old and can sit facing forward now.

wow! do you have to make airplane noises when you're feeding it?!?!

He prefers Choo Choos.

I know this will not be the popular answer but the ultimate solution (if only one vehicle can be had) is to get a more appropriate car for hauling babies around. It doesn't really get easier as they get bigger or there become more of them. Sometimes you have to cast aside your own toys for a few years (or decades).


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Um, excuse you. Would never buy a Dodge, and very rarely a domestic vehicle.

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Well with any luck you will not bred and it will not be an issue!


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