For baby car seats, you will need an additional car seat base to use ISOFIX. Most first-time parents install our baby car seats correctly thanks to the easy-to-use ISOFIX base. For toddler car seats, you can either choose for a car seat that is installed with your car’s seat belt or with ISOFIX.
Isofix seats will not fit in every car with Isofix points. As with any child car seat, follow the manufacturer’s instructions carefully. Isofix cars have Isofix slots hidden behind the rear seats, in the joint between the back of the seat and the seat cushion.
What is ISOFIX on a car seat?
What is an ISOFIX base? ISOFIX is the international standard for child car seat fittings in cars. It is a metal attachment that is built into your vehicle’s seating by the car manufacturer. This attachment matches corresponding ISOFIX ‘fingers’ found on children’s car seats designated ‘ISOFIX seats’.
Do ISOFIX car seats need base? – Related Questions
Is ISOFIX safer than a seatbelt?
Independent tests show that ISOFIX mounted seats are extremely safe. Rather than relying on a belt, the car seat is fixed directly to the child seat base. That means there’s less movement in the seat in the event of an accident, particularly a side on impact. The real advantage to ISOFIX is that it’s so simple to fit.
Do ISOFIX bases fit all seats?
This depends on which car seat you have. The majority of infant carriers tend to fit in with a seat belt as well as ISOFIX, whereas some car seats aren’t ISOFIX compatible at all. In short, if your car seat has the option to fit in with a seat belt then no, you don’t need an ISOFIX base.
Is ISOFIX a legal requirement?
Is Isofix a legal requirement? Child seat manufacturers are not currently required to include Isofix mounts with their seats, and so you can buy several that are fitted with seatbelts. Both types of seats must pass official safety tests.
What is the difference between ISOFIX and latch?
LATCH seats are secured using integrated tethers on the base of the seat. It wasn’t until the 1990s when the ISOFIX safety feature was launched. Unlike in LATCH, ISOFIX seats have metal anchor arms that clip on the ISOFIX anchorages. Seatbelts have their own standard size, and little kids might be too short for them.
Do all cars come with ISOFIX?
With the exception of two-seater cars, ISOFIX will be mandatory in all new models launched from November 2012, and in all vehicles manufactured after November 2014. Some ISOFIX car seats feature indicators that confirm when the seat is correctly fitted.
You can check with the child seat manufacturer – many have a list on their website that shows which Isofix-fitted cars work with which Isofix-fitted seats. You can also check along the join in your back seat, you should find a tag with the Isofix logo on it – and feel the two attachment points.
How can I fix my car seat without ISOFIX?
Are there different types of ISOFIX?
The three distinct types of ISOfix bases are the Universal, Semi-Universal and Vehicle-Specific.
How do I check my ISOFIX points?
Do Halfords fit ISOFIX points?
ISOFIX car seats at Halfords
If you do choose the delivery option, all you have to do is get in touch with your local Halfords to arrange your free fitting demonstration!
Do all baby car seats need a base?
Typically, you don’t need the base to properly use your car seat — it’s just a convenience. To install without the base, just thread the seat belt through the grooves on the side of the seat and tighten in the same manner as above. It should look something like this (for American car seats).
Should ISOFIX base lift up?
You don’t need to lift the base up when it’s installed and it would not be subjected to this direction of force in a crash, so it’s no problem and very normal (all isofix seat bases have this movement.)
Are isofix seats meant to move?
It’s because the isofix bars are say an inch wide and your base fixings are half an inch wide so there will be some movement. It’s so any isofix seats will fit on the bars. Don’t worry.
RiveMove allows you to move the isofix anchors to take advantage of the space that was left between the seats and the door, freeing that space from the central rear seat.
Are isofix seats easy to remove?
Isofix car seats are often used with bases that clip into the Isofix points in the car so that the seat itself can easily be moved in and out of the vehicle. These are removed in much the same way as car seats which clip directly into the Isofix points.