Hi, Make sure that when you go to loosen the shoulder straps that the **** strap is pulled toward you, otherwise you cannot make the shoulder straps loosen, this is a safety feature. Hope this helps.
Hi there,
Just wanted to let you all know i have also had vaious problems with this car seat and have recently set up a Facebook action group which if we get enough people to join can loby Maxi cosi to recall this car seat and fix the known safety problems with the seat.
Please feel free to add your own input at Maxi cosi tobi safety group
Thank you,
Wendy
Just did it. It took two of us, but only a couple of minutes and no
tools (except a table knife) once we'd worked out what the problem was. The
reason the strap doesn't thread easily through the slot is that there is a sprung
two-part mechanism that needs to be held open. One person threads the strap through
while the other keeps the mechanism open.
Person 1:
1) Find the slot under the
chair that the strap goes into - turn the seat upside down; it's a thin gap you
can feel with your fingertip when you run your finger along the narrow back of
the metal strip under the front of the seat (not the base).
2) Remove the metal rod
that attaches the grey reclining lever. The rod is about 20 cm long and can be pushed
out without tools. Removing this rod seems to make it easier to open the buckle
mechanism. When replacing the rod later, you just have to line it up carefully with
holes (we used a torch to help us see them)
3)
Make sure the strap passes under the metal rod at the bottom of the seat
back (you can see how here in a small photo here: http://www.englishforum.ch/attachments/sale-wanted/37565d1327058634-sale-maxi-cosi-tobi-car-seat-9mths-3-yrs-zh-maxi_cosi_tobu_small.jpg)
Person 2
4) Push back buckle as
far as it will go (it goes back past vertical easily, then needs another firmer
push,
5)
Hold the buckle in this backwards position.
6)
Insert a table knife (rounded and blunt, not sharp) into the space under
the buckle and push back the sprung, hinged plastic part that the knife touches
at the back.
7)
Person 1 then threads the strap back through the slot, pushing until then
end comes out.
8)
Tie a knot in the end of the strap so you don't accidentally pull it
through again!
9)
Replace the metal rod in the reclining mechanism.
10) Done!
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