My daughter puked all over her car seat and I need to wash the cover. The instructions say I have to remove the base and the harness to get the cover off....I can't for the life of me get the base off! The instructions are unclear, and it doesn't make sense that the bar that reclines the seat can just slide out like the instructions say. Please help!

You should be able to download the instruction for this model from this site
Instruction Manuals

You will have to remove the buckle loop holding the harness at the back of the seat and release the straps. Once you insert these through the seat cover and back into the slot on the seat back you can lock the harness by re-inserting he buckle loops.

Hi Emily - You should never remove the harness from the carseat due to the safety implications of the harness being incorrectly refitted. To wash the harness straps please remove the fabric only and wash the harness in situ using a warm water solution with lemon juice and bicarbonate of soda to clean it up .

I had the same problem. The elastic loops loop forward, under the car seat handle, and attach to the plastic clips. You can get an idea of how it should go from page 13 of Graco's instruction manual (http://www.gracobaby.com/Instruction%20Manuals/ISPC090BB.pdf).

This may not be the instruction manual for your exact model--you can find your model number on a sticker under the base. However, the instruction manual for my model didn't include information about putting the seat cover back on after removing it to wash--the instruction manual I linked to above does.

have you tried washing the actual seat (not cover) and base if not take the cover off and use bleach (on plastic parts not cover) and get in the groves/ Hallows on the seat & base

My daughter has a car seat just like this one, and I wash it about once a month so I hope I can explain this detailed. First, at the base there is a metal rod that will need removed. When you take this rod out the base and seat will seperate. Set base aside and turn seat upside down. Take your strap and put an end into each slot. Turn seat over and pull your straps even. Put the two black pieces for your latch on (one on each side) then put you chest pieces on and run straps thru slots on back of seat. Turn seat around and make sure the straps go OVER the silver bar in back (this allows you to adjust shoulder height) Secure to the metal piece that runs to front for tightening adjustment. Sey seat back on base and replace rod. Hope this was helpful.

Try Britax.co.uk, they have all the user guides and instructions available for free download. i had the same problem as i washed the seat covers and then couldn't remember how to put the harness back. Hope that Helps.

Have you removed the harness?

Once the harness is removed, you pull the top of the back seat down and back at the same time, and the back should be removed.

Can you post the model number from the bottom of the seat if those instructions don't hurt?

You should definitely check your owners manual. Different seats require different things to be removed (like the harness). If you can't find yours, you should be able to find one online by searching Google.

I was able to find an online instruction manual for this stroller. From that manual, I was able to find the following instructions for removing the seat for cleaning.

"10 REMOVING AND REFITTING THE SEAT COVER
Remove hood from stroller if fitted.
A Twist shoulder strap end buckles and feed through holes.
B Feed waist and crotch straps through holes.
C Unclip seat cover retaining straps.
D Unfasten seat fabric from handle tubes and seat base.
E Slide fabric from seat back and base.
F When refitting seat fabric, insert seat back support tubes
into fabric slits.
G When refitting seat fabric to seat base, loop fabric flap over legrest
strap and pass crotch strap buckle through both holes in seat fabric
and then hole in seat base.
H When refitting shoulder straps, twist buckles and feed through holes."

theres a steel rod holding the seat to the base. you have to remove it by pushing from the left and pressing the plastic tab on the right. Once the rod is removed the seat comes off the base. To take the cover off press the plastic inserts through which the belt passes from the other sides using a plier. Two of them are at the back and two at the bottom. Once this is done remove the elastic strings holding the cover to the seat and remove the belts.