Looking for a RF carseat for the middle rear seat in my 08 A4

[carz]

I have a brand new 2008 A4. I recently went to a certified police installer to put my Graco (SafeSeat I believe) and they said that they couldn't do it because it would require pushing the front seats too far forward which was unsafe for the passengers up front, due to proximity to the airbag.

This is largely I believe because the shell of the SafeSeat is very long and pushes up against the backs of the front seats.

Does anyone know of another product that would not have this problem but be just as safe? How about the SnugRide from Graco? Or the Britax Companion?

I don't want to put it on the side as it is now for much longer, I just don't feel like it's as safe.

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	Graco Safe Seat Step 1 - Click for more info The Graco Safe Seat (Step 1)—if you couldn't gather from the name— is intended to be the first of a three-seat process. The Step 1 is for infants in a rear-facing position; the Step 2 is for bigger, older kids in the forward-position; the Step 3 is a belt-positioning booster seat without the safety harness of the previous two.

[SusanMae]

You can leave the handle up on the Graco SafeSeat, so that should free up a bit of space.

I haven't been in a a4, so I don't know the space you are working in. Have you tried installing it yourself? You'll need to use the seatbelt, not LATCH. I don't believe that Audi allows the use of center LATCH.

After installing, take a pic and post it. It helps me to see what is going on and if there is truely a problem.

Susan

	Graco - Click for more info Graco is one of the world's best known and most trusted juvenile products companies. They started the entire juvenile products industry with an invention called the Graco Swyngomatic. Since then they have invented products that have changed the way that parents travel with their children such as the travel system, which has made it so parents can lock an infant car seat into a stroller easily, without waking their sleeping baby. Their Graco SnugRide Infant Car Seat is pretty much synonymous with the term “infant car seat” because of its safety and design features coupled with its affordability. Today Graco continues designing and developing top-quality products that inspire parents and keeps children safe. Check out the new Infant Safe Seat Step 1 and Toddler Safe Seat Step 2 for proof of Graco’s continued commitment to child safety.

	Graco Safe Seat Step 1 - Click for more info The Graco Safe Seat (Step 1)—if you couldn't gather from the name— is intended to be the first of a three-seat process. The Step 1 is for infants in a rear-facing position; the Step 2 is for bigger, older kids in the forward-position; the Step 3 is a belt-positioning booster seat without the safety harness of the previous two.

	LATCH LATCH stands for Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren. It is a system mandated by the Federal government in an effort to standardize and simplify the installation of child restraints without using the vehicle's seat belt system. New vehicles and child safety seats manufactured on and after September 1, 2002 will be equipped with the LATCH system. Cars, minivans, and light trucks will be required to have anchor points between the vehicle's seat cushion and the seat back in at least two rear seating positions, and a top tether anchor (with the exception of convertibles). Child safety seats will have a lower set of attachments that fasten to the vehicle anchors. Most forward-facing child safety seats will also have a top strap (tether) that attaches to the top anchor in the vehicle.

[MnMadhouse]

You need at least 10" of room between you and the dashboard to be in "safe proximity"--airbags have come a long way in 10 years)

ITA with Susan--Try a center install, handle in either the A, C or D position (not in B), then post pics.