Folks

 

I have a Maxi Cosi Family Fix Isofix base and a Maxi Cosi Pearl for my son however, the whole thing doesn't feel (or sound) very secure?  Basically, the little clips to allow you to quickly slot the base in to the seat back are great but i cannot get the base to push far enough back to be hard against the seat back therfore causing it to be / feel secure - it is most disconcerting.

 

Have you had the same problem and if so, what is the answer please?

 

Thanks

 

Dave

I have an Isofix base in the vRS and I'm sure it's the Maxi Cosi version.  Like you I didn't think it was very secure however it does not move forwards once the actual seat it attached but it can move slightly side to side.  I have pushed the base against the seat.  When the babyseat isn't on it the base rattles.

 

I'll go and check what base I have.

Yes, it's the FamilyFix

Ours was the base that goes with the cabriofix so this may be slightly different to yours.

 

(Have a look on the front of the base on the joint of the front leg bit that sits in the footwell  Press the button and the isofix arms on the base that engage with the isofix fixing points in the car should slide out more.  They then need engaging with the fixing points and the leg needs to go against the footwell floor, on ours you got two green indicators to say that the foot was in position right and the arms had engaged with the fixiing points, we then put the seatbelt through the base as per instruction, leaving things pretty secure.)  This bit might be specific to our base, the rest shouldnt be.

 

If it is all fitted as it should be then the base doesn't necessarily need to be pressed into the seat back.

 

It may have some small sideways play, it could even lift upwards a touch.

 

The real test that matters is if you put the empty Pearl seat into the based and where baby's head goes put your hand and push forward to simulate strong braking.  If the seat doesnt move you can be fairly confident you have it right.

 

Worst comes to worst, take a drive to Mothercare and ask one of the assistants if they would mind double checking the fitting, they get trained by the manufacturers.

Thanks for your help

we then put the seatbelt through the base as per instruction, leaving things pretty secure.)  This bit might be specific to our base, the rest shouldnt be.

Hi guys,

Sorry to bring this up again. I have the FamilyBase for the Pearl and Pebble seats (same as your cabriofix), and I have the same problem as mentioned above. I noticed that there must be only something like a mill ro two blocking it from moving into the next slot, which means that there is a considerable amount of movement.

I can't find anything in the manual about using the seatbelt to secure the base further, could you please elaborate on that? Cheers.

Family fix doesn't use seat belt to fit. It's just clips on the bars and the. Foot at the front. Put the seat on it and see what it's like then the extra weight should settle it down better

It settles allright, but there is a lot of room to wiggle (sidewaysand a little forwards). In both the A3 and the Scirocco the thing sits really tight and won't move a bit. In the Octy it feels like the seats that are only fixed with seatbelt, not very reassuring. Admittedly it will not move further than the wiggle-room, whereas the seatbelt fixed ones move much further. But still it's not perfect.

I always make sure mine is clipped right back tight against the seat.

mk4gtiturbo: I try but at some point it won't get closer and I still have a good 1cm space between the base and the seat. I'll have to try the Roemer seat I have in the Scirocco and see if that fits better on the Octy. Maybe it's just the maxicosi family base, I can't imagine Skoda designing their seats in a way that most isofix won't fit properly. But I also assume that there are quite a few of the familybases around..

Sorted: in two words: brute force

Put the base in as far as you can. Then on one side release the isofix latch, push the yellowish metal bar on the base one slot back into the base (in the position where it should ideally be). Then push the base medium hard against the isofix part of the car. This seems to work, yet the other way around doesn't. I guess the latch is a bit more resistant one way than the other. Now the base is already more secure, but not straight and still wiggles a bit. On the other side the same trick didn't work for me, so I lifted the base slightly up and pushed really hard and it slides into place. You can feel the plastic guides on the seat pivoting slightly.

 

Now the base is pushed right back against seat. I don't think it will leave a mark since the pastic guide of the isofix sticks out slightly more than the seat. And even if it does, small price to pay as the base is now rock solid. I just hope I won't have to undo it in thenear future

Edited 17 February, 201511 yr by TomLux