the center seat in the rear seems out of the way from the front Seats recoil when it's rear ended (it has different seats then the normal tahoe) you can see in the photo the front seats end up in the back seats this would crush a rear facing car seat
Yes i know your not spouse to have a towel under it that is to prevent the seats from being rubbed raw when idle for now, as it's a permanent install..
i noticed in the photo the seatbelt might be reachable so i can make an adjustment on that.
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First time parent?
It is why I said second row. Stupid to fish a kid out of the back row every trip. Also, by putting them in the very rear you are working contrary to the notion of protecting the child, the same reasoning they do not sit up front in the first row.
Also, it goes against the very idea of placing the child in the center and closest to the center of mass for the most part.
Place them in the rear to protect them from the typical head and rear end strikes.
Place them in the center to protect them from side intrusion. Also, by being closer to the CM you are giving them a better shot of experiencing less rotational accelerations.
Now the way the seats fold, you may want the kid in the 40 to have the 60. Or need to say keep kid in center on the 60, and rear is only open via the 40.
If you have multiple kids, put your favorite in the middle.
Life is dangerous. Driving or being in a car adds more risk. Limit those risks as much as possible. The advice above is universal and address the game of numbers.
LATCH is a replacement and perhaps even improvement over belting in the car seat. LATCH tends to be attached to the seat. Three point belts tend to be attached to the frame. Not always true (GMT800s with the belts in the seat up front like a rear seat of a GMT900).
GM isn't in the business of placing car seats. They meet what standards there are and that's all. By telling you out kid in this spot, they can assume some responsibility. They won't do that. It is up to you. Thank the lawyers.
Car seats have really been a rather new idea over the last twenty years. You may have grown up riding in the back with no belts.. older parents may recall placing children on the floor board, or road trips sitting in the cargo area of the station wagon with the rear facing seats... Or even cars with no belts or where the belts were a priced option.