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bkerkhof - 8/3/2004 1:31 PM
For a baby seat you need to get the MB OEM seat (with baby-smart token), because you can't disable the passanger airbag manually and you really want your youngun to be on the front seat next to you if you're driving alone.
For a group 1 seat (9kg-18kg), no baby-smart seat is required (since they are to be put in the back seat).
I have a Britax Romer DUO, which uses the (standard in Europe) ISOFIX latches on the back seat. In the certification manual from that seat, it explicitly lists MY02+ as a requirement for the latches, so I don't think you have latches on the back seat. In that case you can either use the standard seatbelt in the DUO or the Britax King/Quickfix seats: all very good seats.
cheers,
Bram
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We have also been using Britax since our son moved out of his infant seat. The safest place for a child is in the back seat, and is probably more so when you're the only driver. Attending to traffic should be your first priority when you're driving. If you need to attend to your child, then having him/her in the rear seat will force you to stop.
The BabySmart seats are fairly scarce here in the US, and last when we ordered one, the dealer needed our SLK's VIN, since MBUSA was giving preference to two-seater owners.
LATCH compatible seats are very common in the US, although the ISOFIX (with the fixed latch points) are less so, at least where I have looked. Our Britax's LATCH seats have belts, which is fine.
LATCH points were introduced with the facelifted MLs (02+).