Maxi Cosi Turn2Me Review
The Graco Turn2Me car seats is a budget-friendly option that can also serve as a booster. It is simple and easy installation with a rotating design that saves your back, one-hand rotation and a built-in harness holder.
It is also approved by airlines and comes with an exclusive TensionFix tension sensitive indicator which fixes the problem that 7 out of 10 parents face when their vehicle belts are loose.
Features
This car seat is perfect for parents who want to rotate their infant car seats but do not require a rotating base. It also has a few additional features that make it an ideal choice for parents who drive a smaller car or who frequently travel. It comes with a built-in headrest and a cup holder that can be adjusted to suit your child's growing. It can be used in either forward or rear-facing mode. It also features a one-handed rotation that makes it easy to get your child in and out of the seat.
The i-Spin Safe is a single-piece product that has no base. It installs using Isofix using the standard method of color-coding. The soft locks helped keep the seat in place when unbuckling or buckling the child.
It can be used as a forward or rear-facing seat and is compatible with Maxi Cosi's new slide-out base. It has a top ADAC rating and various features such as the 'Guard Surround" safety panels and a strap holder with a magnetic clasp that keeps straps out of the way, and 19 positions of adjustment for the headrest and harness. It is designed to stand up to crashes up to 25mph, and is iSize-compliant.
However, the seat is heavy and bulky, making it difficult to transfer from vehicle to vehicle. The seat is not as slim as other models and only has five height settings. This can limit your child's growth. The cup holders are very small and only can hold standard-sized drinks. This defeats the purpose to have built-in holders.
Another issue with this seat is that there's no manual storage area for the LATCH connectors. You'll have to remove the seats from your vehicle to gain access to the connectors. They'll be required to store them in the anti-rebound or belt path, which isn't as convenient compared to other seats that allow you to store the connectors on either side of the seat.
Installation
Car seats are one of the most important products that you'll buy for your child. They must be installed properly in order to ensure your child's safety. Luckily, Maxi Cosi's ISOFIX bases and toddler car seats feature colored indicators that can help you verify that the seat is secured. You should be aware that these indicators are not a guarantee of the safety of the fit. Always check the seat prior to driving. The ISOFIX base car seats and the toddler car seat both have an anchor tether for support or a top tether which must be connected to the anchorage points for the rear doors of the vehicle to complete the installation.
The Maxi-Cosi Peri 360deg Infant Car Seat is an excellent option for parents who wish to minimize back strain when getting their child into and out of the car. The seat can be rotated with just one hand and can also be turned in a forward-facing direction to make it easier to reach your child's head. It is also the lightest-weight car seat for infants, making it easy to transport and carry.
This seat is also distinguished by its patent-pending antirebound bar. It helps reduce the rotation of an accident. It also assists in spreading the force of the collision across the body of the vehicle. The car seat's deep cradle design as well as EPP foam that absorbs energy ensures your child is safe from side-impact collisions.
The easy-to-read indicators for installation make it one of the simplest rotating convertible car seats to install in a majority of vehicles. However, its weak swivel mechanism (which is difficult to operate with one hand) and sweaty fabric that left our tiniest testers feeling hot made it fall short of the top spot in our evaluation.
This car seat is compatible with strollers and comes with a set of stroller adapters. It's compatible with a wide variety of strollers, and it includes release buttons that allow you to easily transfer the car seat from your car to the stroller without disturbing your child. It is also easy to put together, disassemble and wash in the machine.
Safety
This seat is also comprised of two pieces comprising a base and shell. The shell is clipped into place, unlike some rotating car seats, where the shell slides along a track over the base. While this can mean less effort for parents, it can mean that the seat is more difficult to set up than other seats.
The seat is simple to use. It features a single-handed pivot to get your child into and out of the car with built-in levels that assist by ensuring proper belt tension and harness systems with tandem tension. This prevents the buckle from being pulled upwards onto the stomach of your infant. This seat has a five position recline in rear-facing mode, as well as a headrest with a built-in slide-out lever to help you take your child out of the front-facing car seat.
In our crash tests the seat performed well. It scored four out of five stars in the side impact test and four-out of five stars in the frontal collision test. This test demonstrates that it has a solid structure and is protected by plenty of padding. Its fabric is soft and hides its tough plastic seat frame well.
maxi cosi booster seat is that it weighs more than other convertible seats. This could pose a problem for urban parents who need to manage three seats across the back of their car or who plan to make use of taxi and Uber services. It also doesn't fit in the trunks of all cars due to its wide width.
The LATCH anchors can be located underneath the shell on both sides close to the bend of the seat. The tether clip can be found on the back of the base. The LATCH anchors are easier to use than the tether strap however it takes some time to make them secure enough. And although the tether isn't readily accessible, it does clip onto the anchor points on the back of the seat, which means you won't lose it in the event of the event of a crash.
Price
The car seat is rotated not only at the seat but also at the base. This allows for easier access to get the baby in and out and also reduces back strain on parents. The base has soft locks that are easy to release. It is simple for parents to buckle. It also comes with an inbuilt level that can help you make sure the seat is installed correctly in your vehicle. The harness straps are tandem tensioned making it much easier for parents to secure their child. It has a great ADAC rating and can be used with children from newborn to early tweens.
The only drawback to this seat is that it only swivels when the child is rear-facing, up to 40 pounds. Swivel functions are not available afterward. You have to switch the seat to forward-facing. It is also not one of the tiniest seats available. It weighs in at 20 lbs and is not the most convenient to move between homes or vehicles.
Graco Turn2Me is another option. It offers the 360-degree rotation of a swivel seat with the convenience and comfort of a convertible. It's a little more expensive than other convertibles, but it has a number of great features that make the cost worthwhile. One of them is TensionFix, which solves a common problem with installation by indicating the belt is tight by a red-to-green tension-sensitive indicator. The seat also features a built-in vehicle belt lock off arm and an easy-release harness that can be used with just one hand.
The seat, just like the Pria seat, features 360 degrees of rotation to save you back strain when buckling and unbuckling your child. The headrest is available in 14 different heights that you can adjust to match your child's height, and there are five positions for the rear-facing and front-facing harness positions. It also features an adjustable buckle holder with a magnetic buckle that keeps the buckles out your way when you are putting your child in or out. It also comes with two dishwasher-safe, machine-washable cups holders. It also comes with a plush infant insert, which you use until your baby's shoulders are above the upper limit of this seat.