Britax Duo Plus Isofix

If you don’t want to read anthing else, you can just click on this link Britax Duo Car Seats to see some good deals.  If you have arrived here and live in the US I’m afraid this car seat is not available to you. The closest is the Britax Roundabout which is still an exceptional product.

Read on to find out more information about the Duo Plus seats. Their exceptional safety features have been developed following extensive research by Britax, who, as a manufacturer have stood the test of time.

The only information about specific seats you will find on this site is about Britax. Why? Other makes are certainly good, safe and popular. But when buying car seats and strollers, most people do their research first and decide for themselves. This is what I did, and Britax was my manufacturer of choice.

The Britax Duo Plus ISOFIX compatible car seat is one of the best all round protection you can get for your child.

• In Group 1, the seat is designed for children and babies from 9-18kgs (9 Months – four Years approx)
• The Si-Pro system gives excellent side impact protection whilst incorporating a unique and patented pivot link system that provides the best possible protection in any front or rear impact
• Britax ISOFIX system anchors the child seat directly to the car removing the need for adult seat belts
• Incorporates ‘pivot link‘, a safety feature patented by, and unique to Britax. This reduces any movement of your child within the seat should an accident occur
• The Britax Duo Plus Isofix has deeply softly padded side wings for optimum protection from a side impact
• Adjusta-Fit system allows easy headrest and harness adjustment to accommodate your growing child
• User friendly side elastics, the seat is capable of reclining in to 3 positions
• Some cars may additionally require a Performance Pad and/or Top Tether Strap
• Before fitting you must ensure this seat is compatible with any vehicle you may wish to use it in. Download the fit-finder HERE.
• Dimensions: 46×48x68 cm
• Weight: 8.9 kg

The Britax Duo Plus Isofix comes in a range of colourways, including Black Fusion, Candy Hearts, Robbie and Marcel.

If you happen to need a seat for a larger baby, or one that lasts up until 12 years (approx) try the Britax Evolva range.

Britax are a manufacturer with a good pedigree for safety and comfort and should be one you are considering when looking for a car seat for your children.

PS: You can download the User Guide HERE.

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Recent comments by the AAP suggest that contrary to popular beliefs surrounding rear-facing seats that it is NOT common for them to break their legs in any accident.

In fact, latest research has found that a child of less than two is 75% LESS likely to experience a serious injury or die when in a rear-facing seat. Likewise, children between 1 and 2 years of age are five times safer than those riding in a front-facing car seat.

Why? The answer is fairly simple and to do with physics. While rear-facing, the force of any collision will be evenly distributed over the body. In contrast, while forward-facing the force is concentrated on the seat belt contact areas which may lead to more serious neck and head injuries. Our recommendation for a rear facing seat is the Britax First Class Plus.

The point here is don’t put your child forward-facing until their head is one inch of the top of the seat structure or the weight for that seat is reached or until at least two years of age.

Rather than tell you more, just watch the video below and you will realise why you should keep your child in a rear facing position for as long as possible.

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Britax King Plus Car Seat

Suitable for infants from 9 months to 4 years-old or 9-18kg, the Britax King Plus Group 1 car seat has an extra large seating area. This seat does not an ISOFIX model but does have a Click & Safe audible harness system that gives you peace of mind that the harness is tightened correctly and a selt-belt tensioning safety for greater safety. The 5-point safety harness has a one pull adjustment that can be moved up as the child grows and good quality performance chest pads. Importantly, this is one of the few seats available that has side impact protection. The covers can be quickly removed and replaced with having to struggle with the harnesses.

The weight of the seat is 10.1 kg and the dimensions:  H 67 x L 49 x D 50 cm and the covers come in a range of colour ways that are mostly the same as the Britax Duo Plus Isofix.

It is our opinion that if you can’t have an ISOFIX system or want a seat that can be swapped between any car that may or may not have ISOFIX, that the Britax King Plus may be a seat you should consider. To find out how it all works, I suggest you watch the video and come back here to read more. Click here for the Britax King Plus video as seen on the TV.

A great chair that’s easy to fit and use. The only downside is that the straps can take some getting used to but once mastered … no problem.

If you are considering this seat, until the end of February it has a third off HERE. However, if you follow any links on this site you are likely to find the cheapest place to buy, the other recommended retailer woudl be Kiddicare who do sometimes have other colour options.

Britax King TS Plus

The King TS Plus is very similar to the King Plus but with some exceptions. One, it is a bit cheaper!

The King TS does not have Click & Safe® audible harness system that is designed to help you when securing your child in the seat, nor does it have a height adjustable headrest and harness. It does not have the easy single handed adjustment from the front but is height adjustable via the headrest and harness. It has 3 instead of the 4 recline positions of the King Plus and does not have a quick-remove cover. You can remove the cover for washing on the King TS but not without interfering with the harness.

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You may have guessed that we are supporters of this particular Britax Isofix seat given the domain name! However, you made need a little more reassurance as to why.

As you may already know, Britax Isofix car seats are safe and secure if correctly fitted and this is much easier to do with the Isofix system. However, although these seats are rigorously tested by Britax themselves, they are put through equally challenging tests by other independent organisations to verify the claims made by the company.

The Britax Duo Plus in particular, it received a ‘good’ rating in the ADAC Motorwelt magazine in 2007, the European NCAP test recommended/good award in 2007 and Stiftung Warentest also  rated the seat ‘good’ in 2007. The most prestigious award in the UK has to come from the Which magazine who awarded the Britax Duo Plus a ‘Best Buy’ in June 2009.

For your information, ADAC is Europe’s largest motoring club and has been in existence for over 100 years. ADAC’s publication, the Motorwelt magazine has the largest circulation in Germany and some of the tests it carries out include products related to motoring such as child car seats.

Euro NCAP publishes safety reports for new cars, including crash test performance for the vehicles including front, side and pole impacts, and impacts with pedestrians. Of interest in Euro NCAP reports is that Britax was the preferred car seat in over ¾ of vehicle tests carried out by them.

Stiftung Warentest is a German consumer safety group with over 40 years experience in testing products. Findings are published in two magazines and often on TV. As with most of these groups, the findings it publishes affect consumer behaviour and any ratings a product receives are proudly displayed alongside any advertising.

The Which magazine speaks for itself in the UK and it’s first publication was in October 1957. Formerly the Consumers Association, Which Ltd now runs this product-testing and campaigning charity. It has a strong reputation for consumer protection as well as being involved in advocacy campaigns on behalf of its members.

In brief, these particular Britax Isofix car seats offer two modes of installation, Isofix or a 3-point method. The unique Pivot Link system helps stop forward movement and the 5-point safety harness is easy and fast to fit. The Britax Duo has side impact protection, indicators to confirm your seat is correctly latched onto the Isofix hooks and a ratchet system for a secure installation. The performance chest pads help protect the child and the seat has 3 reclining positions for comfort. If you want to secure the seat further, you can choose to add the top tether and a 3-point seat belt. The seat is height adjustable for when baby grows and the covers are well padded and washable.

All-in-all, the Britax Duo Plus Isofix car seat is one you should consider for your child. It has received several safety awards from independent bodies and the Britax Duo continues to be a popular consumer choice.

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If you are looking for the britax duo isofix car seat user manual I’m assuming you have either lost yours or purchased your Britax Duo Plus secondhand.

Joy of joys, you can download the britax duo isofix car seat user manual easily. The bad news is like most “easy”, “quick guide” instructions you really need a large wall to pin it on. Thing is, if you start throwing random darts at it, you may actually find what you are looking for. OK, I know these things need to be in ten thousand languages, but couldn’t they make them more straight forward?!

Looking at the secondhand aspect, I hope you did your checks before buying secondhand. These checks in a nutshell include that you know the history of the seat, has it been involved in a collision? If so, don’t buy it as the structure may be compromised. Is there any fraying to belts or damage to the buckles? If so don’t buy it. To download, visit this page for the Britax Duo Plus Isofix Manual.

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