car seat behind driver or passenger seat

Easy to find and connect to Latch and tether anchors.

Rear-facing convertible: Again, installation was trouble free, but front passenger legroom was a problem.Ī: Plenty of room for the car seat and the child doesn’t impact driver or front-passenger legroom.Infant seat: This seat was easy to install, but to create enough clearance, we had to move the front seat forward enough that our 5-foot-6-inch passenger’s knees touched the glove box.The sedan’s outboard buckles have stable bases, but the middle one is floppy, so kids will likely struggle connecting to that one independently. However, the bolstered seats push the booster atop the buckle, complicating access. Booster: We again raised the head restraint to situate the booster flush against the seatback.Installation with the lower anchors was easy, and there are three top tether anchors on the rear shelf they’re clearly marked for easy connection.Ģ023 Lexus IS 500 | photo by Jennifer Geiger B Grade Forward-facing convertible: We raised the sedan’s head restraint to fit the seat flush against the seatback.Latch: The two sets of anchors sit under a large flap, and they’re exposed and easy to use once the flap is uncovered.Related: Search Car Seat Checks graphic A Grade Take a look at how the Latch system and each car seat scored below in our Car Seat Check of the 2023 Lexus IS 500. For this Car Seat Check, we tested the performance-oriented F Sport Performance trim. The verdict: The 2023 Lexus IS 500’s backseat has easy-access lower anchors to make car-seat installation drama-free, but a lack of rear legroom created some problems when installing rear-facing car seats.

Car seat behind driver or passenger seat