The Cosco Scenera has long been a staple of the child passenger safety toolkit, especially for caregivers who travel or are on a budget, or coalitions who need to. Q. Can a BRITAX child seat be installed in the rear center seating position using the lower anchors of the outboard seating positions? A. Check your vehicle owner’s. Don't be afraid to install your own carseat. If you visit a certified child passenger safety technician, have that person teach you how to install the seat so you are. Get the latest car seat news here: recalls, conference updates and other child passenger safety current events. Read more.![]() Cosco Scenera NEXT Review - Car Seats For The Littles. The Cosco Scenera has long been a staple of the child passenger safety toolkit, especially for caregivers who travel or are on a budget, or coalitions who need to make their seat dollars count. With an under 4. 0 dollar price point, the Scenera has long stood as an example of how seats are available to keep kids safe in any budget. The Scenera has had a few rebrandings over the years. The Scenera 4. 0RF was short- lived but dearly loved by advocates until it was replaced by the Cosco Apt 4. Cosco’s sister brand, Safety 1st, markets the Onside Air, which sits on a Scenera shell with a fancier cover and side impact ‘air bags’, but the seat available at box stores today is pretty much the same seat it was 9 years ago. At 2. 01. 4 Kidz in Motion Conference, Cosco surprised us all with the announcement that the Scenera was getting quite the makeover. I was lucky enough to get one of my own preceding the official commercial release, and without further ado, here is the new Cosco Scenera NEXT, which is available for around $4. Cosco Scenera NEXTCSFTL Quick Stats. Rear- facing weight range: 5- 4. Rear- facing height range: 1. Forward facing weight range: 2. Forward facing height range: 2. Shell depth: 2. 3″Lowest harness position: 5″Highest harness position: 1. Expiration: 8 years from date of manufacture. Lower Anchor limits: 4. Features. 3 buckle strap positions: 2″, 3″, 4. No moving parts to adjust between rear and forward facing. Smoother shell with more rounded edges. Compact, lightweight, simple to install. Shell Height Clarification. In October 2. 01. ABC Kids Expo that there is now a rolling update to new Sceneras. Dorel Juvenile has decided to go with an across the board “1” rule” to its convertibles in the interests of ‘conformity’ with its rear facing only infant seats and other restraints on the market. We have expressed our concern that this seriously limits the functionality of the restraint. We encourage people with new model Sceneras to contact Dorel directly if their children are still under 4. THE FOLLOWING REFERS ONLY TO SEATS MADE PRIOR TO MAY 2. In April 2. 01. 6, we discovered that recent and current Scenera Next manuals claim that 1″ of the seat shell must be above the child’s head for rear facing use. Dorel Juvenile has confirmed that this error is a typo. No Cosco Scenera Next requires an inch of clearance above the child’s head. The seat may be used rear facing as long as the occupant weighs under 4. If you are concerned about the wording in your manual contact Dorel Juvenile directly.}Optional Harness Covers. Harness covers are now available for purchase by contacting Dorel. Usage and Installation. All vehicles manufacturers have required some sort of locking mechanism in passenger seatbelts since after 1. Lower anchors for installation have been required in vehicles since September of 2. In the event that your vehicle predates model year 1. Cosco will no longer be providing locking clips as a standard piece of equipment with the seat. However, you can find a locking clip at many baby product retailers, or by contacting Dorel Juvenile Products directly. Rear Facing Installation. Rear- facing Cosco Scenera NEXTWeight Restriction: 5- 4. Height Restriction: 1. Fit Restriction: Harness positioned at or below the child’s shoulders, and head below the top of the 2. Age Restriction: Birth. Scenera NEXT buckle position 1. The buckle may be in either the 1st or 2nd position for rear facing use. The harness may be threaded through any of the provided slots as long as it is placed at or below the child’s shoulders. Crotch Buckle. Original crotch buckle of the Cosco Scenera NEXT beside the new, longer buckle that is available from customer service. Since the Scenera NEXT was released, Cosco has also released an optional longer crotch buckle for use with this seat. They can be ordered directly from Cosco via phone. Quite frankly, the Scenera NEXT doesn’t need a forward facing belt path. The inclusion of forward facing capability is simply a nod to market research (without the forward facing ‘capacity’, the seat won’t sell). However, Cosco intended from the start to build a new seat that would work for even tiny newborns, and keep them rear facing as long as possible, to at least 3 for most kids, and possibly to 4 for those kids who carry more height in their legs than their waists. The lower top harness position and the bare minimum of 2 years (prior to August 2. In comparison, the original Scenera’s height limit of 3. This limit wasn’t shoddy in 2. Unlike the original Scenera, the Scenera NEXT does not have a moveable ‘foot’ that must be swung back or forth depending on the direction the seat is installed. Over the years, experienced technicians have learned the ‘tricks’ necessary for placing a Scenera at the required angle. It often involves a pyramid of pool noodles and a bit of maneuvering. It is unlikely you will need such ‘extras’ with the Scenera NEXT– with the possible exception of extremely sloped vehicle seats. See our tip for installing a seat without using noodles, even in a sloped vehicle seat. Place the seat in the vehicle, apply force where necessary as you tighten, and you will have the correct angle without further intervention. Cosco Scenera NEXT lower anchor connector strap. Remember that whether installing with lower anchors or with the seatbelt, the connector strap or vehicle belt must be routed in front of and not behind the buckle strap. Cosco Scenera NEXT recline guide. The seat has a molded recline line on the side of the seat. For newborns, the line must be level with the ground. For babies who can sit unassisted, the seat may be more upright per the manual. Cosco Scenera NEXT vs Cosco Scenera. A shallower seatpan, as well as the deletion of the prominent protrusion at the front of the original Scenera means that the new Scenera NEXT takes up a less room in the rear facing position. This means the Scenera NEXT will work well even in smaller cars, and will be a great choice in airplanes. In the image below, the Scenera NEXT has a gap of about 4″ between it and the back of the driver’s seat (in the furthest back position). The original Scenera is actually touching the similarly positioned passenger seat, which is not permitted by the vehicle manufacturer. They are both positioned at the required angle. Cosco Scenera NEXT: Model is 2 years 7 months, 3. This image shows a 2 year 7 month child, who currently weighs 2. As you can see she has at least 2″ above her head, and her growth percentiles put her on track for not surpassing 4. She could use the Scenera NEXT rear facing to four years. She runs in the 2. The broadest point of the Scenera NEXT flares at just shy of 1. Due to its low profile, you can see it puzzles nicely next to the original Scenera here, in a tight space but with independently tight installations (both seatbelt.)Cosco Scenera NEXT vs Cosco Scenera. The broadest point of the Scenera NEXT flares at just shy of 1. Due to its low profile, you can see it puzzles nicely next to the original Scenera here, in a tight space but with independently tight seat belt installations. Newborn Harness Routing. Cosco Scenera NEXT- 7 lbs., 1. Cosco faced a unique challenge in the Scenera’s lowest harness position redesign. The original Scenera had a 7″ bottom harness position, which was adequate for most newborns, but didn’t work particularly well for smaller or premature babies. Placing an additional slot at the 5″ mark solved the harness fit position, but created a new problem to solve: the amount of harness needed to work for the whole seat couldn’t be drawn tight enough for a little 5 lb baby. The splitter plate on the back would get hung up on the back of the shell before all the slack was drawn out of the harness. The solution requires a bit of clever routing for the smallest newborns. Like the original Scenera, the Scenera NEXT employs a ‘continuous harness’. If your newborn requires the lowest slots (the baby’s shoulders do not reach at least the second harness position from the bottom), you must weave your harness through two additional slots provided in the seat, under the pad where the baby’s bottom will rest. The harness strap will end up effectively UNDER the adjuster strap when looking at the seat from the bottom. If the baby’s shoulders reach at least the second harness position, the harness maintains the standard position, hovering OVER the adjuster strap when looking at the seat from the bottom.
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