The overall safety score is made up of the results of crash testing (front crash; side crash) seat design, stability in the car and belt routing. Our crash tests go beyond the legal minimum requirements for UK car seat regulations and are conducted at higher speeds and forces than the regulations require. We feel our tests more accurately reflect what could happen in a real life crash. Maxi-Cosi: Car seats are designed for 10-year use but don’t expire. Recaro: six years. Safety 1st: six to eight years, depending on the model. Does Maxi-Cosi Axiss turn both ways? Obviously this isn't a problem when forward facing but as the advice is to keep children rear facing for longer, we spent most journeys trying to persuade her not to play with it... Choosing - and buying - a car seat for your baby or child is a pain. It means visiting every child seat manufacturer - either online or in-store - to see if their seat fits your car and, if it does, it goes where you want it to. So we decided to do something about it. We built a car seat choosing tool that starts with the most important thing (well, after your child, that is): your car.

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The Maxi-Cosi AxissFix and AxissFix plus rotate 360 degrees and are secured with Isofix. The difference between the AxissFix and AxissFix Plus from Maxi-Cosi is that the Assix Fix Plus is also suitable for transporting newborn babies. How do I use AxissFix?A.S.B system (Automatic Safety Belt) to maintain the perfect connection of the base and the seat together As always, it's worth trying out the AxissFix in your car if you can. Most big car seat retailers will be more than happy for you to test the fit and it's crucial you're happy with it. We bought an axissfix yesterday, having waited for a few months for it to become available (think it's exclusive to mothercare for now). Very happy with this pushchair for my twin girls, folds up in one which is so much easier when going out or going on holiday anywhere. Nice and sturdy and my girls love it now they are sitting next to eachother when we are out and about.

First look at Maxi Cosi AxissFix Air car seat with air bags

This is not allowed. The AxissFix Plus newborn inlay has been configured and homologated for use with the AxissFix Plus only, ensuring a safe use of the AxissFix Plus from birth (45 cm). With a smooth swivelling action, the AxissFix feels like a well made car seat. The handle to spin it around isn't the easiest to use as you have to twist your hand to an odd angle. We did find ourselves fumbling a bit in the dark to locate it. The central handle in something like the Nuna REBL is easier to use. But that's only a minor criticism.Clear and easy installation. Helpful visual indicators let you know when your car seat is correctly installed. So that means you'd have to buy another car seat for newborns. It seems Maxi-Cosi has overcome this problem though because from late 2016 this seat has been superceded by the newer AxissFix Plus, which is suitable from birth thanks to a new padded insert. Compared with the pebble we use in the other car, the strapping and body size adjustment is both simpler and better thought out. AxissFix offers an easy and safe ISOFIX installation, and its Top Tether system makes the installation even more secure by reducing forward movement. The indicators notify you when the ISOFIX installation and Top Tether tensioning are correct. The impact-absorbing material in the headrest of AxissFix car seat provides your little one with extra protection. Headrest with high-performance, impact-absorbing material for extra protection of the head in case of lateral impact