Hyundai i40 - child seats

upyaboyanow · 15-02-2021 11:54PM #1

Hi,

Can you fit 3 child seats at the back of a Hyundai i40 Saloon / Hatchback?

One baby seat, one 2 yr old seat, and one 4 year old seat?

or any other large car - BMW 5 Series, C5, A6?

P2C · 16-02-2021 12:19AM

Depends if you want to use isofix points.

garv123 · 16-02-2021 09:17AM

https://www.carbuyer.co.uk/reviews/recommended/best-cars-with-three-isofix-points

upyaboyanow · 16-02-2021 12:14PM

P2C wrote: »

Depends if you want to use isofix points.

Thanks.

Most large cars have 2 isofix points. Which will do for the baby and 2 year old - then 5 point seat belt seat for the 4 year old, wouldnt that be okay?

All in all · 16-02-2021 01:27PM

upyaboyanow wrote: »

Thanks.

Most large cars have 2 isofix points. Which will do for the baby and 2 year old - then 5 point seat belt seat for the 4 year old, wouldnt that be okay?

If you want to use the 2 isofix points you generally won't fit three across the back on an i40, you won't get a be able to get a booster seat between the 2 other seats.

You will need to use seatbelts on all seats as this gives more flexibility with placement of seats. You should check out 'Ireland - Rear facing car seats' on facebook they have plenty of pictures of configurations across various cars.

okane1 · 16-02-2021 01:57PM

upyaboyanow wrote: »

Hi,

Can you fit 3 child seats at the back of a Hyundai i40 Saloon / Hatchback?

One baby seat, one 2 yr old seat, and one 4 year old seat?

or any other large car - BMW 5 Series, C5, A6?

Highly unlikely. We weren't even close in my Skoda Octavia and wife's Mazda CX5.

Based on my experience you will need a car with independent rear seats. E.g. S-Max, 3008s, etc. Basically you're in MPV league.
We got a S-Max as the Octavia replacement.

W.B. Yeats · 16-02-2021 05:45PM

3 seats across the back of most saloons is v difficult- 2 boosters and one child seat can work. But 2 childseats is the most you'll get in most standards. For a tight squeeze my missus had an old 04 Mondeo where it just about worked.
You probably need 3 independent rear seats - and not the 2.5 rear seats that lots of small MPVs have.
S Max, 5008, Picasso, or larger were what we looked at back in the day.
You're next issue will be how to fit one of the kids friends into the car. or granny/granddad...... so that's why a 3rd row is useful even if rarely used.
We've done 2 short trips to the UK with 7- makes you pack v carefully!

upyaboyanow · 17-02-2021 10:35PM

W.B. Yeats wrote: »

3 seats across the back of most saloons is v difficult- 2 boosters and one child seat can work. But 2 childseats is the most you'll get in most standards. For a tight squeeze my missus had an old 04 Mondeo where it just about worked.
You probably need 3 independent rear seats - and not the 2.5 rear seats that lots of small MPVs have.
S Max, 5008, Picasso, or larger were what we looked at back in the day.
You're next issue will be how to fit one of the kids friends into the car. or granny/granddad...... so that's why a 3rd row is useful even if rarely used.
We've done 2 short trips to the UK with 7- makes you pack v carefully!

How about the audi A6? Would this fit 2 isofix and one belted?

All in all · 18-02-2021 12:13AM

upyaboyanow wrote: »

How about the audi A6? Would this fit 2 isofix and one belted?

As poster above said you will need to look at MPV’s if you wish to use isofix. I looked at this recently and we ended up going for a Citroen grand Picasso.

It will not work in an A6, however you will fit 3 if you use belts.

Hyundai i40 - child seats

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