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Old 06-19-2019, 07:27 AM   #1
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Will have 2 of our young grandsons (2 & 6) with us in the 2015 Ventana 4002 for a week on a trip from OH to TN and back. Understand the only place to put their car seats is going to be on the couch facing sideways. Does anyone leave the TV televator up while driving so the boys can be entertained? Searched my manuals and saw nothing on it.
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Personally I wouldn't as the mechanism could easily fail due to the common road conditions.

As a side note bly placing the children's car seats on the couch where they will be setting sideways you will be placing them in danger if for any reason you had an accident or had to stop very quickly. In addition you will be breaking the law in every state you will be traveling in or through which would only be realized if you were pulled over by a trooper.

If it were me I would be considering alternative travel than putting my grandchildren in harm's way.

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To answer your question

We have done just as you have suggested numerous times on long trips with no ill effects whatsoever.
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Old 06-19-2019, 08:23 AM   #4
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We have done this plenty with no problems at all. 35k miles and 6 years. Televator never had issue.

We did put it away onna stretch of i10 in Louisiana, but we also put away a lot of other stuff that we normally keep out too...that road is bad.
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The better way is to use your laptop or iPad to stream movies, tv, videos. Car seats should be facing forward on the couch. Just like a regular seat. That’s the safe way.
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I’m curious, if couches face side to side not back to front , how can you face the car seats forward? I understand that this is the safest, just want to learn how your doing it.
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The only approved way to install car seats is with the child facing the opposite side, not the windshield.

There is no law that says a child cannot be in a lengthwise seat. Otherwise the same law would say that an adult cannot be in that seat and the seatbelts would be rendered useless.

Further most booths are not approved for in transit use and lack seatbelts.

How many have seen a city bus with seats facing the sides?

How many have seen or heard of a ticket given to any passenger in an rv that was not in the driver or passenger seat?

Safety says be belted. Common sense says the same.

I doubt a leo would waste time checking seat belts in an rv unless they are wanting to search for other reasons.

Much higher risk with running front TV than any other activity underway in an rv. JMHO.
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The better way is to use your laptop or iPad to stream movies, tv, videos. Car seats should be facing forward on the couch. Just like a regular seat. That’s the safe way.


In a 4002, there are two opposing couches. There is absolutely no way to place a car seat facing forward. And both couches have seat belt assemblies from the factory. And there is no way to put them in the dinette booth - labels clearly state that no passengers allowed in those while in motion & no seat belts.
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The only approved way to install car seats is with the child facing the opposite side, not the windshield.

There is no law that says a child cannot be in a lengthwise seat. Otherwise the same law would say that an adult cannot be in that seat and the seatbelts would be rendered useless.

Further most booths are not approved for in transit use and lack seatbelts.

How many have seen a city bus with seats facing the sides?

How many have seen or heard of a ticket given to any passenger in an rv that was not in the driver or passenger seat?

Safety says be belted. Common sense says the same.

I doubt a leo would waste time checking seat belts in an rv unless they are wanting to search for other reasons.

Much higher risk with running front TV than any other activity underway in an rv. JMHO.


The TV in front will not operate while the ignition is on - electronic interlock.
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We have done this plenty with no problems at all. 35k miles and 6 years. Televator never had issue.

We did put it away onna stretch of i10 in Louisiana, but we also put away a lot of other stuff that we normally keep out too...that road is bad.


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The TV in front will not operate while the ignition is on - electronic interlock.
Oh that pesky interlock. Only takes a few seconds to *correct* that problem
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Just came through I-10 and they blacktopped most of the rough roads through Louisiana Much better still a couple of areas to go but wow what a difference.
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Just came through I-10 and they blacktopped most of the rough roads through Louisiana Much better still a couple of areas to go but wow what a difference.
Well that is good news! Maybe I will consider driving to Florida this fall.
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In a 4002, there are two opposing couches. There is absolutely no way to place a car seat facing forward. And both couches have seat belt assemblies from the factory. And there is no way to put them in the dinette booth - labels clearly state that no passengers allowed in those while in motion & no seat belts.


Forward meaning the way the couch is facing, not towards the windshield. I guess I should have been more clear. My bad that it was misunderstood.
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