Tesla Model Y - Forward Facing 3-Across Car Seats with NUNA EXEC 

Glad you are liking those seats!

James! Yes you are totally correct. This is a great example of WHY ITS SO CRITICAL to read the CAR MANUAL. I rented this car and Tesla manuals are on the dash there is not a physical book. I wasn't comfortable without the owner being there to try to pull up that screen but you are totally exactly correct! Thank you for pointing this out and demonstrating why it's so critical to read the car manual as well as the car seat manual as well. Thanks for watching too!

Sorry I didn't see this earlier yes it will.

So they are 18" wide which is wider than "narrow" car seats which are typically 17" wide. This video is to demonstrate how the belt cinching plates and narrow base enables a parent to position it perfectly for their specific scenario. The buckle stock placement on the Tesla Model Y is terrible. Kia Souls also have this same issue so it's not just one car brand I am picking on it's the car manufacturers who cut corners and put buckles in stupid spots which prevent useful car seat installation. I live and work in the Bay Area and Model Y's are super popular here and I run into this 3 across issue in this car all the time so that's why I made it. Hopefully this is helpful. As a general rule of thumb most people will (incorrectly) say you can not fit seats wider than 17" in a 3 across situation and sometimes that is true but I find if a seat has good seat belt lock offs you can sometimes get away with a seat wider than 17" but it is situationally dependent.

Thank you that’s really helpful

Yes this should work for all ages. You probably could do two execs and an infant seat but i think 3 convertible seats in some ways just might be easier than an infant seat. Best of luck to you and congrats on the 3rd :)

This should work! Excited for you!

I suspect it would work. I have not tried it but generally speaking Mercedes have a little wider interior than other vehicles. The challenge with this Tesla is the type of seat belt buckle stocks and where they sit in the car.

I am not sure if that specific configuration will work. I doubt that it would because those execs were kind of pushing the limit so the rava with the extra width would make me feel like it probably won't fit. I do have videos on some other narrow car seats that may make sense for you for that vehicle. Let me know if you have other questions when you watch those. Thanks!

3month old I would suggest this. the 7 year old I would think you could do a FF seat that has a higher torso harness height or a skinny booster seat like the Peg Perego flex 120. It really depends on the weight and height of the children more than the age and then if you want to do extended rear facing. If you have the 4 year old Forward facing I would do a myfit cause it has a longer torso harness height but if they are still rear facing I love the Exec. But like I would do one or two Execs and then Either a Chicco Myfit or a Peg Perego Flex 120 depending on what made sense for their age and how developmentally appropriate it is for them to move into a booster seat :)

So I double checked in my latch manual, which is basically a definitive book that car seat technicians use to find tether anchors and lower anchors in cars, and then the second row of model Y and absolutely has three tether anchor points. If you’re unable to find it in your car, I recommend you take it to the dealership to look for it. If you’re looking in the third row, it’s not there, but in the second row there are three tether anchor points. I appreciate your concern, though I agree that the Tesla manual is poor so if you need help, I wouldn’t hesitate driving it back to the dealership and having them show you physically where it is.

@@destinationbabykids thx for responding. I can see the black metal bar looking thing on the back of the center seat - however it’s much higher than the ones on the back of the left and the right seats, is not labeled at all (whereas the left and right tether points are clearly labeled) and when I try to connect the tether in the center, it does not allow the tether to be connected- it’s like the opening is too small. That said I have no idea what else it’s supposed to be used for. My 2023 long range Y manual also shows only the seat belt being an option for use in the center seat. That said, I wonder if this varies between model years. I really wish car seat safety stuff like this was universally mandated and much clearer; it’s very unfair to families that we even have to wonder.

Correct. But that is your third FF tether spot. I am glad you were able to find it.

I would buy a Chicco Myfit or a Britax Grow with you Clicktight

@@destinationbabykids Are they both compatible with the Tesla buckle stock situation?

@@lala7108 the chicco would be. The grow with you is very wide.

The car seats all have lower anchor connectors. The Vehicle however only has two sets and those are on the outboard and if you use them you lose the center seat position based on the spacing. Using a seat belt enables flexibility for all 3 seats to be able to sit next to each other. Additionally Lower anchors have a significantly lower weight limit than seat belts so most car seats that are not infant seats will at some point have to use the seatbelt instead of the latch/isofix based on that weight limit.

I am highly confident this will work for you! Best of luck on your installations :)

@@destinationbabykids thank you so much!