BMW iX baby seat and stroller test

[@baby1971baby1971]

I was hesitant to purchase an open box carseat but it came in excellent condition and saved $35. Box was damaged as stated before I purchased it, but the kzbin.infoUgkxIxQe7nPH74g_xtI5NgiE9-zpGNkfgovw car seat looks brand new and I don't think it was ever used. I will update of course if I have any issues with this carseat but I don't think I will. Also it is surprisingly lightweight, the handle feels secure unlike my previous EvenFlo that was gifted to us. Love it !

[@ekebouz1183]

Baby Bjørn. The cybex rotator thing can be used with one hand, you don't have to press both green things one is sufficient. Also the thing where you pick up the baby seat with should stay upwards when driving, not behind the baby seat

[@bjornnyland]

Thank you for the tips.

[@luisfernandes4145]

Yes, the handle is an extra barrier, for safety, must be up.

[@tiro2041]

If you read the bimmers owners manual, it states that you should never put car seats in the front. Thats why BMW never puts isofix in the front seat. The reason for turning off the airbag is for larger kids that are too big for child seats but seated on a cushion can be injured by the airbag since the are not long enough. There are clear statements about these issues but most parents dont read the manuals nor the road safety info most governments publish. This issue was even put into some hollywood movies such as the blind side for educational purposes.

[@TheBOlufsen]

I appreciate that you now do family related tests. Looking forward to your test with the model 3. Would be nice to see if the cars are spacious enough for longer journeys/vacations.

[@MetaEuphony]

Congrats on the new baby! And great to see that you're including child seat/stroller focused videos now. I only wish you had done this before I bought my Model Y, hehe (which I did thanks in great part to your many awesome reviews). I just have a few small suggestion/requests for you if you plan on doing these kinds of vids for different cars in the future, which might be useful to us parents. For example, you could look at how much space maybe one or two different industry standard baby seats (both forward and backwards facing) take up in the back seats, e.g. to see if it is comfortable for a parent travelling in the back with kids when there is more than 1 baby seat. Another is to see what kind of leg space is available for both the driver and front seat passenger when the baby seats are in place are fully extended/tilted. For example, I spent many hours trying to find which toddler seat (up to ca. 4-6 years or 115 cm) would take up the least amount of space behind the driver seat, because I am quite tall with long legs, and need to push the driver seat almost all the way back to drive comfortably (this way my poor wife can sit on the other side beside the baby and still have OK leg room instead of being squeezed behind me). There were no decent youtube videos that talked about this kind of thing so I had to spend hours looking at ADAC reviews (in the end, I found that the Nuna Prym apparently took up less space than other baby seats, scoring high on 'ergonomics'). It still isn't ideal, as I can't push my driver seat as back as I wish I could (for a not so small crossover, the Model Y has disappointingly little leg room for tall drivers!), but it works OK. This kind of problem/question is probably not something an Asian ninja like you has to deal with, but tall followers like myself would appreciate it a lot! Keep on truckin!

[@stigronnysuleskard5299]

"Or you just need an ES8" :D Love how Nio is on your mind

[@mhushovd]

Great concept! I’m 193cm and had to get rid of my TM3 as it wasn’t enough leg room for me in any of the front seats when having a rear facing child seat in the back. Would be great if you could also test this in the future videos. E.g having a tall person (190+) testing if the leg room is sufficient. Thanx!

[@ruipinto2202]

I think, these kind of videos is important for families. There is not much videos like that. Don't hesitate to make videos like this very useful. Great job. By the way, cute family you have and enjoy every single moment with Isabel.

[@jonasmansson7481]

Hello. Great video! Take note 😘 The handle should be upright as of you carry it when you drive. Its a safety feature in case of a crash and if the doorairbag triggers

[@deinhart404]

IX is a great family car. At some point, I'll have to expand car-wise, too. At the moment, we're still taking our little family (5-month-old daughter) on extended weekends in my Twingo Electric. It works, you just have to think carefully beforehand about what you really need😄

[@deinhart404]

@@MasterChief37 cool, i have a troll

[@ChaimLoecher]

Very important test- family EV life starts in the isofix&trunk

[@BrandonKipp]

It’s interesting to see a physical button to disable the passenger airbag. Most vehicles (at least in North America) disable it automatically when the weight in the passenger seat drops below a certain threshold.

[@e94mli]

I think this is because rear facing car seats are not allowed in the front in the US. When you use a rear facing car seat in the front you are supposed to use the key to disable the airbag to be sure it is off even if it also has a weight sensor.

[@BrandonKipp]

@@e94mli Ah, that makes sense. Thanks for the clarification

[@kirilldeme]

New Volvos also have two hooks for child seats in the front leg compartment for non isofix child seats. Many cars have that setup for rear seats.

[@jarsmoreira]

I would recommend to use the seat protection, that also protects the back cushion of the car's seat, mainly if you have the child facing rearwards, as it will protect the car seat from the child feet and any "object/food" projected into it.

[@105Marius]

It's amazing how BMW managed to fit such a small trunk inside that huge car

[@PQV-8898]

Know what I've wonder how this could happen from BMW as well. That cargo space is absolutely, embarrassingly puny for such a fairly large SUV.

[@maciejk9962]

Hi Bjørn, I am father of 3 small kids. Would it be possible to measure middle back seat width? What I mean by that- distance between ISOFIX hooks. That gives me answer if i can fit all 3 seats in the back.

[@jvaule]

I got the car and 3 kids, no problem with 3 seats in the back. Also the stroller does fit. Just buy one thats more handy ;)

[@jopo7]

Boot is little bit dark (exposure) in wide shots. Hard to see what you did there. Normally not a problem in your videos. Overall I think this is a great test for many family car drivers.

[@simonbromsaxelsson7064]

Driver seat looks to be way forward? Adjusted for wifey? Would be nice to see how mutch you can move front seats back before hitting the baby seat. overrall great video.

[@bjornnyland]

Nope. It's adjusted for me and I'm 173 cm. This is iX with good space.

[@luisfernandes4145]

@0:35 my 2008 Citroën C5 has...but I never used it... 😁 That big cradle isn't practical. I bought one and only used it once with the older kid. The weels could be used with the small chair... For me you are 10 years late, but it's nice to see how good new cars are fitted for family.

[@ingotaraske6996]

I have a 1 year old kid. One big aspect is also the angle of the back seats. If the angle is too high, it’s not possible to bring the baby in a comfortable position when the seat is installed rear-facing, and its head will fall forwards when sleeping.

[@steinandersen6648]

Bjørn, its only one baby. We had 3 between 0 and 5 years old. Suburbans and Ford Excursions solved it. 2 to 3 liters pr 10km....

[@edjustice7755]

Great demo of car seats and how a car/suv friendly it is or not. Haven't seen any other car reviewer do this, excellent B!!

[@emceh]

So weird, my Focus Electric disables passenger airbag when when weight is low. I don't have to remember about buttons.

[@apicharjiratanan4285]

I never used the seat cover, got that as well

[@PabloBellissimo]

Well done and very useful review! 👍🏼 I do have a request: would it be possible to show, after loading the stroller in the trunk, how much space still available (including frunk) using a luggage or banana box? I actually have a second request: would it be possible to check if the car has shades on the back windows, if it has usable pockets (arm rest, under the seat, etc.) and check if the back seat moves back and forth to optimise trunk space? Hopefully are not too many requests… 😬 Cheers

[@apicharjiratanan4285]

Don't forget a midsize luggage too! When we packed a bag for baby for trips we need a separate bags for all the baby accessories

[@srenhornum5004]

Hi Bjørn, could you do the same test with Model Y? A lot of people say that the model Y is to small to be a family car, to me that seems completely wrong…

[@suprtri8468]

What about checking if Model X really is good for kids and baby seats in parking lots where you park next to another car?

[@TheJ1s]

I do want to see tv boxes next time to see what size of TVs could fit in the trunk or backseat.

[@colinrobinson7869]

Banana Boxes go home 😁 it's the Big Daddy test now. This is where the rear bumper lip and boot floor measurements come in to play, get it wrong and sprained backs plus scratch bumper lets see which manufacturers has got the family-friendly bit correct.

[@jadziadax8658]

Hi Bjørn, congrats on your little new family member, it's just wonderful, isn't it. We've just been through the same and make do with my beloved i3S :) Could you like all the baby products you've been using in this test? Thanks!!

[@dexmex5969]

Very Very good and important video for many of us that are going to have kids! Great job!

[@guigui5239]

The trunk is really small for such a big car of 4,95m!

[@teamswix]

yes. dealbreaker for me but if you have a big storagefrunk in the front then its no problem

[@toshman696969]

Could you fit two seats comfortably in the ix ? Looking at this car seriously but have not test driven the car.

[@gertbisgaard8583]

Could you maby make a video about the defferent ev car-apps - Tesla, Audi, Bmw, MB and so on. Tkanks for many good videos👍🏻

[@michal_pasek]

You will say „shieeeeet” at every bump with cybex rotating plattform. I have two same seats from them, also with rotating option and the mechanism makes just noice… I didn’t know that earlier, otherwise I would take the not movable version. My model 3 took a double baby stroller for twins + both upper parts. I just had do remove rear wheels. The only disadvantage was that all the luggage landed inside of the car. For now we are travelling a lot with bicycles on the tow hook + double kid trailer in the trunk. No problemo.

[@bjornnyland]

I didn't notice any noise when driving. Maybe you have hard suspension in your car or it was a faulty seat?

[@michal_pasek]

@@bjornnyland maybe just the construction.

[@jvaule]

Put the baby wagon on top of the stroller. That helps. ;)

[@Lukas-8-8]

It would be nice if you check how easy is to apply child lock on back doors and windows.

[@victorc.979]

BMW just realase the iX1, very interested in that one

[@michalf8339]

Is this the new "banana box" equivalent? How many trolleys can you fit inside? :-) Just joking, great job!

[@danielpenov]

I put the wheels part at the bottom and the bed part on top of it. But I guess it depends on the stroller.

[@markinusmarkison2093]

It would be great if you would test a three kids capability on the back, too. It's hard to find a car for three kids :(

[@pjjjv]

The e-priam seems not so easy to fold. That the front wheels have to be guided against the metal bar or it doesn't fold entirely is something that some buggies have, but not all. When folding the frame of the buggy, often you can fit the pram/seat on top of and almost in between the frame when in the car. I find that to be the most space saving. I don think you need a seat protection like that. What gets most beating in the next 3 years is the back of the seat in front of the kid seat and the backrest of the seat it is on. Did you know the real leather iX version has different way to get to the ISOFIX hooks? There is a latch to pull up the leather backseat a bit to reveal them, instead of these plastic ports. I would rate the iX on a few more things when it concerns babies and young children. Disadvantages: The back doors are quite narrow. The window glass panes only come down half or so. The windows are high and not tall. The roof window can be made opaque but not very dark. The front passenger seat headrest cannot be removed and it is quite big so it blocks the view out from the back seat. Advantages: several, but I feel the need to point out the kick-opening of the trunk when you're loading a buggy. From my experience, it's really not nice to have two buggies to choose from. Just have a go-to buggy that you don't have to think about, because you'll be wanting to routinely throw it in and out.

[@nakfan]

Babys for the win 😊

[@EVunedited]

Didnt know it was possible to have a baby seat in the front seat.. maybe only in Europe? Not in Canada

[@ewoutlio]

You have a lot to learn as a young dad. :-) You have to buy only a yo-yo babyzen. That’s all you need and want. The only thing entering problem free on planes!!!

[@bjornnyland]

Did you not see the Doona? It's also small enough to fit in airplanes.

[@rjanalvheim3250]

One point you do wrong in the child seat, the handle bar is supose to be up all time in the car (the handle that you hold the car seat, you put it back and it should be up all the time.

[@bjornnyland]

Thanks. It was already pointed out by someone earlier in the comments.

[@kazimierzcybula3262]

Everybody should have one

[@gevvv]

When are testing the Model Y Performance?

[@bjornnyland]

When it's available in Norway.

[@miggy8011]

Family camp mode with baby and wifey

[@geertweynjes2119]

Saw this one coming 😜

[@MrDgt66]

Isofix hooks are part of the chassis. Ofcourse red car has red hooks, it is painted in the exterieur color.

[@bjornnyland]

That might not be the case in a Tesla :P

[@MyInfotainmentFix]

Kids are so much work ;)

[@apicharjiratanan4285]

I'm planning for a second baby now I'm thinking rather or not I need a 7 seater

[@dairo2409]

Hi Bjorn, I can see you you have way too much equipment for your baby XD. You are right for long walk is the basket better for the baby. But why a dooma. That thing is really bad. You have the best of the best the Cybex sirona Z. If you take a look on the top site on the back, you have a grey lever. Pull is up and then bring the head part of the sirona down and you will see that the sirona will change into a basket. On top off that while you put the sirona in the car the are on booth side a of the sirona a grey lever. Pull the one out pointing to the door thats an extra side impact protection. Believe i have one. Look ate this video CYBEX Cloud Z i-Size Infant Car Seat Tutorial - KZbin at 0:40 min and at 3:37 min. Tha you will understand what i mean. Have fun being a father you wont regret it.

[@bjornnyland]

Nothing beats the Doona for easy in/out of the car. And it instantly becomes a stroller. I have shown it in this video and some other videos before.

[@dairo2409]

@@bjornnyland I really cant argue with that looking at efficiency it is indeed faster then cybex.

[@timstruppi7897]

Lets hope you buy a "reboarder" for the next bigger size as well. You will have a complete German industry against you! Thank god you live in Norway.

[@samteejaykay]

why does he say bmv instead of bmw?

[@bjornnyland]

Watch and learn: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3iaeHV9mKZ1j7M&ab_channel=SpeedComparer

[@terrycox1272]

He's saying "vey" which is w in German

[@Dark_Vader888]

Wow this thing is so ugly. There I said it.