Passenger airbag disable

[kellywool]

Hi I have a son who's being sick constantly in the rear seats I think he needs to be in the front and will need to disable the airbag.

The manual isn't helpful and doesn't really even mention children seats.

I've seen a discussion on here which says you may need a MB child seat with transponder? But not entirely sure thats for my model of car?

There's no key hole I can locate

 

[kellywool]

I've just posted and it's disappeared
I have a son he needs to move to the front seat as he's struggling in the back.

I'm trying to disable the passenger airbag but have found the manual doesn't mention it.

I've seen mb child seats are potentially going to disable it but I need confirmation before spending money I don't have. It's a 2005 and from what I've seen below 2007 seem to have different rules.

Can anyone confirm this?? I need to know ideally asap

 

[Blobcat]

Hello and welcome,

Forward facing or rearward facing child seat?

Rearward facing you'll need the emulator to disable the passenger side airbag

Forward facing the airbag can stay operational

 

[mersum1es]

Officially you can't. Only option is MB child seat. Or then disable bag by SDS coding (I would not trust chinesum emulators to do job). Only negative thing is that it won't work when adult is sitting on front.

I think even forward facing is not recommended with bag oprational? Don't know how side bags are affecting either.

 

[brandwooddixon]

Assuming that you're fitting a forward facing seat, as fitting a rear facing seat wouldn't give you any benefit over being in the rear of the car, then the advice would be to move the seat as far back as possible. The airbag is really designed for arresting the head and unrestrained section of an adult's upper torso. A child restrained within a fixed child seat is unlikely be reached by the airbag with the seat moved rearward.

The use of a rear facing seat without airbag disablement is a strict no-no.

 

[Blobcat]

I think even forward facing is not recommended with bag operational? Don't know how side bags are affecting either.

That isn't the recommendation, couple of links below. Put the seat back and OK with the airbag.

Airbags and Child Seats | Child Car Seats

Advice on the use of Airbags when using child car seats

www.childcarseats.org.uk

Child car seats | AA

We can help you ensure you choose the most suitable car seat for your child, keeping them safe on the road Find out about all the child car seat types available in the UK and how to choose the best one for you.

www.theaa.com