Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 20:20:36 GMT From: "Blacksmith" <xnospam> Subject: Re: Baby saftey seat and airbags
"gw" <no.spamnospam.com> skrev i meddelandet news:idqdnVfx3PS0P1zfRVn-2Anospamphia.com... > > "Keith" <keith.gatfordnospampi.nospam.net> wrote in message > news:d9s701$b6f$1nospam-news1.kolumbus.fi... >> My 2001 9-3 is not fitted with a passanger front air bag but it does have > a >> side airbag on both sides. I am aware that the baby seat should not be >> placed on the front seat if an airbag is active, but does that also > include >> side airbags? If so, is the dealer able to deactivate the passanger side >> airbag? >> >> thanks, Keith >> >> > A baby seat should not be placed in the front seat of any 4-seat car, > airbag > or not. If there is a rear seat, it should go there. The only exception is > 2-seat vehicles, such as pickup trucks. These will have a disable function > for the passenger bag. > > Much higher survival potential in the rear. > > No No No!! A child shall be be placed in the front passenger seat with a special babyseat mounted. Airbag switched off. Here in Sweden we have used this for a long time and this have saved a lot of babies. I donĄt know why you still drive with the small kids in the back. The child fly like a stone the whole way from the back and hits the windscreen if you hit something. When your child is older is another thing. /B