Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 15:16:59 -0400 From: "gw" <no.spamnospam.com> Subject: Re: Baby saftey seat and airbags
"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.