front passenger airbag.....

[paulmb]

Can anyone tell me if it is possible to switch of the passenger airbag so that i can put my little boys seat in the front?

been told that i need a mb child seat which has the transponder to deactivate the passenger side airbag.........seat is £250?!?!?!??!

But of a cheek if you ask me...................what mb have said is that any other child seat cannot be used in the front?!?!?!?!

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Don't know, but £250 is a bargain - we paid £300 if memory serves!!

 

[paulmb]

thanks mate, but my son is 4 months now and the seat only takes him to 9 months after which i need to get another one......which is.....wait for it............£350!!!!!!!!


seems pointless to spend £250 and after 5 months having to spend £350....

 

[grober]

There should be away to do this for maintenance on the passenger air bag. It used to involve setting/removing a wiring link beneath a large kick plate where the front passenger's feet rest against the front bulkhead. Trouble is I think this disables the drivers steering wheel airbag also! Since safety is involved here its VITAL you get a definitive answer from an expert ( not me). There are other parts of the safety system to consider also SIDE AIRBAGS and BELT TENSIONERS. In theory it should be possible without buying the Merc seat I think but only an expert can tell you how to do this for sure.

 

[nickmann]

I can vouch for the fact that a Honda seat will be recognised, and it costs a lot less.

 

[paulmb]

so honda work on the transponder basis too......................do you know how much they are roughly?

 

[dmb999]

Hi There,
I'm interested in what the outcome was on this - did you find out whether or not a Honda seat disables the front airbag ?
I've been using the 0-9 months seat until now but junior is now 13 months and so I'm looking into buying the next seat up which MB are charging £295 for. I did wonder whether or not I would be able to tear the old seat apart,locate the transponder and just buy a normal seat and tape the transponder to it - does anybody know where the transponder is located, what it looks like and whether or not it would work ?

 

[Mercedes cozy]

To be honest with you, this is a safety matter and safety counts first.
I would personally buy the seat for £300 because you can't put a price tag on a human. SAFETY FIRST.

I know you want to know a way to turn it off and I dont think there is, but its not worth the risk. If you did start dis-connecting plugs and wires, your SRS light will come on and you will need a MB computer to turn it off.

If I had £300 spare, I would buy you the seat as SAFETY FIRST.

 

[mebs]

on the clk the front airbag swirches itself off, with the orange light showing airbag off. must be some sort of weight sensor,Ive used it several times with my daughter

 

[Alps]

cant you put the baby seat in the back instead?

 

[dmb999]

That is my problem, there are no rear seats in the SL. Could be time for a family car !