Airbag

[G8_Summit]

I was rather hoping for something like a) take a fuse out or b) disconnect a plug under the seat.

Thanks anyway guys. As usual, your help has been nonvaluable.

[planetit]

Would you trust your kids life to a bit of software?

Nope, if it turns off at all it should be a hard switch.

tim

Would you expect the triggering of it to be hardwired? How would you do this? A big plunger on the front of the car that blows air into an airbag when you crash perhaps?

[The Lone Gunman]

You could try
a) take a fuse out or b) disconnect a plug under the seat.

[OwlHoot]

Would you expect the triggering of it to be hardwired? How would you do this? A big plunger on the front of the car that blows air into an airbag when you crash perhaps?

I'd expect it to use a low-sensitivity tumbler switch - something like a spring with a copper ball on the end and centred inside a hollow sphere, with the air bag triggered if the ball touches the sphere.

[tim123]

Would you expect the triggering of it to be hardwired? How would you do this? A big plunger on the front of the car that blows air into an airbag when you crash perhaps?

Under normal circumstances it fails safe - except when there's a child seat in the front, then you need to be sure that it *doesn't* work.

tim

[dazza12]

You might want to try asking on Autoforumz. They sync with the relevant car newsgroups, so if there's not an answer already there, it won't be long before someone else answers for you.

It's helped me out of a couple of scrapes with my Pug.

[Paco]

This might be useful

[~Craig~]

or just put the sprog in the back?

[Fleetwood]

Rtfm?