Can I de-activate the passengers SIDE air bag

itaylor · Post by **itaylor** » Fri Apr 18, 2003 7:55 pm

I am deciding which 206CC to order and want the leather interior. This adds the side airbags apparently. Does the passenger airbag off switch de-activate the side airbag as well as the front? Can someone check their manual for me?

(I need if for baby seat in the front if you're wondering)

thanks

LSainsbury · Post by **LSainsbury** » Fri Apr 18, 2003 8:25 pm

Yes - theres a key / switch for th front....as for the side airbags - I don't think the cc has those!

Lee

itaylor · Post by **itaylor** » Fri Apr 18, 2003 8:29 pm

when you opt for the leather interior it includes side airbags as well apparently- am i mistaken?

Post by **Lyndon** » Fri Apr 18, 2003 8:31 pm

yes with leather you get the side airbags

not sure if they deactivate with the front one as i've miss placed my manual

RTF · Post by **RTF** » Fri Apr 18, 2003 8:46 pm

I thought the side airbags were a standard on the CC?

bergen · Post by **bergen** » Fri Apr 18, 2003 8:57 pm

not in every country... but in scandinavia it is.

Jussi · Post by **Jussi** » Sat Apr 19, 2003 8:04 am

There's a key for the passanger airbag. Key is beside the lights adjustment switch.
Key doesn't switch off the side airbags, which are standard in 2.0 cars in scandinavia.

itaylor · Post by **itaylor** » Sat Apr 19, 2003 8:19 am

thanks. looks like the baby is in the back then!

thanks

Jussi · Post by **Jussi** » Sat Apr 19, 2003 8:36 am

Just looked at peugeot's manual.
It say's put the baby seat in front and adjust backrest at upright position and seat slide at it's middle point.

itaylor · Post by **itaylor** » Sat Apr 19, 2003 10:15 am

does that mean it is safe for a child seat even with the side airbags?

Alex LS · Post by **Alex LS** » Sat Apr 19, 2003 10:24 am

The reason you deactivate the passenger airbag is to stop the bag hammering into the baby and breaking its neck.

Side airbags are there to cushion the car frame and reduce its impact on you; not to cushion you. Therefore, they do not impact into the baby and should be safe to use.

If they weren't safe to use, they'd be just as unsafe for a kid in the back because they fire to the side, not the front.