MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: jamma on August 07, 2012, 01:03:22 pm

Title: Baby Seat
Post by: jamma on August 07, 2012, 01:03:22 pm

Guys I have fitted a baby seat in the back for the Mrs for our new arrival in 2 weeks, can you tell me if I have to disable the air bags or wont they affect anything in the rear?


cheers

Title: Re: Baby Seat
Post by: gigolo456 on August 07, 2012, 06:52:33 pm

Please dont quote me on this, but as far as I know, the airbags do NOT need to be disabled when fitting a childseat! It was VW who fitted my Isofix childseat and I know that no airbags were disabled in the process! Enjoy your new bundle of fun! :-D

Title: Re: Baby Seat
Post by: jamma on August 07, 2012, 07:55:44 pm

Quote from: gigolo456 on August 07, 2012, 06:52:33 pm

Please dont quote me on this, but as far as I know, the airbags do NOT need to be disabled when fitting a childseat! It was VW who fitted my Isofix childseat and I know that no airbags were disabled in the process! Enjoy your new bundle of fun! :-D

Thanks

Title: Re: Baby Seat
Post by: vRS Carl on August 07, 2012, 09:05:43 pm

My car has curtain airbags and nothing has been disabled for the child seat in the back which is on an ISOFIX base.

AFAIA The only time you need to disable anything is if they go in the front passenger seat and you disable the airbag that side.

Title: Re: Baby Seat
Post by: neg on August 07, 2012, 09:30:21 pm

^ as said, nothing in the rear, only need to disable the front passenger when using the front seat with a child seat

Title: Re: Baby Seat
Post by: Carla77 on August 07, 2012, 11:12:46 pm

You only need to disable the airbag when the car seat is in the front passenger seat and this only applies to the first stage car seat when the baby is facing backwards.

When your child moves up to the next size seats and is facing forwards, you can put them in the front passenger seat with the airbags back on.

Now go sleep for the next fortnight whilst you can  :wink: