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Disable passenger airbag on Prius 2010

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by chrisis, Mar 19, 2011.

  1. chrisis

    chrisis New Member

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    Since it's horrid to fit a 'maxi-cosy' on the rear seats of my prius2010 (because the seatbelts don't give way once you let them go a bit) I want to install it on the passangersseat in the front... but to do that safely, I have to disable the airbag, and here's the problem... in any other car there is a switch in the glovecompartment, but in the priusIII this doesn't seem to be the case...

    can anyone tell me how I can disable the front-passengers seat airbag??

    thanks
     
    #1 chrisis, Mar 19, 2011
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    What is maxi-cosy? Is that a child seat?
     
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    something like that... it's somewhat like a crib for when the child isn't able to sit on his own ...

    it's possible to fit this thing properly in a car using the seatbelt, but it's necessery to disable the airbag because the child is facing backwards
     
    #3 chrisis, Mar 19, 2011
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    firepa63 Former Prius Owner

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    I don't believe the passenger airbag can be disabled (legally). I know the dealers won't do it. It's much safer for the child to be in the back seat anyway. I think you're just going to have to fight with the rear seatbelt.
     
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  5. chrisis

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    in ANY OTHER car I've driven, it was a simple switch in the glove-compartment...

    and... on the dashboard in front of the passengersseat is a symbol that indicates the airbag is either ON or OFF ... the indicator also shows a 'maxi-cosy' in that indicator to be sure you don't install a maxi-cosy with the airbag ON...
     
    #5 chrisis, Mar 19, 2011
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    firepa63 Former Prius Owner

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    Where are you located?
     
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    On the European / Israeli model it is possible.

    Switch is on the side of upper glove compartment. I believe you can see it only with the door open and the you need the key in the FOB to do it.
    :);)
     
    #7 vday, Mar 20, 2011
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    I'll look right away, thanks vday!
     
    #8 chrisis, Mar 20, 2011
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    firepa63 Former Prius Owner

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    That option is not available here in the US...
     
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    RTFM next time?


    iPhone ?
    Zdenok
     
    #10 zdenok, Mar 20, 2011
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    Hi Chrisis

    The system automatically detects whether its an adult or a child sitting on the front passenger seat, and disables the front passenger bags if detects a child on the front passenger seat.
    page 127 of the manual, and info if you need to put a child in the front seat on pages 134-135.
    good luck
     
    #11 PapaGallo, Mar 20, 2011
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    snijd DIY or die

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    There IS an NHTSA process by which you may request to have such a switch installed.

    Since Toyota already makes this provision in some markets, it should be possible in the USA as well.

    Please report back if you are successful.
     
    #12 snijd, Mar 20, 2011
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    firepa63 Former Prius Owner

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    I believe the OP is located in The Netherlands...
     
    #13 firepa63, Mar 20, 2011
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    snijd DIY or die

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    should have caught that, since we moved here from there not so many years ago... was only dreaming of a Prius back then...
     
    #14 snijd, Mar 21, 2011
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    This video from YouTube said the system will automatically detect whether the passenger seat has been occupied, then activate or deactivate passenger side airbag accordingly.

     
    #15 Hang Zhao, Jan 28, 2021
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