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Old 18th December 2014, 03:54 PM
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Default Front passenger seat Airbag deactivation

Hi Guys,
Is there a simple way of temporally deactivating the passenger front seat airbag on my 1997 PF QS?
Thanks
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Old 18th December 2014, 04:04 PM
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Pretty sure there isn't a disable switch on the PF.
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Old 18th December 2014, 04:36 PM
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What's the problem? That's a US-style full-size airbag IIRC designed to cope with an adult not wearing as seat belt!

Presumably you could bypass the seat occupancy switch, but I wouldn't.....
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Old 18th December 2014, 04:52 PM
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No Problem,
My grand daughter wants to travel in the front seat occasionally. All the write ups suggest deactivating the air bag before allowing an under 12 year old to travel in the front seat. Just checking if there is a easy way to do it, before allowing her to sit there. If there's not, she stays in the back seat until she is 12 years old.
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Old 18th December 2014, 05:08 PM
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My old a4 r reg had a disable switch via the key in the glovebox.....are not pf a8's the same???
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Old 18th December 2014, 06:15 PM
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If she's big enough to wear an adult belt without a booster cushion or similar I'd say it's fine. Definitely better than turning it off.
12yo girls can be surprisingly "adult".
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They can be deactivated via VCDS for PFLs.
I believe.
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They can be deactivated via VCDS for PFLs.
I believe.
Yup, pretty sure you can code it out.....

You'll need a later airbag module to accept the pins required for the key operated disable and pretty sure that was only facelift.

I know I've definitely coded out rear airbags on a PF before when rear seats have been swapped and even though passenger airbag was always standard kit I seem to recall it was possible.....
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