Miata Mailing List: November 1996, Message #25
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   From: Dennis Wynne 

Subject: Re: Air bag disable switch

   Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 12:14:45 -0500





  The expensive European car makers (BMW, Mercedes, etc) want to fit their

seats with special car seat latches.  Sounds like a good idea to me.  If you

latch in a car seat, it disables the air bag.  It also provides a uniform

way to attach the car seats.  I remember reading that half or more of all

the cars seats IN USE where used/installed incorrectly.  A universal

attachment system would solve this problem as well.



  I understand the reason for concern for those with rear facing infant

seats, but I am still not convinced that air bags are a danger to an older

child in a properly installed forward facing seat.  I sure wish my Miata

had a tilt wheel though, that driver side bag looks like it is aimed at my

stomach !



  If the universal latch and bypass comes to pass, I can see a new marketing

opportunity for Skip Cannon (of "sub-frame brace fame" - try saying THAT 3

times real fast).  He can make "dummy buckles" to plug into the latch so it

thinks a infant seat is installed - this would disable the air bag.  I KNOW

that Dan would buy one, since he doesn't "believe" in air bags :-) .



  Dennis

  '96M

  Team-air-bags-are-good-we-hope















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