I noticed when I took the bezel from around the stereo off, there were wires for the airbag. I don't have an actual switch but I imagine if I had that option, the switch would be right there. Has anyone modified their truck to allow a manual passenger airbag disconnect switch?

 

In the US, Its mandatory I beleive.

My 2000 Mustang had one, My 2001 Ranger had one, and my 2004 F150 has one.




I dont think you can get a car with out them any more.

 

I don't think it's mandatory in the US just customary..

My F150 has it but my 2000 Mustang does not. Neither does our 99 F250 RCab.

It's an option and yes I think you can just plug it up and get it to work.

 

Yes, that's what I'm talking about. I do NOT have that and would like it so I can switch off the airbag. I wouldn't have known the wires were there if I hadn't pulled that trim piece off. I presume, like most options, everything is wired but the switch was not installed at the factory. The wires seem to go to a little block from what I can see but it's on the left hand side?? Mine is an '03 Canadian model. I'm wondering if I got the swich or another plastic bezel part that has the switch, whether I can hook up those wires to it and have a functional airbag disabler switch...Should work, eh?

 

IIRC, It's only in US vehicles without a back seat, because there's nowhere else to put a child. Pickups get them, Mustangs don't. Do screws have them? I know standard cabs and scabs do. Apparently the back seat in a scab doesn't count...

 

Not true, I Have a 98' Lariat supercab and had a 97' XLT Supercab and both have them And bath of those trucks were Canadian built in Oakville Truck plant and sold in Canada as well,

 

Screws do not get the switch because you can use the backseat for child seats.

 

You do realise that this switch has absolutely no affect on In-laws right???

 

It has nothing to do with having a backseat or not. It's an option that you can get. Some people like to be able to turn it off. Like I said,

03 F150 Scab. Backseat but I have the switch....
00 Mustant. Backseat but does not have the switch
99 F250 Rcab. No Backseat but doesn't have the switch.

I am going to bet that if you did a poll, there would be no corrolation (sp) between having a backseat and having a switch

 

It ain't no stinkin option.

It's about the children's carseat.

F150 Regular cab = switch.
F150 Supercab = switch
F150 SuperCrew = No switch.(Put baby in back)
Mustang = No switch (Put baby in back)
F250 Regular cab = No switch ( It's a work truck, why are you taking the baby to work?)

"I heard the passenger airbag deployed and did a number on your kid."

"Yeah, I shoulda got that stinkin option. How could I have been so stupid? You think I should get a lawyer and go after Ford? They really didn't esplain that option to me. "

 

I have a 06 screw. I believe theres a pressure switch in the passenger seat. when the weight exceeds a set amount the airbag is turned on otherwise its off.

 

05 scab - no switch (at least no visible switch in the cab) - The passenger seat contains a sensor which will disengage the pass airbag when the weight is less than ~40lbs. I might be off on the exact weight, but the new federal law requires the "dual stage" and weight detection in all 2006+ vehicles.


More: http://www.edmunds.com/ownership/saf...3/article.html

 

This is what mine does too, its weight sensitive

 

I have a regular cab and the only thing I read about the airbag was that it disables itself if the occupent is less than X pounds. I didn't see an option to manually disable it although I didn't really look as I don't really care.