Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Its took me a year to get a definitive answer, in that time ive had crap from the missus and have looked at several alternative boring family cars , ive now got ammunition to give Mrs Tarmac so I never need to sell the Zed EVER Taken from the website underneath 10. Can children travel in the front seat? What about two-seaters and convertibles? Apart from those in rear-facing seats when there is an active front air-bag, children can travel in the front seat of any vehicle provided they are properly restrained. This includes 2-seaters or convertibles, even if the top is down. http://www.dft.gov.uk/think/focusareas/ ... r?page=FAQ Halli fookin loola There you go..... You can all start making babies and after 6 months when they come out the rear facing seat you can take them to meets and events Jobs a good un Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 tarmac 1 missus 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Warnes Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Good Info, having been looking for a definitive answer for some time. What worries me though is the info from the Car handbook pg 2-26 "NISSAN recommends NOT to carry infants and small children in this vehicle" "In vehicles equipped with the front passenger airbag and side air bag system, you should not let any infants or small children sit in the front passenger's seat. as the air bag may cause serious injury in case of deployment during a collision' it then goes on to explain how to fit a child seat! talk about mixed messages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vik54 Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Christ Chris!! Noooooooooooooooooo - if your side airbag went off she'd be decapitated! Don't even think about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted September 21, 2010 Author Share Posted September 21, 2010 Christ Chris!! Noooooooooooooooooo - if your side airbag went off she'd be decapitated! Don't even think about it ouch, thanks for that Vik. You could have put it a bit less morbidly So I'm back to square one again It's legal but not recommended, that sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 get one of those minature bucket seats with the side head retraint bits to stop headmovement, if airbag goes of it will move the full seat... is the side airbag not a curtain anyways? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnH Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 I was surprised the Z doesn't have a disable passenger airbag switch, I rented a Pug 307cc while on holiday (it was the only convertible they had!) and that had one... I guess Nissan think all Z owners will be single men on the pull who will be forced to sell their pride and joy when they get married/have kids anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbramble Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Thankyou! Bookmarked for wifes viewing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnH Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 I was surprised the Z doesn't have a disable passenger airbag switch, I rented a Pug 307cc while on holiday (it was the only convertible they had!) and that had one... I guess Nissan think all Z owners will be single men on the pull who will be forced to sell their pride and joy when they get married/have kids anyway. Thinking about it - couldn't you pull the airbag fuse? I assume the driver & passenger airbags are the same fuse though so you may want to add your own passenger airbag switch for when the kids in the car? Shouldn't be too hard (although hard to test I guess ;P). The Pug used the car key to disable it (key switch in armrest) which would be nice but maybe over complicating it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted September 21, 2010 Author Share Posted September 21, 2010 Thinking about it, my car doesn't have side airbags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 are u sure? does it not have the ones in the seats and the door curtains? is it a jdm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted September 21, 2010 Author Share Posted September 21, 2010 Yeah its a JDM Im pretty sure theres no side airbag, cloth seats and ive seen behind the door card, nothing there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 the air curtain is on the a-pillar, high level at the side of the sun visors. Must be a jdm thing. everydays a schoolday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M9O OEY Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Could be a great mod for someone to come up with as lots of people would like to take their young children in their zed. I for one would definitely pay someone to put a sw in to disable the airbags it would stop the mrs taking my car if iv got our kid to be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 the jdm is missing lots of the airbags so maybe ok I'd say fair enough if it was your head testing it chris but not the wee girly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnH Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Maybe no mod is needed and a phone call to Nissan would do the Job! Check out this TSB. It's from America and for an '03, but at least we know a part existed! You have to admire my Google skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted September 21, 2010 Author Share Posted September 21, 2010 Maybe no mod is needed and a phone call to Nissan would do the Job! Check out this TSB. It's from America and for an '03, but at least we know a part existed! You have to admire my Google skills. Mmm interesting.... Your next google mission is to find me the part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnH Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Mmm interesting.... Your next google mission is to find me the part I'm sure a dealer would be be to find it more easily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vik54 Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Sorry hon....but it stopped you thinking about it didn't it?! Then again if you're JDM - you have no side airbag.....so up to you if you want to have her out with you in the zed really Christ Chris!! Noooooooooooooooooo - if your side airbag went off she'd be decapitated! Don't even think about it ouch, thanks for that Vik. You could have put it a bit less morbidly So I'm back to square one again It's legal but not recommended, that sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greekman Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 i was unlucky enough to see the seat airbag deploy and then deployed! 1st. Its tiny. think of the side of the back of the seat about 2" thick and horizontal. T i n y 2nd. It destroys more things for what it actually does. door card, back of the seat, airbag and module etc. total price to replace as much as a limb...if not more! 3rd. The only injury was a bruise on my passengers arm FROM the side airbag. Useless 4th. if you v got a child seat fixed (not the bottom bit only) that side airbag will be far from the seat and the child. There is no way it can injure the child I cant comment on what could happen when you are only using the bottom cushion on older kids or what would happen if the front airbag got deployed as i havent seen the front airbag opening on the Zed (thank god). But in regards to the side airbag....just forget your car has even got one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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