Removing front seats in S60 and disconnecting airbags

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Michael M0APC

I'm looking to replace the existing interior in my S60 D5. When I
remove the front seats I'll need to disconnect the airbags and then
reconnect with the new seats.

Does anyone know whether I'm likely to get problems with the airbag
warning system ?
If so, is it simple to reset ?

Cheers

Michael.
 
Michael said:
I'm looking to replace the existing interior in my S60 D5. When I
remove the front seats I'll need to disconnect the airbags and then
reconnect with the new seats.

Does anyone know whether I'm likely to get problems with the airbag
warning system ?
If so, is it simple to reset ?

Cheers

Michael.
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I strongly urge you to get the airbag "safed" done by a licensed Volvo
mechnic. These are explosive devices and WILL cause serious injuries.

Same for restoring the system when you're done.
 
i agree...unless you are ok working w/explosives
....it can be like disarming a small bomb.....not for
me....thanx.....
 
byrocat said:
I strongly urge you to get the airbag "safed" done by a licensed Volvo
mechnic. These are explosive devices and WILL cause serious injuries.

Same for restoring the system when you're done.
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Excellent advice, I agree completely. At the very least he runs the
chance of having inoperative air bags after this backyard repair.
 
Excellent advice, I agree completely. At the very least he runs the
chance of having inoperative air bags after this backyard repair.
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Gah, makes me all the more glad to have a car *without* those cursed
things. Last thing I want is a bomb going off while I'm working on my car.
 
James Sweet said:
Gah, makes me all the more glad to have a car *without* those cursed
things. Last thing I want is a bomb going off while I'm working on my car.
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Sadly, me too. Of all the car jobs I do, working in the vicinity of the
airbag system makes me most uneasy. I know it probably isn't as touchy as I
fear, otherwise there would be constant warnings to be careful beyond taking
the usual precautions. In theory, all you have to do is power the car down
by disconnecting the battery and waiting a minute or two before proceeding.
Depending on how invasive you are being you may also need to unfasten the
airbag connector and place the shorting jumper across it. But the idea that
I could do $1000 damage in the blink of an eye and possibly injure myself in
the process (I've seen people who were restrained by airbags) gives me the
willies.

Mike
 
Dear friends,

Changing the seatbelts on my 850, was treated as using ammo by my Volvo
dealer.
The new units came from Gothenborg, Sweden treated as explosives.

If you not an expert please don't try it your self, you might get hurt.

greetings from the netherlands,

Robert
 
yea, true....until you need them...seatbelts
are a hassle also...
 
~^ beancounter ~^ said:
yea, true....until you need them...seatbelts
are a hassle also...
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Seatbelts good, crash cages and crumple zones good, airbags, a bunch of
BS in my opinion, so long as the car is designed well from the start
they're more hassle than help.
 
James Sweet said:
Seatbelts good, crash cages and crumple zones good, airbags, a bunch of BS
in my opinion, so long as the car is designed well from the start they're
more hassle than help.
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I'm mostly with you - my acquaintances run about 50/50 with their airbag
experiences. One says the airbag saved her life in a left turn head-on, but
she looked like she had fallen face-first from a motorcycle. Another
suffered two arms broken across his face because he had his arms in the
wrong position on the wheel when the bomb went off.

I am a seat belt (harness) fanatic, though, having two brothers who emerged
unhurt from separate rollovers because they were belted in. Last year a
co-worker was on the freeway near Phoenix when a nearby car had a blowout
and swerved sideways right in front of him. He couldn't avoid hitting her in
the driver's door, which set her car rolling over madly for hundreds of feet
and landing upside down in an unrecognizable heap. The driver was helped out
by bystanders - she had a cut on the back of her hand - while the baby in
the car seat in the center of the back seat was hanging upside down with a
puzzled expression.

Mike
 
i don't know....the numbers indicate (to me, at least) air bags
are a net contribution...to safety...sure, there may be the ocassional
problem...the same argument as the "i will ever use seatbelts cause' of
the potential of a fire in the roll over" one my grandpa used all the
time.....

we are seeing the installiation of air bags on light aircraft now, as
well....
and side curtians......any reduction of "shock to the head" is good....
there still a potential bomb though.... ;-(
 
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