I Need To Fit A Baby Seat - What about The Airbags In The Rear??
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Originally Posted by chris.y' post='320818' date='Aug 9 2006, 08:39 PM
I added the rear airbags as an option because of my kids (all younger than 7), but after reading this today I gave my dealer a call and they recommend that I get the rear airbags deactivated until the kids are >75 lbs. The dealer also said that he thought that cars with rear airbags were shipped with them deactivated, but he said to have the technician look at it just to be sure.
Also, with the ability to enable/disable, I would make sure anytime you have software upgrades that they do not get enabled unless you want them to.
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As I said in the thread I linked to earlier, my opinion differs from many of the posters here. Although it's clear that rear airbags can harm children, the point that seems to be missed is that they can only harm children if they are leaning/sleeping up against them.
If the child is properly restrained and not sleeping against the door, the airbags are safe for them. I opted to have mine activated because the back seats of my car get used by both adults and children. When the children sit there, they are properly restrained and are never up against the doors. That's something I make sure of.
I felt if I had the bags deactivated, I'd be sacrificing the safety of both adults and properly restrained children so I felt it was the better decision to have them activated. I am quite diligent to make sure that no child is in a dangerous position in case of an airbag deployment.
Obviously, there is a risk associated with either decision -- activated or deactivated...
If the child is properly restrained and not sleeping against the door, the airbags are safe for them. I opted to have mine activated because the back seats of my car get used by both adults and children. When the children sit there, they are properly restrained and are never up against the doors. That's something I make sure of.
I felt if I had the bags deactivated, I'd be sacrificing the safety of both adults and properly restrained children so I felt it was the better decision to have them activated. I am quite diligent to make sure that no child is in a dangerous position in case of an airbag deployment.
Obviously, there is a risk associated with either decision -- activated or deactivated...
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Originally Posted by ats77' post='320647' date='Aug 10 2006, 03:39 AM
ok, true it is there, but why BMW let us buy Isofix and rear air bags ???
normally we will never see that, hey I actully knew only how many we have in the car, that in the factory in Dingolfing they said I have 2 more that I know of...![Big Grin](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/biggrin.gif)
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normally we will never see that, hey I actully knew only how many we have in the car, that in the factory in Dingolfing they said I have 2 more that I know of...
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Originally Posted by TexaZ3' post='320561' date='Aug 9 2006, 10:10 AM
The rear airbag will not deploy if there is not enough weight on the seat.
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I did not check to see if any of the threads that Rudy posted had this info but thought it might be appropriate here:
SI B 72 24 06
Safety Restraint Systems October 2006
Technical Service
This Service Information bulletin supersedes S.M. B72 206 03 dated November 2003.
SUBJECT
Rear Side Airbags Come Activated
MODEL
E60 (5 Series) from start of production
E83 (X3) from start of production
E65, E66 (7 Series) since September 2003
E53 (X5) since October 2003
E46 (3 Series) since September/October 2003
SITUATION
New vehicles with option code 261 (rear seat side-impact airbag) have rear side airbags activated.
CAUSE
Vehicles with option code 261 (rear seat side-impact airbag) will no longer be shipped with deactivated rear side airbags.
PROCEDURE
The rear side airbags do not need to be activated any longer before delivery.
For customers requesting deactivated rear side airbags the procedure in SI B72 03 99 is unchanged.
The SI will be updated to address this topic.
SI B 72 24 06
Safety Restraint Systems October 2006
Technical Service
This Service Information bulletin supersedes S.M. B72 206 03 dated November 2003.
SUBJECT
Rear Side Airbags Come Activated
MODEL
E60 (5 Series) from start of production
E83 (X3) from start of production
E65, E66 (7 Series) since September 2003
E53 (X5) since October 2003
E46 (3 Series) since September/October 2003
SITUATION
New vehicles with option code 261 (rear seat side-impact airbag) have rear side airbags activated.
CAUSE
Vehicles with option code 261 (rear seat side-impact airbag) will no longer be shipped with deactivated rear side airbags.
PROCEDURE
The rear side airbags do not need to be activated any longer before delivery.
For customers requesting deactivated rear side airbags the procedure in SI B72 03 99 is unchanged.
The SI will be updated to address this topic.
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