Heheheh...yes.
Look in your fuse panel...it's the one with the yellow "cage" around it. Don't
know offhand which number...not by the truck right now.
- Bernd
> You mean there is a fuse? just kidding. I told you I wasn't thinking straight
> after my encounter with the service dept.
> Which fuse are you taking out for the passenger airbag.....fuse 18 or 19? My
> guess is fuse 19, but I can't find any info about the fuse panel in the owners
> manual.
>
> Thanks,
> Mel
>
> "Bernd D. Ratsch" wrote:
>
> > Have you thought about just removing the fuse from fuse-panel?
> >
> > I also have a '97 and my old Dealer in CA recommended to me that I remove
> > the fuse when either off-roading or take my son with me...in the front seat.
> > (I have the Club Cab so he's mainly in the back unless i'm going to the
> > grocery store....then he's up front.)
> >
> > - Bernd
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > Subject: DML: Passenger air bag and infant car seat
> >
> > I have to start taking my 5 month old daughter to daycare in my 97 Dakota. I
> > have to put her in the front passenger seat in her car seat and I want to
> > disable my airbag for her safety.
> >
> > I went to my local dodge dealership yesterday (Barrett Dodge, Athens, Ga.)
> > and
> > spoke with the service dept. I asked him if there was a kit to upgrade my
> > 97 so
> > that I could manually turn the air bag on and off. He immediately informed
> > me
> > that I have to get a waiver from the NTSB to have it disconnected. Then I
> > would
> > have to find a dealer to disconnect it, and I wouldn't find one due to
> > liability
> > reasons. I again advised him that I didn't want to just disconnect or cut
> > the
> > wires, that I was wanting to put a disable feature in mine like the 98 and
> > newer
> > trucks so that it would still be active if I have an adult passenger. He
> > then
> > said he was not aware of any retro-fit available, but again went into a huge
> > dissertation about needing the waiver first. I then asked him to forget
> > about
> > the damn waiver for just a moment and tell me my options about the air bag.
> > He
> > then had the gall to tell me that it was a catch-22. I then got pretty
> > pissed,
> > while I was standing there holding my daughter and told him very sternly
> > that my
> > daughters safety was not a catch-22. I then walked out so pissed that I
> > decided
> > to wait a day before writing this so it wouldn't have to have a NC-17
> > rating.
> >
> > Here's my question:
> >
> > Has anyone ran into this situation before on a 97 Dak? If so how did you
> > remedy
> > it. After being in law enforcement for almost 12 years, I don't want to
> > commit
> > a "Federal offense" but I have got to do something. Any replies on here or
> > privately will be welcomed.
> >
> > My options I'm aware of now are:
> > 1. Strip a wrecked 98+ Dak out of a salvage yard and try and retro fit it.
> > 2. Cut the wires and totally disable it
> > 3. Accidentally set the damn thing off while I put on the 3" body lift I
> > purchased from Erika Ipes and super glue the cover back in place.
> > Or lastly....4. Run the truck into something and set it off....this was my
> > wife's idea of which I promptly told her it wasn't an option...i.e....both
> > air
> > bags go off, and I have to repair front of truck.
> >
> > Sorry for the long post, but this is very important to me. Any ideas on
> > how to
> > fix this problem will be welcomed and will stay confidential due to
> > liability
> > reasons. lol
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mel Janousek
> > 97 Dak, CC, 4X4 with Tuff Country 5.5 lift, 33" BFG's and other mods
> > www.superskunks.com
>
>
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