fpb111

Can I use Durametric to turn off the passenger seat airbag to safely put a baby seat in my 996?

keytohwy

Yes, you can.

http://www.planet-9.com/reviews/elec...functions.html

Hurdigurdiman

But wouldn't the baby seat have to go in the rear seats, not the front by the airbags? Unless I am reading your post wrong and that the airbags would be turned back on again after the baby seat installation.

fpb111

Hurdi
Check this out, third paragraph also fig 3
http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarti...Child_Seat.htm

roadsession

NOT IN A 996. (keytohwy please do proper fact checking before replying - your answer replies only to a 997 / 987)

Durametric cannot alter the coding of airbag present/not present in a 996. Please go to durametric.com to fact check.

Read this: http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarti...Child_Seat.htm

Ahsai

Looks like only with the professional version though?

fpb111

That is what I understood.

DBJoe996

A legitimate question but...rule number one is not to put the baby seat in the front seat of any car, period. There are a couple of threads on here about baby seats and what fits/works in the back seat. Several posters have been through all types of baby seats that work. I would start there before trying to figure out how to disable the air bag. I used to put mine strapped down in the back of my MG! Yeah, it was a semi-permanent solution for a few years, but whatever. If I could figure out how to do that, one should be able to figure out how to put it in the back jumper seat in a 996. Much much safer that way.

alpine003

Although I prefer to put kids in the back in most situations/cars, I don't think Porsche would've included air-bag deactivation devices on their baby seats if they thought it posed any danger. In fact, my OEM Porsche Sports seats come with a warning label on the back of the seats about putting people back there. I'll have to check again on the exact verbiage when I get home from work. Also IIRC, there was some crash data that was presented where the back will give way before the front passengers in some accident situations.

fpb111

Can I turn the passenger Air bag off for a baby seat in a 2001 Boxster S?

roadsession

No. It doesn't matter what version. That planet9 link you keep referencing is for 987/997

Ahsai

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Gaspasser19

I've used the Durametric to turn off the airbag light but I don't think you can use it to turn off the airbag in a 996.