I want to disable the passenger airbag so I can put a baby seat in the front of our fabia, and do not want to be robbed

I didn't know that VAG-COM could do the airbags. Mine has a switch to disable the passanger side one.

I didn't know that VAG-COM could do the airbags. Mine has a switch to disable the passanger side one.

The passenger airbag switch is an optional extra - I don't think mine has it. - it's a 2000 1.4 16v Elegance model.

I want to disable the passenger airbag so I can put a baby seat in the front of our fabia, and do not want to be robbed

I suspect that you ought to be able to disable the passenger airbag using VagCom but I don't know how' date=' and wouldn't want to take responsibility for possibly screwing up [b']all[/b] the airbags if I got it wrong.

Also I suspect that the VagCom functions you'll need to access will require either registering the software (which costs) or using a genuine VagCom lead.

oh balls.

Thanks for the info though!

For the sake of £45 plus vat (its not a lot of money really) and the peace of mind, I wouldn't risk your childs life!!!!

Indeed - and I'd be surprised if a dealer would be allowed to disable a safety feature using software alone, it's more likely they will disable it physically and then turn off the fault in vagcom (or their equivalent)

We have just asked for the same on our '98 Octy LX, and given the same price by H L Gorner.

I thought it was a bit steep, but have to agree with this quote

For the sake of

They may well be offering to install the proper switch. It was around £65 as an option IIRC.