Do any 850's not have a passenger air bag

[CharlesStevenson]

Can anyone advise me as to whether prior to a particular date the 850 did NOT have a dashboard mounted passenger side air bag as standard.

The reason, as I'm sure you will have guessed, is that we have two children, one still in a rear facing seat and we are looking to replace my wife's car with a volvo, either 940 or 850.

My trusty old 740, obviously, doesn't have this to deal with.

Any guidance would be most appreciated.

Thanks for looking at my post.

Mine's a 94 T5 and doesn't have a passenger airbag - though it does have anchor points (front and rear) for a Volvo child seat, so it may have been specced this way when first purchased.

Anyone know when and why Volvo changed from 4-point to 5-point harnesses in their rear facing child seats? Mine's 4-point and I wonder if safety is compromised at all ?

Steve

[Chris_Rogers]

My '96 T5CD does not have the passenger air bag, I think it was an added cost option for all 850's, at least in the UK.
However, it can be disconnected dispite what Volvo may say.

[CharlesStevenson]

Thanks yr comments. Is the disconnection a relatively easy task, ie head under the dashboard and disconnect wiring, or more complex.

Oh, and also, is it a two way thing, so that we could re-activate as and when we cease using a rear-facing child seat?

Thanks

Depending on the design of the child seat a 4 point should not be any less safe - the 5th point is generally used for anti submarine purposes (sliding under the belt) and I would guess that the child seat compensates for this. When fitting harnesses to my Spit (not child seat I admit) I was actually advised against 5 point harnesses dues to the pain / injuries they can cause if the seat isn't designed for them (singing supronoe etc).

If in doubt get it checked out by someone you trust on both their knowledge of the parts, and who you are sure won't rip you off (using teh simple, of course you need this new one sir, that'll be XXXgbp please).

Laters

Stu

I have a 94 T5 which also doesn't have the passenger air bag, but like you I looked for this specifically. Mothercare don't recommend placing a rear facing seat in the front even if the air bag can be disarmed, as all they do is disconnect the sensor, so there is still the possibility of the explosion going off!! Also be aware that the seat belts are very short and not all seats will fit. Volvo sell longer belts at a price or you could try Securon who make seatbelts and are much cheaper. Securon also don't recommend using seat belt extenders with child seats. Hope this helps.

Dave

I have a late 94 T5 which doesn't have a passenger airbag. It does have pyrotechnic seat belts as I found out when pricing longer ones to fit a rear facing car seat (around £200 fitted).
Instead I went to Halfords and found one to fit straight away.
I now have a forward facing seat which fitted with no problems.
The seats are there you just need to look.

hope this helps also

My 96 T5 is also not fitted with one.

[Chris_Rogers]

Disconnection fairly is easy, but you do need to fit a dummy load to the circuit or the SRS light will be on.
I will provide details if you need to do this.

[CharlesStevenson]

Thanks all yr posts. I know that in some companies cars, the dashboard of the sports versions have more electric kit hidden away behind them. This may be why the T5's didn't have them as std.

Since we'll probably be getting a 2.0 20v or 2.5 ie non sports version, I'll need to check on this. I guess eyeballing a few 2nd hand ones and looking on a dealers forecort could be a way to go.

Thanks again