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Hello fellow Sky and/or Saturn enthusiasts,
I'm drooling over the upcoming Sky, but there is one important sticking point before I buy. We have a 2.5-year-old toddler. Though we have a minivan already, we will still need backup transportation for the little one in case the minivan goes to the shop. (Or should I say: for all the times the minivan goes to the shop. Stupid Nissan Quest.) So far, my 1997 SC2 is sufficing, but I would trade that in for the Sky.
We all know the cover-our-butts wording in the official Sky specs that "children are always safer in the back seat." Unfortunately, I don't think my little one will fit in the 1.4 cubic feet.
What are your experiences with putting child safety seats in the front passenger seat of a 2-seater?
I believe the airbag passenger sensing system is meant to turn off the airbag if a child is in the seat, but I'm not sure I would trust this. The car seat plus the child can add to considerable weight. What if this weight is borderline to activating the airbag? I wouldn't want a bump in the road to cause the weight registered on the seat to become large enough to activate the airbag, and then have an accident right there.
I remember in the news when passenger airbags first came out: you could have the dealer install a keyed switch in the dash that would disable the passenger airbag. Do they still do this? This seems much more trustworthy for turning off the airbag than a weight-sensing system. Would you trust a dealer to do this to your Sky?
Next question: normally a child seat attaches to a seat with two anchors in the butt of the seat and a latch over the top of the seat back. Does anyone know if the front passenger seat has the anchors? From the picture of the top/back of the seat, I don't see any latch at the top either. Does anyone know if there is a top latch?
Thanks for your input! Please respond to the forum.
- Jeff
I'm drooling over the upcoming Sky, but there is one important sticking point before I buy. We have a 2.5-year-old toddler. Though we have a minivan already, we will still need backup transportation for the little one in case the minivan goes to the shop. (Or should I say: for all the times the minivan goes to the shop. Stupid Nissan Quest.) So far, my 1997 SC2 is sufficing, but I would trade that in for the Sky.
We all know the cover-our-butts wording in the official Sky specs that "children are always safer in the back seat." Unfortunately, I don't think my little one will fit in the 1.4 cubic feet.
What are your experiences with putting child safety seats in the front passenger seat of a 2-seater?
I believe the airbag passenger sensing system is meant to turn off the airbag if a child is in the seat, but I'm not sure I would trust this. The car seat plus the child can add to considerable weight. What if this weight is borderline to activating the airbag? I wouldn't want a bump in the road to cause the weight registered on the seat to become large enough to activate the airbag, and then have an accident right there.
I remember in the news when passenger airbags first came out: you could have the dealer install a keyed switch in the dash that would disable the passenger airbag. Do they still do this? This seems much more trustworthy for turning off the airbag than a weight-sensing system. Would you trust a dealer to do this to your Sky?
Next question: normally a child seat attaches to a seat with two anchors in the butt of the seat and a latch over the top of the seat back. Does anyone know if the front passenger seat has the anchors? From the picture of the top/back of the seat, I don't see any latch at the top either. Does anyone know if there is a top latch?
Thanks for your input! Please respond to the forum.
- Jeff