Front passenger seat facing backward

mkn · 12th May 2008, 09:22

Dear all,

According to user manual front passenger seat must not be facing backward when vehicle is in motion. Does anybody know if it is even possible to turn the seat backward during driving or the car would not allow it??

Regards, Klemen

Werner807HDI · 12th May 2008, 09:59

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Originally Posted by mkn

Dear all,

According to user manual front passenger seat must not be facing backward when vehicle is in motion. Does anybody know if it is even possible to turn the seat backward during driving or the car would not allow it??

Regards, Klemen

I did it often, but NOT during driving. Afaik it is not possible with closed door!

Ron807 · 12th May 2008, 10:02

You can have the seat facing backwards while driving; turning the seat around while driving would be a challenge and requires acrobatic skills of the person sitting there

It is not allowed though as you cannot wear the seatbelt and the seat airbag will be at the wrong side (middle of the car)...

mkn · 12th May 2008, 10:19

Good point with the airbag. Anyway it would be useful due to newborn twins in the middle row. With seat facing backward it would be much easier to take car of some minor situations. Of course full time seat facing backwards is out of question.
Regards, Klemen

Werner807HDI · 12th May 2008, 12:44

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Originally Posted by Ron807

You can have the seat facing backwards while driving; turning the seat around while driving would be a challenge and requires acrobatic skills of the person sitting there

It is not allowed though as you cannot wear the seatbelt and the seat airbag will be at the wrong side (middle of the car)...

Does your car have airbags in the seat?
Mine does not!

Konrad Dubiel · 12th May 2008, 12:54

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Originally Posted by mkn

Anyway it would be useful due to newborn twins in the middle row. With seat facing backward it would be much easier to take car of some minor situations.

You will create some major danger by doing so. Forget it.
Better have your wife seated in a second row between twins.

linte · 12th May 2008, 14:31

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Originally Posted by Werner807HDI

Does your car have airbags in the seat?
Mine does not!

You do not have side airbags in the backrest?

FuliHdi · 12th May 2008, 14:41

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Originally Posted by mkn

Does anybody know if it is even possible to turn the seat backward during driving or the car would not allow it??

Klemen,
in case you need some adrenalin, I can take you for a paraglider flight or rock climbing or ski-mountaineering .... but PLEASE do not turn your driver's seat around during driving or at least inform us when to stay off Slovenian roads

Werner807HDI · 12th May 2008, 15:47

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Originally Posted by linte

You do not have side airbags in the backrest?

My sideairbags are in the B-colummn!

Ron807 · 12th May 2008, 19:22

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Originally Posted by Werner807HDI

My sideairbags are in the B-colummn!

I can't check anymore

but am 100% sure the front seats have airbags. There's a black plastic cover on the side of each seat with the bag in it

linte · 12th May 2008, 21:04

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Originally Posted by Werner807HDI

My sideairbags are in the B-colummn!

There is a airbag-sign, that´s correct. The airbags are above of the side windows.

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Originally Posted by Ron807

I can't check anymore

but am 100% sure the front seats have airbags. There's a black plastic cover on the side of each seat with the bag in it

Yes I can confirm this, just checked it!

Ron807 · 13th May 2008, 10:28

Yes, I think what Werner means are the curtain airbags.....

JozeR · 14th May 2008, 10:32

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Originally Posted by FuliHdi

Klemen,
in case you need some adrenalin, I can take you for a paraglider flight or rock climbing or ski-mountaineering .... but PLEASE do not turn your driver's seat around during driving or at least inform us when to stay off Slovenian roads

Klemen hoce obracati SOVOZNIKOV sedez med voznjo - ne voznikovega!

Sorry for some explanation for FuliHdi in Slovene language.

mkn · 14th May 2008, 10:38

Jože,

Hvala za reakcijo, meni se ni zdelo vredno.

p.s. This is a reply to JozeR message written in Slovenian language. In short it says that I want to turn the front passenger seat (co-driver seat) and not the driver seat. As long as everybody but FuliHdi understood the question, I did not bother to react.

Regards, Klemen

Werner807HDI · 14th May 2008, 11:42

You are right, I found the plastic covers!

12th May 2008, 09:22	#1 (permalink)
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mkn Fledgling Join Date: 21 Mar 2008 Location: XX Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Car: Lancia Phedra Country of origin:	Good point with the airbag. Anyway it would be useful due to newborn twins in the middle row. With seat facing backward it would be much easier to take car of some minor situations. Of course full time seat facing backwards is out of question. Regards, Klemen
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