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Old 08-11-2014, 08:19 PM   #11
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The Porsche deactivation bar has a cable that plugs into a socket under the passenger seat. At the other end of the wiring, it also has a seat-belt like receptacle that accepts a seat belt buckle from the child seat. When the buckle is pushed into in the receptacle, it's like throwing the switch on the aftermarket alternative.

The challenge on faces is getting someone - a dealer or an independent - to program the car so it recognizes the 'presence' of a child seat even if its just the buckle that present. Whether someone is willing to do the programming comes down to a question of their perception of liability. If they think turning the air bag deactivation feature on using a non-Porsche alternative will expose them to a lawsuit, they won't program the car.
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