Grande Punto 06 1.2 dynamic.

I havent got a handbook yet (and considering I'm in dispute with the dealer I dont think they are going to send me it as promised lol!)

Have a friend coming for the day in a couple of weeks and have no room for her baby unless I put him in a carseat in the front and she squeezes between my two in the back.

So does my car have a disable button? And where can I find it?

thanks

Open the passenger door, if my memory is correct you'll see a slot in the side of the dash for you to put your key, turn it to the off position, done.

No - you use the electronic menu function to the right of the steering.

Shauncorwyn said:

No - you use the electronic menu function to the right of the steering.

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Apparently my memory doesn't serve me correctly

Hey you might be correct as i have the sporting - however i doubt the air bag switch would be different model to model - that would just add cost to fiat.

Eklipze3k said:

Apparently my memory doesn't serve me correctly

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Thats for the Stilo

As Shaun states, menu button to the right of the steering wheel, then scroll until you find passenger airbag using the + & - key and then change the setting to off.

Remember to change it back

thanks folks thats v. helpful

I couldnt trust a childs life to an electronic menu system rather than a more physical on/off key system.

Adrian Bravo said:

I couldnt trust a childs life to an electronic menu system rather than a more physical on/off key system.

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What difference does it make.
The light on the dash illuminates to indicate passenger airbag off and also the lcd display.
A switch is a switch - binary on or off. Who's to say that they key verison does not get a short circuit on the cable. Also most key versions i have seen can be turned with a screw driver.

Grande punto - NCAP safety rating.
Adults 5 star
Child 3 star
Pedestrian 3 star

Brava
Adults 2 star
Child no star rating
Pedestrian no star rating

I know which one i would choose.

you have a point Adrian and to be honest I'm not going to keep this car for long for this and other reasons. Not that I've had it for long. I really dont like it. I dont like the many complaints I see about it continually displaying faults. I dont like anything that relies too much on electronics. When I got it, the boot was broken. Whilst I waited for it to be fixed, it was unusable, because it's not key operated. Yes you can go through the rear seat. But I have two kids in the rear seat. I'm not going to haul carseats out to get a buggy in. This strikes me as overworking on aesthetics - to me a small family car like a 5 door GP needs to be more functional than pretty. Well both actually. I dont believe it has key operated rear doors either (I may be wrong, the car's at the dealership awaiting new steering column) which may be standard but again if I have kids in the back I want to be able to get the doors open with a key in an emergency especially when they are strapped into car seats.

The verification on the dash would be fine then. I did not know it was there. The thought of changing it in a menu and having no verification is what worried me.

I don't know why your comparing the Grand Punto's safety to the Brava's, I am certainly not trying to and made no mention of it. Of course the Grand punto will be far superior in terms of NCAP safty, it is nine years younger.

Shauncorwyn said:

What difference does it make.
The light on the dash illuminates to indicate passenger airbag off and also the lcd display.
A switch is a switch - binary on or off. Who's to say that they key verison does not get a short circuit on the cable. Also most key versions i have seen can be turned with a screw driver.

Grande punto - NCAP safety rating.
Adults 5 star
Child 3 star
Pedestrian 3 star

Brava
Adults 2 star
Child no star rating
Pedestrian no star rating

I know which one i would choose.

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Handbook can be downloaded via this link:

http://aftersales.fiat.com/ELUM/mai...&valID=199000000&prodID=199000000&isExaminer=

page 20 in the handbook or page 21 of the PDF file

Passenger front and side airbag
activation/deactivation (BAG P)
(for versions/markets, where provided)
This function is used to activate/deactivate
the front passenger’s air bag.
Proceed as follows:
❒ press MENU ESC and, after the message
BAG P OFF (to deactivate) or
BAG P On (to activate) is displayed by
pressing buttons + or –, press MENU
ESC again;
❒ the confirmation request message will
be displayed;
❒ press + or – to select YES (confirming
activation/deactivation) or no (to abort);
❒ briefly press MENU ESC to confirm
setting and go back to the menu screen
or hold the button down to go back to
the standard screen without saving

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lynniep said:

I dont believe it has key operated rear doors either (I may be wrong, the car's at the dealership awaiting new steering column) which may be standard but again if I have kids in the back I want to be able to get the doors open with a key in an emergency especially when they are strapped into car seats.

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if your on about the gp then when u open ur door if the doors are locked then it will unlock all the other doors, also if u were to have an accident then the doors open automatically after an impact to allow emergency services or anybody to get in and help..... i dont see a problem with not havin a key barrel in all the doors unless the battery dies but u can get into the drivers anyway.

i think you will also find nearly every car on the market doesn't have rear passenger door key holes