Device for detecting the type of occupancy of the passenger's seat of a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. A device for detecting at least one type of occupancy of a passenger seat of a motor vehicle for which a passenger-side air bag should not be activated, comprising:
- a manually operated switch having at least one switch position assigned to the at least one type of occupancy;
a control unit for deactivating the air bag when the switch is in the at least one switch position; and
means for preventing the vehicle from being driven away after starting an engine of the vehicle if the switch has not first been operated, wherein the means for preventing the vehicle from being driven away prevents the vehicle from being driven away if the manually operated switch has not been operated after a door-operated switch of a passenger-side door of the vehicle detects that the door has been opened.
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Abstract
A simple device for reliably detecting at least one type of occupancy of the passenger'"'"'s seat of a motor vehicle in which the passenger-side air bag must absolutely not be activated. A manually operated switch is provided, having at least one switch position assigned to a type of occupancy for which the passenger-side air bag must not be activated; a control unit is provided which deactivates the passenger-side air bag when the switch is not in this switch position; and an arrangement is provided to prevent the vehicle from driving away after the engine has been started unless the switch has first been operated.
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11 Claims
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1. A device for detecting at least one type of occupancy of a passenger seat of a motor vehicle for which a passenger-side air bag should not be activated, comprising:
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a manually operated switch having at least one switch position assigned to the at least one type of occupancy; a control unit for deactivating the air bag when the switch is in the at least one switch position; and means for preventing the vehicle from being driven away after starting an engine of the vehicle if the switch has not first been operated, wherein the means for preventing the vehicle from being driven away prevents the vehicle from being driven away if the manually operated switch has not been operated after a door-operated switch of a passenger-side door of the vehicle detects that the door has been opened. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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