Mondeo front seat removal

General rule of thumb to follow with in-car pyrotechnics:

Disconnect battery, have a cup of tea and a leisurely biscuit, think carefuly about what you're about to do, don't build up a static charge, take deep breath, close eyes, unplug explosives.

I only drink coffee, and don't eat biscuits, so that's a bit tricky for me ;-)

The 5 minutes wait should only be needed if the seat(s) are fitted with side airbags; it's to allow the electrical charge (stored in a capacitor, to fire the air bag if the electrics fail at the moment of impact) to dissipate. AFAIK, seat belt pre-tensioners don't use a capacitor.

Chris

But some can be triggered by removing the seat, and are effectively scrap afterwards. One of my cars had a plastic peg that needed to be inserted into a hole in the mechanism to prevent it bering triggered.

Was that a Mondeo, which is what the OP is asking about?

Chris