I know where you're coming from Lizzie, my wee lad is 1 on Thursday and I would never dream of leaving him unattended in the car.
When he's asleep and we arrive home I just sit and wait till he wakes up, and we live on a quiet estate where I'm sure nothing would ever happen, but I'm damned if I'm taking that chance!
The manual says button is for 'disabling passenger compartment monitoring eg. if animals are to be left in vehicle'
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Absolutely right Jules! 
Your children are just too precious to take the risk 
Animals maybe, but never children!
We were often left in car when kids, but a different generation I guess. We were taught to lock the doors, and only let mum or dad in.
And we were also taught to cross the roads, and were allowed to go out and play all day long.
I agree, when I grew up in the fifties early sixties we played in the road, next to railway lines, didn't wear seat belts in cars, sat in cigarette smoke filled rooms, walked in 'pea-souper' fogs / smogs, had parents drive us when they were drunk, climbed trees, balanced on the edge of tall buildings, went playing on our own for hours. But then I twice narrowarly missed death by inches on the road, had a man expose himself to me, and another one try to entice me into a secluded area, and brought a whole section of massonary down almost on top of my brother when playing a (very dangerous) game!
That WAS a different generation, and a dangerous one that had been through a major World War and life threatening risks were everyday ocurrances. Now why take unnecessary risks with our children when we know better, although I would be the first to admit that life is really one big risk. We now just try to aviod them whenever possible.
It is worth remembering that the worst year for road deaths in the UK was in I believe 1933 / 1934 when 3,500 people died on our roads; in 1935 the Driving Test was introduced. Since then a constant drive to make our lives safer on and off roads has been continued, and Health & Safety has been progressed generally, which at times does seem OTT but has made a world just a bit safer for all. The bottom line is why take unnecessary risks when you don't have to?
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