If you think that I am going to tell you how to disable a passenger air bag for free and face a hefty fine, you are crazy. First see a doctor and get him to fill out the medical forms. He will then send them to the Department of Motor vehicles to get permission. Their doctors will decide and send you a reply. Take that to a mechanic in that line of work who will fill out his forms and do it legally.
You cannot and should not disable the air bag.
Take out the fuse.
The passenger air bag is disabled by a weight sensor in the passenger seat. If the weight of the occupant is under a predetermined weight or is unoccupied the passenger air bag is automatically disabled.
It is illegal to disable an air bag without written permission from the NHTSA
Some vehicles have a switch to disable the passenger air-bag. Others have a system that can detect a suitable (transponder equipped) child-seat in the passenger seat, and deactivate the air-bag while the seat is fitted. Unless the vehicle has such a switch, or is equipped with such a system, it is not normally possible to disable the passenger air bag without also disabling all the air bags and seat-belt pre-tensioners. For this reason it is recommended that child seats be fitted in the rear, or that those with medical reasons that make an air bag "undesirable" are seated in the rear.
I'm not sure why you would want to disable this.. There is an on and off switch in the trunk on the passenger side. In the off position the air compressor will not operate.
It is illegal to disable an air bag without written permission from the NHTSA.
On a 1997 Lincoln Continental : If you mean air bags for the driver and front passenger ( YES )
YES
Disconnect the negative battery terminal and remove the fuses pertaining to the air-bag(s)
There is no factory installed device to turn off the passenger air bag on a Caravan.
The impact sets off the air bag. Some cars can disable the air bag, some cars will detect when a passenger it sitting on the seat and what they weigh disabling if the weight requirement is not met.