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Safety systems
In addition, the front airbag system will not
be triggered for the front passenger in
model variants with seat occupancy
recognition
3
if
z
the front passenger’s seat is unoccupied,
z
there is a properly fitted Vauxhall child
restraint system with transponders
3
.
Seat occupancy recognition –
see page 122. Vauxhall child restraint
system with transponders
3
–
see page 128.
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Side airbags
The side airbag system is identified by the
word
AIRBAG
on the outboard sides of the
front seat backrests.
The side airbag system comprises:
z
an airbag with inflator in the back of the
driver’s and front passenger’s seat
respectively,
z
the control electronics,
z
the side-impact sensors,
z
the airbag systems control indicator
v
in
the instrument panel,
z
seat occupancy recognition
3
,
z
the control indicator for Vauxhall child
restraint systems
y
with transponders
3
in the instrument panel.
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The side airbag system will be triggered:
z
depending on the severity of the
accident,
z
depending on the type of impact,
z
within the range shown in the illustration
on the centre door pillar of the driver’s or
front passenger’s side,
z
independently of the front airbag
system.
Exception:
Front passenger’s seat with seat
occupancy recognition system
3
.
The seat
occupancy recognition system deactivates
the front and side airbags on the
passenger’s side if the front passenger’s
seat is unoccupied or a Vauxhall child
restraint system with transponders
3
has
been fitted to the front passenger’s seat.
Seat occupancy recognition – see
page 122. Vauxhall child restraint system
with transponders
3
–
see page 128.
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Warning
Seat belts must therefore always be worn.
The front airbag system serves to
supplement the three-point seat belts.
If you do not wear your seat belt you risk
being seriously injured, or even thrown
from the vehicle, in the event of an
accident.
In the event of an accident the belt helps
to keep you in the correct seating
position, so that the front airbag system
can provide you with effective protection.