Control Indicator For Airbag Systems - Vauxhall SIGNUM Owner's Manual

86 Seats, interior
9
Warning
There must be no objects in the area in
which the airbag inflates. Do not place
the hands or arms on the covers of the
airbag systems. Important information –
see page 89.
The three-point seat belt must always be
correctly fitted – see page 71.
The curtain airbags will not be triggered in
the event of
z the ignition is switched off
z frontal collisions
z accidents in which the vehicle overturns
z collisions involving a rear impact
z collisions involving a side impact outside
the passenger cell.
Control indicator v for airbag systems
The operation of the airbag systems is
electronically monitored together with the
seat occupancy recognition systems 3 and
the belt tensioners and indicated on the
instrument panel by the control
indicator v. When the ignition is switched
on, the control indicator illuminates for
approx. 4 seconds. If it does not illuminate,
does not go off after 4 seconds or
illuminates whilst driving, there is a fault in
the airbag systems, the seat occupancy
recognition system 3 or the belt tensioners,
see page 73. The systems may not activate
if an accident occurs.
Deployment of the airbags is indicated by
continuous illumination of v.
9
Warning
Have the cause of the fault eliminated
immediately by a workshop.
The system's integrated self-diagnostics
allows faults to be quickly remedied.
If control indicator v in the instrument
panel fails, for reasons of safety, the
text AIrbAG appears in the odometer
display.
The text is acknowledged by pressing the
reset button. It then disappears from the
odometer display 10 seconds later.