Vauxhall Meriva Owner's Manual page 72

68 Seats, Interior
Ex cep tion:
Passeng er seat with a seat occupancy
recognition system 3 . The occ upa ncy
recognition system d eactivates the front
and side airbags for the passenger when
the seat is unoccupied or a Vauxhall child
restraint sy stem with transponders 3 is
fitted to the passenger seat. Seat
occupancy recognition 3 70. Vauxhall
child restraint system w ith transpond ers 3
3 71.
When deploy ed, the side a irb ag inflates
within millisecond s to form a safety cushion
for the driver or front passenger in the
respective front door area. This
substantia lly reduces the risk of injury to
the up per body and pelvis in the ev ent of a
side-on collision.
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Warning
K eep the a rea in which the airbag
inflates clear of obstructions.
The side airbags will not b e trig gered in the
event of
z the ignition being 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.
In ad dition, the sid e airbag sy stem will not
be triggered for the front passenger in
versions with sea t occupancy recognition 3
if
z the front passeng er seat is unoccupied
z or there is a prop erly m ounted Vaux hall
child restraint sy stem with
tra nsponders 3 . Seat occupancy
recognition 3 70. Vaux hall child restra int
sy stem with transp onders 3 3 71.