Vauxhall VIVARO Owner's Manual page 68

When triggered the side airbag inflates in
milliseconds and forms a sa fety cushion for
driver and/or front passenger in the
respective door area. The risk of injury to
the upp er body in the event of a side
impac t is thereby substantially reduc ed.
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Warning
There m ust be no objects in the area in
which the airbag inflates or in the area
between the seat back s a nd the vehicle
body. Do not pla ce the hands or arms on
the covers of the airbag system s.
Important information - see pag e 66.
The three-p oint sea t belt m ust be
correctly fitted - see page 57.
The sid e airbags w ill not be trigg ered in the
event of:
z the ignition b eing switched off,
z frontal collisions,
z accidents in which the v ehicle ov erturns,
z collisions involving a rear im pact,
z collisions involving a side impact outside
the passenger c ell.
Curtai n airbag 3
The curtain airbag system is identified b y
the badge AIRBAG on the head lining trim.
The curtain airbag system comprises:
z an airbag with inflator in the roof frame
on the d riv er's and p assenger's side
respectively ,
z the control electronics,
z the side impact sensors,
z the airbag systems control ind icator v in
the instrum ent panel.
Safety systems
The curtain a irba g system w ill be trigg ered :
z depending on the sev erity of the
accident,
z depending on the ty pe of im pact,
z within the range shown in the illustration,
z tog ether w ith the sid e airba g sy stem,
z ind epend ently of the front airbag
sy stem.
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