Vauxhall VIVARO Owner's Manual page 71

66 Safety systems
To act ivat e:
With the front passenger door open press
switch in and rotate c lock wise "O N"
position. Front passenger airba g is now
activated. U pon switching the ig nition on
the c ontrol indicator H will illuminate
briefly and then extinguish indicating the
passenger airb ag is active.
If H rem ains illum inated in conjunction with
v
indicates a fault within the sy stem.
9
Warning
Have the cause of the fault rem edied. We
recommend that you consult y our
Vauxhall Authorised Rep airer.
Imp or tant
z Accessories not released for your v ehicle
type and other objects must not be
affixed or placed in the area in which the
airbags inflate, as they could cause
injury when the airbags are triggered.
z Do not place any objects between the
airbag sy stems and the v ehicle
occupants; danger of injury.
z Do not stic k or place anything on the
steering wheel, instrument p anel, front
seat b ackrests in the vic inity of the
airbags and seat areas or c ov er them
with other m aterials.
z The airb ag systems and b elt tensioner
control electronics can be found in the
centre console area . In order to avoid
malfunctions, d o not store magnetic
objec ts in this area.
z Use only a dry cloth or interior cleaner to
clean the steering wheel, instrument
panel, front seat back rests, roof frame
and seat area of the front passenger
seat. Do not use any aggressive cleaning
agents.
z Only protective covers which are
approved for your Viv aro with side
airbag 3 may be fitted on the front
seats. When fitting the protective covers,
make sure that the a irb ag units on the
outboard sides of the front seat
backrests are not covered.
z The airbag sy stems are triggered
ind epend ently of each other depending
on the severity of the accident a nd the
type of im pact. The side airbag system 3
and the c urtain airbag sy stem 3 are
trig gered together.
z Each airbag can be triggered only once.
Once triggered, an airb ag must be
replaced without delay . We recommend
tha t you consult your Vauxhall
Authorised Repairer.
z The speeds, directions of movement and
deformation properties of the vehic les,
and the p roperties of the obstacle
conc erned, determ ine the severity of the
accident and triggering of the airbags.
The degree of dama ge to y our vehicle
and the resulting repair costs alone are
not indica tiv e that the criteria for
trig gering of the side airbag were met.