Vauxhall 2009 Tigra Owner's Manual page 61

Exception:
Passenger seat with seat occupancy
recognition system 3. The seat occupancy
recognition system deactivates the front
and side airbags on the front passenger
seat if the seat is unoccupied or a Vauxhall
child restraint system with transponders 3
has been fitted to the front passenger seat.
Seat occupancy recognition – 3 58.
Vauxhall child restraint system with
transponders 3 3 59.
When deployed, the side airbag inflates
within milliseconds and forms a safety
cushion for the driver or front passenger
in the respective front door area. This
substantially reduces the risk of injury to
the upper body and pelvis in the event
of a side-on collision.
Seats, Interior
9 Warning
Keep the area in which the airbag
inflates clear of obstructions.
The side airbags will not be triggered 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 addition, the side airbag system will not
be triggered for the front passenger in
versions with seat occupancy recognition 3
if:
z the front passenger seat is unoccupied,
z there is a properly mounted Vauxhall
child restraint system with
transponders 3 . Seat occupancy
recognition 3 58. Vauxhall child restraint
system with transponders 3 3 59.
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