Vauxhall Antara Owner's Manual page 83

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The curtain airbag system will be triggered:
z depending on the severity of the
accident,
z depending on the typ e of impa ct,
z within the range show n in the illustration,
z together with the side airbag sy stem,
z independently of the front airbag
system .
When triggered, the curtain airbag inflates
in millisecond s and provides a safety
barrier in the head a rea on the respective
side of the v ehicle. This reduces the risk of
injury to the hea d considerably in the event
of a sid e-impac t.
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Warning
There must be no objects in the area in
which the airb ag inflates. Do not place
hands, arms or other body parts on the
covers of the airbag system s.
Never secure a ny thing to the roof by
routing rop es through the doors or
windows, to avoid obstructing inflation of
the curtain airba gs.
Imp ortant information – see page 80.
The three-point sea t b elt must a lw ays be
correctly fitted – see page 72.
The curta in airba gs will not be triggered in
the event of:
z the ig nition being sw itched off,
z fronta l collisions,
z accidents in which the v ehicle overturns,
if lateral imp act is insufficient for curtain
airbag deploy ment,
z collisions involving a rear-impact,
z collisions involving a side-impact outside
the passenger cell.
Safety systems
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Airb ag cont rol indica tor v
The front airbag sy stem, side airbag
system 3 and curtain airbag system 3 are
monitored elec tronically together with the
belt tensioners, and their operational
readiness is shown by the control indicator
v in the instrument cluster.
When the ignition is switched on, the
control indicator flashes sev eral times then
extinguishes. I f it does not flash, stay s lit,
illuminates or flashes whilst driving, there is
a fa ult in the airbag system s or w ith the
belt tensioners. The systems might not
therefore be triggered in the event of an
acc id ent (see also p age 75).
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Warnin g
Have the c ause of the fault rem edied by
a workshop .
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