Three-Stage Safety System; Three-Point Seat Belts - Vauxhall ASTRA Owner's Manual

Three-stage safety system

Com prising:
z Three-point seat belts.
z Belt tensioners at the front seats.
z Airbag sy stems for driver, front sea t
passenger and rear outboard seats 3.
On Astra TwinTop 3, roll-over bar
behind rea r seats.
The three stages are activated in sequence
depending on the sev erity of the accident:
z The automatic seat belt locking d evices
prevent the belt strap from b eing pulled
out and thus ensure that the vehicle
occ upa nts are retained in their seats.
z The front seat belts are pulled down at
the belt buckles. This mea ns the b elts fit
snugly, the occupants are d ecelerated
early with the vehic le and the body
load ing is reduced .
z In the event of a severe accid ent, the
airb ag systems and deployable anti-roll
bars 3 also dep loy , forming safety
cushions for the occ upa nts. The front
airb ags a re inflated in tw o stages based
on the severity of the collision.
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Warning
The airb ag systems and a nti-roll bars 3
serve to supplement the three-point seat
belts a nd belt tensioners. The seat belts
must therefore always be worn.
Disregard of these instructions could lead
to injuries or endanger life. Vehicle
passengers should be informed
accordingly.
Read the instructions supplied with the
child restraint system !
Seats, Interior
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Three-point seat belts

The vehicle is equipped with three-point
seat belts with automatic retrac tors and
locking d evices, allowing freedom of body
mov ement although the spring tensioned
belts always ensure a snug fit.
For information on correct seating
position – see pages 67, 88, 94.
The belts are loc ked during heavy
acc eleration or deceleration of the vehicle.
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