Vauxhall Full Size Airbag Systems; Front Airbag - Vauxhall Omega Owner's Manual

Vauxhall Full Size airbag s yste ms
Front airb ag
The front airbag system is identified by the
word AI RBAG on the steering wheel and
above the glov e c om partment.
The front airbag system comprises:
z an airbag with inflator in the steering
wheel and a second one in the
instrum ent panel
z the control elec tronics with impact
sensor
z the a irba g system s control indicator v in
the instrument panel,
86
z seat occ upa ncy rec og nition 3,
3
z the control indicator for Va ux ha ll child
y
restraint systems
in the courtesy lamp.
The front airb ag system will be trigg ered :
z depending on the severity of the
accident
z depending on the type of impact
z within the range shown in the illustration
z indep endently of the side airb ag
system 3.
Exception:
Passenger sea t with seat occupancy
recognition system 3 . The seat occupancy
recognition system deactiva tes the
passenger front and side airbags if the
passenger seat is unoccupied or a
Vauxhall child restraint system with
transponders 3 has been fitted to the
passenger seat. S eat occupa ncy
recognition – see p age 90. Vauxhall child
restraint system w ith transponders 3, see
pag e 94.
Examples of events triggering the front
airbag sy stem:
z Impact against a non-y ielding obstacle:
the front airbags are trigg ered at low
vehicle speed.
with transponders 3
z Impact against a yield ing obstacle:
(such as another vehicle): the front
airbags are only triggered at a hig her
vehicle speed.