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When triggered, the sid e airbag inflates in
milliseconds to form a safety cushion for
the d riv er or front passenger in the
respective door area. This substantially
red uces the risk of injury to the upper body
in the event of a sid e-on collision.
There m ust be no objects in the area in
which the airbag inflates or in the area
between the seat back s a nd the vehicle
body. Do not place the hand s or arm s on
the covers of the airbag system s.
Important information – see page 92.
The three-point seat belt must alway s be
correctly fitted – see page 82.
The side airba gs will not be triggered in the
event of
z the ig nition is sw itc hed off
z fronta l collisions
z accidents in which the vehicle overturns
z collisions involving a rear impac t
z collisions involving a side imp act outside
the passenger cell.
In addition, the side airbag system w ill not
be triggered for the front passenger in ver-
sions with seat occupancy recognition 3 if
z the front passenger's sea t is unoc cup ied
z there is a properly fitted Vauxhall child
restraint system with transpond ers 3.
Seat occupancy recognition, see
page 90. Va ux ha ll c hild restraint system
with transp onders 3, see pag e 94.
Control i nd icator v for airbag systems
The front airb ag system and the side
airbag system 3 are monitored
electronically tog ether w ith sea t
oc cup anc y recog nition 3 a nd the belt
tensioners. Their operational read iness is
shown by control indicator v in the
instrument panel.
When the ignition is switched on, the
control ind icator lights for approx .
4 seconds. If it d oes not light, does not go
out after 4 sec onds or lights while driv ing,
there is a fault in the a irb ag systems, seat
occupancy recognition 3 or the belt
tensioners; see page 81. There is a
possibility tha t the systems will not be
triggered in the ev ent of an accid ent.
Have the c ause of the fault rem edied.
We recom mend that you consult your
Vauxhall Authorised Repairer.
The sy stem's integrated self-diagnostics
allows faults to be quickly remedied. Have
y our C ar Pass on hand when consulting a
Vauxhall Authorised Repairer.
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