Vauxhall Omega Owner's Manual page 94

Im portant
z Acc essories and other objects must not
be affixed or placed in the a rea in which
the airbags inflate a s they could cause
injury if the airbags are trig gered.
z Do not p la ce a ny objects between the
airb ag systems and the vehicle
occ upa nts; d ang er of injury .
z The belt tensioner and airbag sy stem
control electronics c an be found in the
centre c onsole area. I n ord er to av oid
malfunctions, do not store magnetic
ob jects in this area.
z Do not stick a ny thing on the steering
wheel, instrument p anel and front seat
backrests in the v ic inity of the airbags
and seat areas or cover them with other
materials.
z Use only a dry cloth or interior cleaner to
clean the steering wheel, instrum ent
panel and front seats. Do not use any
aggressiv e c leaning agents.
z Only protective covers which are
approved for your Omega w ith side
airb ag 3 may be fitted on the front
seats. When fitting the protective c ov ers,
make sure that the airba g units on the
outboard sides of the front seat
backrests are not c ov ered.
z The airbag system s are triggered
independently of each other depending
on the severity of the a ccident and the
ty pe of im pact.
92
z Each airbag can be trig gered only once.
O nc e triggered, an airbag must be
rep laced without delay. We recomm end
that you consult your Vauxhall
Authorised Repairer.
z The speeds, d irections of m ov ement and
deform ation p roperties of the v ehicles,
and the properties of the obstac le
concerned, determine the severity of the
accident and triggering of the airbags.
The degree of da mage to your vehic le
and the resulting repair costs alone are
not indicative tha t the criteria for
triggering of the airbags were m et.
z Do not perform any altera tions on the
components of the airba g system, as this
would rend er the vehicle unroadw orthy.
The system s can be trig gered abruptly
and c ause injury if they are handled
improperly.
z We recomm end that you entrust rem ov al
of the steering wheel, instrument panel,
front d oor trim panels and front seats to
a Vauxhall Authorised Rep airer.
z Applicable safety directives must alwa ys
be observed when disposing of the
vehicle. For this reason, disposal should
be done by an a uthorised recycling
compa ny . We recommend that you
consult y our Vauxhall Authorised
Repairer.
z Persons weig hing less than 35 kg should
only travel on the rea r seats. This d oes
not apply to c hildren who are trav elling
in child restraint sy stems with
tra nsponders 3 .
z In vehicles with seat occupancy
recognition 3, do not p la ce a ny heav y
objects on the front passenger's seat
otherwise the a irb ag systems for the
front passenger's seat may be trig gered
in the event of an a ccident.
z In vehicles with seat occupancy
recognition 3, to prevent malfunctions
do not use protective covers or seat
cushions on the front pa ssenger's seat.
z When using a Vauxhall c hild restraint
sy stem with transponders 3 on the front
passeng er's seat, in order to prev ent
malfunctions, no objects (e. g. pla stic
sheet, stickers or heated mats) may be
placed und er the child restraint sy stem.
Child restraint systems and other heavy
objects must not be transported on the
laps of vehicle occupants, risk of fa ta l
injury. Child restraint systems with
tra nsponders 3 transported in this way
may prevent the pa ssenger airbag
sy stems from trig gering in vehicles with
seat occupancy recognition 3.