Vauxhall ZAFIRA Owner's Manual page 100

There m ust be no objects in the area in
which the airbag inflates. Do not place
the hands or arms on the covers of the
airb ag sy stems. I mportant inform ation –
see pa ge 101.
The three-point seat belt must alway s be
correctly fitted – see page 90.
The curtain airbags will not be triggered in
the event of
z The ignition b eing switched off,
z Frontal collisions,
z Acc idents in which the vehicle overturns,
z Collisions inv olv ing a rea r impact,
z Collisions involving a side impa ct outside
the passenger c ell
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Control i nd icator for airba g systems v
The front airb ag system, the side airbag
sy stem 3 a nd the curtain airbag system 3
are electronically m onitored together with
the seat occupa ncy recognition system 3
and the belt tensioners, and the opera tion
thereof is indicated on the instrument
panel by a control indicator v. When the
ignition is switched on the c ontrol ind ic ator
illuminates for approxim ately 4 seconds. If
it d oes not illum ina te, does not go off after
4 seconds or illuminates whilst driving,
there is a fa ult in the airbag system s, the
seat occupancy recognition system 3 or
the belt tensioners – see page 88. The
sy stems may not operate if an accident
oc curs.
Have the c ause of the fault rem edied.
We recom mend that you consult a
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.