Vauxhall ZAFIRA Owner's Manual page 98

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.
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There must be no objects in the area in
which the airb ag inflates or in the a rea
between the seat backs and the vehicle
body . Do not place the hands or arms on
the covers of the airba g systems.
Imp ortant information – see page 101.
The three-p oint seat b elt m ust always b e
correctly fitted – see page 90.
The side airba gs will not be triggered in the
event of;
z The ig nition being switched off,
z Frontal c ollisions,
z Accidents in which the vehicle overturns,
z C ollisions involving a rear imp act,
z C ollisions inv olv ing a sid e impact outside
the passenger cell.
In ad dition, the sid e airbag sy stem will not
be triggered for the front passenger in
versions with sea t occupancy recognition 3
if;
z The front passenger seat is unoccupied,
z There is a properly fitted Vauxhall child
restra int system with transponders 3.
Seat occupancy recognition – see
page 99. Vauxhall child restraint system
with transponders 3 – see page 104.