Vauxhall VECTRA Owner's Manual page 99

When the side a irb ag is triggered it inflates
within milliseconds and provides a safety
barrier for the driver and/or pa ssenger in
the v icinity of the relevant front door. This
red uces the risk of injury to the upper body
considerably in case of a side impact.
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 102.
The three-p oint seat b elt m ust always b e
correctly fitted – see page 92.
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 p assenger's sea t is unoccupied,
z correctly installed Vaux hall child
restraint system with transpond ers 3.
Seat oc cup anc y d etec tion – see page 99.
Vauxhall child restraint sy stems with
transp od ers 3 – see pages 110, 112.
Head airbag 3
The head airba g system is identified by the
word A IRBAG on the roof pillar trim.
The head a irba g system c om prises
z an airbag w ith inflator in the roof frame
on the d riv er's and front passenger's side
respectively,
z the control electronics,
z the side im pact sensors,
z the airbag sy stems control indicator v in
the instrument panel.
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