Vauxhall Meriva Owner's Manual page 74

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Warning
Seat belts m ust therefore a lways be worn.
The front a irb ag system serv es to
supplement the three-point seat belts.
If y ou do not w ear your seat belt, y ou risk
being seriously injured, or even thrown
from the vehic le, in the ev ent of an
accident.
In the event of an accident, the belt helps
to keep you in the correct seating
position, so tha t the front airbag system
can provid e you with effective p rotection.
In a ddition, the front airbag system will not
be triggered for the front pa ssenger in
model va riants with seat occupa ncy
recognition 3 if:
z The front passenger' s sea t is
unoccupied,
z There is a properly fitted Vauxhall child
restraint system with transpond ers 3.
Sea t occupancy recognition – see page 73.
Vauxhall c hild restraint system with
tra nsponders 3 – see page 74.
Seats, Interior
Picture no: 14741s.tif
Si de airba g 3
The side airbag sy stem is identified by the
word AI RBAG on the outboard sides of the
front seat back rests.
The side airbag sy stem comprises:
z An airbag w ith infla tor in the back of the
driver' s and front passenger' s seat
respectively,
z The control electronics,
z The side-imp act sensors,
z Control indicator for airbag sy stems v in
instrument cluster,
z Seat occupancy recognition 3 ,
z The control ind ic ator for Vauxhall child
restra int sy stems with transp onders
in the courtesy light.
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