Vauxhall Meriva Owner's Manual page 78

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Warning
Have the cause of the fault eliminated
im med ia tely by a work shop.
Self-diagnosis integrated into the system
allows rapid fault identification.
Seat oc cupancy recognition 3
The seat occupancy recognition system
deactivates the front and side front
passenger's airba gs if the front
passenger's sea t is unoccupied or a
Vauxhall child restraint sy stem with
transponders 3 has been fitted to the front
passenger's sea t. The curtain airbag
system 3 rem ains activ ated.
The c ontrol indicator for seat occupancy
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recognition is located in the front
courtesy light. I f control indicator
illuminates for approx. 4 seconds after the
ignition is switched on, the vehicle is
equipp ed with seat occupancy rec ognition
– see pa ge 74, Fig. 12135 S.
If a Vauxhall c hild restra int system
with transponders 3 is fitted, c ontrol
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indicator illuminates perm anently after
the ig nition is switched on, as soon as the
system has detected the child restraint
system. Only then may the child restraint
system with transponders 3 be used on the
front passenger's seat.
Pict ure no: 15844t.tif
Vehicles with seat occupancy recognition
can b e identified by the sticker on the front
passenger's seat or on the side of the
instrument panel.
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Vauxhall c hild restraint system s w ith
tra nsponders 3 are automatically
detected if correctly fitted to the front
passenger's seat. When these child
restra int system s a re being used on the
front passenger' s seat, the front and side
airbag systems for the front passenger's
seat are dea ctiv ated. The curtain airbag
sy stem rem ains ac tiv ated.
Pa y attention to the control indicator
for seat occupancy recognition 3 –
see p age 74.
Seats, Interior
9
Warnin g
Only Vaux hall child restraint systems with
tra nsponders 3 can be fitted on the front
passeng er's seat. Use of sy stems w ithout
tra nsponders poses a risk of fatal injury.
Vauxhall child restraint systems with
transponders 3 can b e identified by a
sticker or badge.
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