Vauxhall Combo Owner's Manual page 92

Im portant
z Acc essories and other objects must not
be affixed or placed in the a rea in which
the airbags inflate a s they could cause
injury if the airbags are trig gered.
z Do not p la ce a ny objects between the
airb ag systems and the vehicle
occ upa nts. Danger of injury . Do not
install a child restraint system 3 on the
front passenger seat. Danger to life.
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Warning
As with any other object, child restaint
system s must not be carried on a
passenger's lap. Da ng er to life.
z Use the hooks in the roof frame only to
hang up light articles of clothing or c oa t
hangers. Do not place any objects in the
pockets of the hanging items – risk of
injury.
z The airbag system s and belt tensioner
control electronics c an be found in the
centre c onsole area. I n ord er to av oid
malfunctions, do not store magnetic
ob jects in this area.
z Do not stic k anything on the steering
wheel, instrum net panel or front seat
back rests in the vicinity of the airbags.
Do not cover any of these areas with
other m aterials.
z Use only a dry cloth or interior cleaner to
clean the steering wheel, instrument
panel and front seat back rests. Do not
use any aggressive cleaning agents.
z O nly protective covers whic h are
approved for y our C ombo with side
airbag may be fitted on the front seats.
When fitting the protec tiv e covers, ma ke
sure that the airbag units on the
outboard sides of the front seat
back rests a re not covered.
z The airb ag systems are triggered
indep endently of one another
depending on the severity of the
accident and typ e of imp act.
z Each airbag can be trig gered only once.
O nc e triggered, an airbag must be
rep laced without delay. We recomm end
that you consult your Vauxhall
Authorised Repairer.
z The speeds, d irections of m ov ement and
deform ation p roperties of the v ehicles,
and the properties of the obstac le
concerned, determine the severity of the
accident and triggering of the airbags.
The degree of da mage to your vehic le
and the resulting repair costs alone are
not indicative tha t the criteria for
triggering of the airbags were m et.
Safety systems
z Do not perform any alterations on the
components of the airbag sy stem, as this
would render the vehicle unroadworthy.
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Warnin g
The systems can b e triggered abrup tly
and cause injury if they are ha nd led
improperly.
z We recom mend ha ving the steering
wheel, the instrument panel, all panelling
parts, the door sea ls, the handles and
the seats removed by y our Vauxhall
Authorised Repairer.
z Applicable safety directives must always
be ob served when disposing of the
vehicle. For this reason, d isposal should
be performed by an authorised recycling
company. We recommend that you
consult your Vauxhall Authorised
Repairer.
z Any one weig hing less than 35 kg should
sit in the rear seat.
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