Opel Antara Owner's Manual page 56

56 Seats, interior
When triggered, the curtain airbag inflates
in milliseconds and provides a safety
barrier in the head area on the respective
side of the vehicle. This reduces the risk of
injury to the head considerably in the event
of a side impact.
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Warning
There must be no objects in the area in
which the airbag inflates. Do not place
hands, arms or other body parts on the
covers of the airbag systems.
Never secure anything to the roof by
routing ropes through the doors or
windows, to avoid obstructing inflation of
the curtain airbags.
Important information – see page 57.
The three-point seat belt must always be
correctly fitted – see page 43.
The curtain airbags will not be triggered in
the event of:
z the ignition being switched off,
z frontal collisions,
z accidents in which the vehicle overturns,
if lateral impact is insufficient for curtain
airbag deployment,
z collisions involving a rear impact,
z collisions involving a side impact outside
the passenger cell.
Airbag control indicator v
The front airbag system, side airbag
system 3 and curtain airbag system
are monitored electronically together with
the belt tensioners, and their operational
readiness is shown by the red control
indicator v in the instrument panel.
When the ignition is switched on, the
control indicator flashes several times then
extinguishes. If it does not flash, stays lit,
illuminates or flashes whilst driving, there is
a fault in the airbag systems or with the
belt tensioners. The systems might not
therefore be triggered in the event of an
accident (see also page 45).
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