Vauxhall ASTRA Owner's Manual page 124

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When triggered, the side airbag inflates
within milliseconds to form a safety cushion
for the driver or front passenger in the
respective door area. This substantially
reduces the risk of injury to the upper body
and pelvis in the event of a side-on
collision.
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Warning
There must be no objects in the area in
which the airbag inflates or in the area
between the seat backs and the vehicle
body. Do not place the hands or arms on
the covers of the airbag systems.
Important information – see page 124.
The three-point seat belt must always be
correctly fitted – see page 113.
The side 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,
z collisions involving a rear-impact,
z collisions involving a side-impact outside
the passenger's cell.
Safety systems
In addition, the side airbag system will
not be triggered for the front passenger
in model variants with seat occupancy
recognition 3 if
z the front passenger's seat is unoccupied,
z there is a properly fitted Vauxhall child
restraint system with transponders 3.
Seat occupancy recognition –
see page 122. Vauxhall child restraint
system with transponders 3 –
see page 128.
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