Vauxhall TIGRA Owner's Manual page 62

58 Seats, Interior
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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
you do not wea r your seat belt you risk
being seriously injured, or even thrown
from the vehic le, in the ev ent of an
accident.
In the event of an ac cident 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 addition, the front airb ag sy stem will not
be triggered for the front passenger in
versions with seat occupancy
recognition 3 if
z the front p assenger seat is unoccupied
z there is a prop erly fitted Va ux ha ll child
restraint system with transponders 3 .
Seat oc cup ancy recognition – see
page 60. Vauxhall child restraint system
with transponders 3 – see page 61.
Side airb ags
The side a irb ag system is identified by the
word AIRBAG on the outb oa rd sides of the
seat back rests.
The side a irb ag system c om prises:
z an airbag with inflator in the back of
the driver's and front passenger seat
respectively ,
z the control electronics,
z the side impact sensors,
z control indicator for airb ag sy stems v in
instrument panel,
z seat occ upa ncy rec og nition 3,
z the control indicator for Va ux ha ll child
y
restraint systems with transponders 3
in the courtesy light.
The side airbag sy stem will be triggered:
z depending on the sev erity of the accident
z depending on the ty pe of im pact
z within the range shown in the illustration
on the driver's or front passenger side
z independently of the front airbag system.