Vauxhall TIGRA Owner's Manual page 64

60 Seats, Interior
Cont rol indica tor v for airb ag systems
The function of the airbag sy stems is
monitored electronically together with the
seat occupancy detection 3 and the belt
tensioners. Their opera tional readiness is
indicated by control indicator v in the
instrument panel. When the ignition is
switched on, the control indica tor
illuminates for approx. 4 seconds. If it does
not illum inate, d oes not go out after
4 seconds or illum inates whilst driving,
there is a fault in the airbag sy stems, the
seat occupancy detection 3 or in the belt
tensioners, see also p age 52. The sy stems
may fail to trigger in the event of an
accident.
Dep loy ment of the airbags is ind icated by
continuous illumination of v.
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Warning
Hav e the cause of the fa ult eliminated
immediately by a workshop.
Self-diagnosis integrated into the sy stem
allow s rap id fault identification.
Seat occupancy recogniti on 3
The seat occupancy recognition system
deactivates the passenger front and side
airbag s if the front pa ssenger seat is
unoccupied or a Vaux hall child restraint
system with tra nsponders 3 has been
fitted to the front passeng er seat.
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C ontrol indicator for seat occupa ncy
recognition is loc ated in the courtesy light.
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If c ontrol indicator illuminates for
app rox . 4 seconds when the ignition is
switched on, the vehicle is equip ped with
seat occupancy recognition – see pa ge 61,
Fig. 16409 S.
If a Vaux ha ll child restraint system with
transponders 3 is fitted, the control
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indicator illuminates permanently after
the ignition is switched on as soon as the
system ha s d etec ted the child restraint
system. Only then may the child restraint
system with tra nsponders 3 be used on
the passenger seat.