Vauxhall VECTRA Owner's Manual page 92

Seat oc cupancy recognition 3
The seat occupancy recognition system
deactivates the front and side airbags for
the front passenger's sea t if the front
passenger's sea t is not occupied or a
Vauxhall child restraint sy stem with
transponders 3 is fitted on the front
passenger's sea t. The curtain airbag
system 3 rem ains activ ated.
The c ontrol indicator for seat occupancy
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recognition is located in the odometer
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display. If control indicator
for approx. 4 seconds when the ignition is
switched on, the vehicle is eq uipp ed w ith
seat occupancy recognition; see nex t
page, Fig. S 14742.
If a Vauxhall c hild restra int system with
transponders 3 is fitted, the control
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indicator illuminates continuously after
the ig nition is switched on as soon as the
system has detected the child restraint
system. Only then may the child restraint
system with transpond ers 3 be used on the
passenger's sea t.
illuminates
Vehicles with seat occupancy recognition
can also b e identified by the stick er on the
side of the instrum ent panel - see
illustration a bove.
Vauxhall c hild restraint system s w ith
tra nsponders 3 are automatically
detected if correctly fitted to the front
passenger's seat. When these child
restra int system s a re being used on the
front passenger' s seat, the front and side
airbag systems for the front passenger's
seat are dea ctiv ated. The curtain airbag
sy stem remains ac tiv ated. Pay attention to
control indicator seat
recognition 3 - see page 88.
Only Vaux hall child restraint systems with
tra nsponders 3 can be fitted on the front
passeng er's seat. Use of sy stems w ithout
tra nsponders poses a risk of fatal injury.
Vauxhall child restraint systems with
transponders 3 can b e identified by a
sticker.
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