Vauxhall VECTRA Owner's Manual page 94

Im portant
z Do not fit accessories or place objects in
the ex pansion zone of the airbag
system s - risk of injury if a irb ags are
deployed.
z Do not p la ce a ny objects between the
airb ag systems and the vehicle
occ upa nts; risk of injury .
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Warning
Nev er carry child restraint sy stems or
other objects on your lap - risk of fatal
injury.
z Use the hooks in the roof frame only to
hang up light articles of clothing or c oa t
hangers. Do not place any objects in the
pockets of the hanging items – risk of
injury.
z The airb ag systems and b elt tensioner
control electronics can be found in the
centre console area . In order to avoid
malfunctions, d o not store magnetic
objec ts in this area.
z Do not stic k anything on the steering
wheel, instrum ent panel, front seat
back rests or roof frame in the v icinity of
the airb ags, or on the front passenger's
seat cushion, or cover any of those areas
with other m aterials.
z Use only a dry cloth or I nterior/
Upholstery C leaner to clean the steering
wheel, instrum ent panel, front seat
back rests, roof frame and seat cushion
of the front passenger's seat. Do not use
any aggressiv e c leaning agents.
z O nly protective covers whic h are
approved for y our v ehicle with side
airbag 3 ma y be fitted on the front
seats. When fitting the protective covers,
mak e sure that the airbag units on the
outboard sides of the front seat
back rests a re not covered.
Seats, interior
z The airbag sy stems are triggered
ind epend ently of each other based on
the severity of the ac cident and the type
of impa ct. The side airbag sy stem 3 and
the curtain airbag system 3 a re
trig gered together. See seat occupancy
recognition on page 87 for excep tions.
z Each a irb ag deploys once only. Have a
workshop replace dep loy ed airbags
immediately .
z The speeds, directions of movement and
deformation properties of the vehic les,
and the p roperties of the obstacle
conc erned, determ ine the severity of the
accident and triggering of the airbags.
The degree of dama ge to y our vehicle
and the resulting repair costs alone are
not indica tiv e that the criteria for
trig gering of the airb ags were met.
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