Vauxhall ASTRA Owner's Manual page 97

96 Seats, interior
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 101.
The three-point seat belt must always be
correctly fitted, see page 88.
The side airbags will not be triggered in the
event of
z the ignition is switched off
z frontal collisions
z accidents in which the vehicle overturns
z collisions involving a rear-impact
z side-on collisions outside the passenger
cell.
In addition, the side airbag system 3 will
not be triggered for the front passenger in
versions with seat occupancy recognition 3
if
z the front passenger seat is unoccupied
z there is a properly fitted Vauxhall child
restraint system with transponders 3.
Seat occupancy recognition, see
page 99. Vauxhall child restraint system
with transponders 3, see page 90.