Vauxhall ASTRA Owner's Manual page 100

96 Seats, Interior
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When triggered, the side a irba g infla tes
within milliseconds to form a safety cushion
for the driver or front passeng er in the
respective door area. This substantially
red uces 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 airb ag inflates or in the a rea
between the seat backs and the vehicle
body . Do not place the hand s or arms on
the covers of the airba g systems.
Imp ortant information – see page 101.
The three-point sea t b elt must a lw ays be
correctly fitted – see page 88.
The side airba gs will not be triggered in the
event of
z the ig nition is sw itc hed off,
z fronta l collisions,
z accidents in which the v ehicle overturns,
z collisions involving a rear impac t,
z side-on collisions outside the pa ssenger
cell.
In ad dition, the side airb ag system 3 will
not be trig gered for the front p assenger in
versions with seat oc cup anc y recognition 3
if
z the front passeng er seat is unoccupied,
z there is a properly fitted Vauxhall child
restra int system with transponders 3.
Seat occupancy recognition – see
page 99. Vauxhall child restraint system
with transponders 3 – see page 90.