Vauxhall Astra Owner's Manual page 91

When triggered, the sid e airbag inflates in
milliseconds to form a safety cushion for
the d riv er or front passenger in the
respective door area. This substantially
red uces the risk of injury to the upper body
in the event of a sid e-on collision.
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 hands or arms on
the covers of the airba g systems.
Imp ortant information – see page 94.
The three-p oint seat b elt m ust always b e
correctly fitted – see page 84.
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 collisions involving a side imp act outside
the passenger cell.
In addition, the side airbag system w ill not
be triggered for the front passenger in
versions with seat occupa ncy recognition 3
if
z the front passeng er's seat is unoccupied,
z there is a properly fitted Vauxhall child
restraint system with transpond ers 3.
Sea t occupancy rec og nition - see page 91.
Vauxhall c hild restraint system with
tra nsponders 3 – see page 102.
C ur tain ai rbag 3
The curtain a irba g system is identified by
the word AIRBAG on the roof pillar trim.
The curtain a irba g system com prises:
z an airbag w ith inflator in the roof frame
on the d riv er's and front passenger's side
respectively,
z the control electronics,
z the side im pact sensors,
z the airbag sy stems control indicator v in
the instrument panel.
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