Vauxhall Astra Owner's Manual page 93

Cont rol indica tor v for airb ag systems
The a irb ag systems are monitored
electronic ally together with seat
occupancy recognition 3 and the belt
tensioners. Their opera tional readiness is
shown b y control ind icator v in the
instrument panel. When the ignition is
switched on, the control indic ator lights up
for approx. 4 seconds. If it does not light
up, if it does not go out after 4 seconds or
if it lights up while driving, there is a fault in
the a irb ag systems, sea t occupancy
recognition 3 or the belt tensioners – see
page 83. The sy stems m ay fail to trigg er in
an accid ent.
Hav e the cause of the fa ult remedied.
We recommend that you consult a
Vauxhall Authorised R epairer.
The system's integ ra ted self-diagnostics
allow s faults to be quickly remedied. Hav e
your Car Pass on ha nd when consulting a
Vauxhall Authorised Repairer.
Seat occup ancy r ecog ni tion 3
The seat occupa ncy recognition sy stem
deactiv ates the front and side passeng er
airbags if the front passenger seat is
unoccupied or a Vauxhall child restraint
sy stem with transponders 3 has been fitted
to the front passenger seat. The curtain
airbag system remains activated.
The control indicator for seat occupancy
recognition is located in the courtesy light. If
this control indicator lights up after the
ignition is switched on for approx. 4 seconds,
the vehicle is equipped with seat occupancy
recognition – see page 92, Fig. 11414 T.
This control ind ic ator lig hts up
permanently after the ignition is switched
on w hen a Vauxhall child restraint system
with transp onders 3 is fitted as soon as the
sy stem has detected the seat. Only then
can the child restraint system be
tra nsported on the front p assenger seat.
In ad dition, vehicles with seat occupancy
recognition can be id entified by the sticker
on the front passenger seat.
Vauxhall child restraint systems with
transponders 3 are automatically
detected if correctly fitted to the front
passenger seat. When these child restraint
systems are being used on the front
passenger seat, the front and side airbag
systems for the front passenger seat are
deactivated. The curta in a irb ag system
remains a ctivated. Pay a ttention to the
seat oc cup anc y recog nition 3 control
indicator – see p age 92.
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