Vauxhall Astra Owner's Manual page 96

Im portant
z Acc essories and other objects must not
be affixed or placed in the a rea in which
the airbags inflate a s they could cause
injury if the airbags are trig gered.
z Do not p la ce a ny objects between the
airb ag systems and the vehicle
occ upa nts; d ang er of 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 airbag system s and belt tensioner
control electronics c an be found in the
centre c onsole area. I n ord er to av oid
malfunctions, do not store magnetic
ob jects in this area.
z Do not stick a ny thing on the steering
wheel, instrument p anel, front seat
backrests or roof fram e in the vicinity of
the airbags, or on the front pa ssenger's
seat cushion, or cover any of those areas
with other materials.
z Use only a dry cloth or interior cleaner to
clean the steering wheel, instrum ent
panel, front seat b ackrests, roof fram e
and seat cushion of the front passenger
seat. Do not use any a ggressiv e cleaning
agents.
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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.
z The airb ag systems are triggered
indep endently of each other depending
on the severity of the accident and the
type of impa ct. The side airbag system
and the curtain airbag system are
triggered together.
z Each airbag can be trig gered only once.
O nc e triggered, an airbag must be
rep laced without delay. We recomm end
that you consult a Vaux hall Authorised
Repairer.
z The speeds, d irections of m ov ement and
deform ation p roperties of the v ehicles,
and the properties of the obstac le
concerned, determine the severity of the
accident and triggering of the airbags.
The degree of da mage to your vehic le
and the resulting repair costs alone are
not indicative tha t the criteria for
triggering of the airbags were m et.
z Do not perform any alterations on the
components of the airbag sy stem, as this
would rend er the vehicle unroad-worthy .
The systems can b e triggered abrup tly
and cause injury if they are ha nd led
improperly.
z We recom mend ha ving the steering
wheel, the instrument panel, all panelling
parts, the door sea ls, the handles and
the seats removed by a Va ux ha ll
Authorised Repairer.
z Applicable directives must a lways be
observed when disposing of the vehic le.
For this reason, disposal should be
performed by an authorised recycling
company. We recommend that you
consult a Vauxhall Authorised Repairer.