Vauxhall Astra Owner's Manual page 97

z Persons weighing less than 35 kg should
only tra vel on the rear seats. This does
not ap ply to children who are trav elling
in c hild restra int system s w ith
transponders 3.
z In vehicles with seat occupancy
recognition 3, do not plac e any heavy
ob jects on the front passenger's seat
otherw ise the airba g systems for the
front passenger's seat ma y be trigg ered
in the ev ent of an acc id ent.
z In vehicles with seat occupancy
recognition 3, to prevent m alfunctions
do not use protective covers or sea t
cushions on the front passenger' s seat.
z When using a Vauxhall child restraint
system with tra nsponders 3 on the front
passenger's seat, in order to prevent
malfunctions, no objects (e. g. plastic
sheet, stickers or heated mats) m ay b e
placed under the c hild restra int system .
Child restraint sy stems as well as other
heavy objects must never be carried on
the la p of passengers; risk of fatal injury.
If carried in this way , child restraint
system s with transponders 3 in v ehicles
with seat oc cup ancy recognition 3 could
lead to front passenger airb ag systems
not being triggered in the event of an
accident.
Use of chil d restraint syst em s 3 on
passenger seat in v ehi cles
with a irbag system s 3 and
without seat oc cupancy recognition 3
Vehicles with front passenger airba g 3
but without side airbag 3: R ear-facing
child seats (safety cradle and sa fety
seats for weig ht ra nges 0 and I, see
following pages) m ust not be fitted on
the front passenger seat; danger to life.
Forw ard-facing child seats (safety seats
for weig ht ra nges I, II and III , see
following pages) ca n be fitted on the
front passenger seat prov ided that the
latter is m oved as fa r back as it will go.
Vehicles with front passenger a irba g can
be identified by the word AI RBAG abov e
the glove com partment a nd the warning
sticker on the side of the instrument panel,
visible when the passenger door is open.
Vehic les with sid e airbag 3: No child
restra int system 3 m ay be fitted on the
front passenger' s seat; risk of fatal
injury.
A v ehicle with side airbags can b e
identified by the word A IRBAG on the
outboard sides of the front seat b ackrests.
S eat occupancy recognition 3 – see
pag e 91.
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