Opel Antara Owner's Manual page 56

56 Seats, interior
When trigg ered , the curtain airbag inflates
in milliseconds and provides a safety
barrier in the head area on the respective
side of the vehicle. This reduces the risk of
injury to the head considerably in the ev ent
of a side impact.
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Warning
There m ust be no objects in the area in
which the airbag inflates. Do not place
hands, a rm s or other body p arts on the
cov ers of the airba g systems.
Nev er secure anything to the roof by
routing ropes through the doors or
wind ows, to av oid obstructing inflation of
the curtain airbags.
Important information – see page 57.
The three-point seat belt m ust always be
correctly fitted – see page 43.
The curta in airba gs will not be triggered in
the event of:
z the ig nition being sw itched off,
z fronta l collisions,
z accidents in which the v ehicle overturns,
if lateral imp act is insufficient for curtain
airbag deploy ment,
z collisions involving a rear impac t,
z collisions involving a side imp act outside
the passenger cell.
Airb ag cont rol indica tor v
The front airbag sy stem, side airbag
system 3 and curtain airbag sy stem
are monitored electronically together with
the belt tensioners, and their operational
readiness is shown by the red control
indicator v in the instrum ent panel.
When the ignition is switched on, the
control indicator flashes sev eral times then
extinguishes. I f it does not flash, stay s lit,
illuminates or flashes whilst driving, there is
a fa ult in the airbag system s or w ith the
belt tensioners. The systems might not
therefore be triggered in the event of an
acc id ent (see also p age 45).