Opel Antara Owner's Manual page 57

9
Warning
Have the cause of the fault remedied by
a workshop.
The system's integral self-diagnosis fa cility
allows faults to be quickly remedied.
9
Warning
Disreg ard of these instructions may lead
to injuries or end ang er life.
Imp or tant
z Accessories not released for your v ehicle
type and other objects must not be
affixed or placed in the area in which the
airbags inflate, as they could cause
injury when the airbags are triggered.
z Do not place any objects between the
airbag sy stems and the v ehicle
occupants; danger of injury.
z O nly use the hooks on the assist grips in
the roof frame to hang up light a rticles of
clothing or coat hangers. Do not place
any objects in the pock ets of the hanging
item s; risk of injury.
z Do not stic k or place anything on the
steering wheel, instrument p anel, front
seat b ackrests in the vic inity of the
airbags and seat areas or c ov er them
with other m aterials.
z The airb ag systems and b elt tensioner
control electronics can be found in the
centre console area . In order to avoid
malfunctions, d o not store magnetic
objec ts in this area .
Seats, interior
z Use only a dry cloth or interior c leaner to
clean the steering wheel, instrument
panel, front seat backrests, roof fra me
and seat a rea of the front seats. Do not
use any ag gressive cleaning agents.
z Only protective covers which are
approved for your vehicle with side
airbags 3 m ay be fitted on the front
seats. When fitting the protective covers,
make sure that the a irb ag units on the
outboard sides of the front seat
backrests are not covered.
z The airbag sy stems are triggered
ind epend ently of each other, depending
on the severity of the accident a nd the
type of im pact. The side airbag system 3
and the c urtain airbag sy stem are
trig gered together.
z During off-road driving especially ,
airbags can also inflate in moderate to
severe non-collision situations such as
when slamming the und ercarriage or
other solid components of the vehic le in
a dip in the driving surfac e.
z Each airbag can be triggered only once.
Once triggered, an airb ag must be
replaced imm ediately by a workshop.
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