Opel GT - Airbag System Deployment and Safety Adjustments

46 Seats, interior
When triggered, the airbags inflate in
milliseconds to form a safety cushion for
the d river and passenger. The forwa rd
movement of the seat occupants is
check ed, thereb y s ub stantially re ducing
the risk of injury to the upp er body and
head.
No im pairment of view will occur, because
the airb ags inflate and deflate so quickly
that it is often not even noticed in an
accident.
The airbag system will not be triggered in
the event of:
z the ignition being switched off,
z minor frontal collisions,
z accidents in which the vehicle overturns,
z collisions involving a sid e or rear impact
where it would not be of benefit to the
occupants.
9 Warning
The airb ag system prov ides optimum
protection when the seat and backrest
are correctly adjusted.
Adjust the driver's seat according to the
occupant's height such that, with the
driver sitting upright, the steering wheel is
held in the area of its up per spokes w ith
the driver's arms slig htly bent.
The passenger’s seat should be a s far
back as possible, with the backrest
upright – see pages 7, 37, 38.
Do not place the head, body, hands or
fee t on the c ov er of the airbag sys tems.
Do not place any objects in the area in
which the airb ags inflate. Im portant
inform ation – see page 49.
9 Wa rning
The three-point seat belt must be
correctly fitted (see page 42).