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When triggered, the sid e airbag inflates in
milliseconds to form a safety cushion for
the d riv er or front pas senger in the
respective door area. This substantially
reduces the risk of injury to the upper body
in the event of a sid e-on collision.
The side airba gs will not be triggered in the
eve nt of
z the ig nition is switched off,
z frontal collisions,
z accidents in which the vehicle overturns,
z collisions involving a rear impac t,
z collisions involving a side imp act outside
the passenger cell.
In addition, the side airbag system w ill not
be triggered for the front passenger in
versions with seat occupa ncy recognition 3
if
z the front passenger seat is unoccupied,
z there is a properly fitted Vauxhall child
restraint system with transpond ers 3.
Seat occupancy recognition, see
page 89. Va ux ha ll c hild restraint system
with transponders 3 – see page 96.
Cur tain airbag 3
The curtain airbag system is identified by
the word AIRBAG on the roof pillar trim.
The curtain airbag system com prises:
z an airbag w ith inflator in the roof frame
on the driver’s and front passenger side
respectively,
z the control electronics,
z the side impact sensors,
z the airb ag system s control indicator v in
the instrument panel.
There must be no objects in the area in
which the airb ag inflates or in the a rea
between the seat backs and the vehicle
body. Do not place the hands or arms on
the covers of the airba g systems.
Important information – see page 92.
The thre e-p oint se at b elt m ust always b e
correctly fitted – see page 82.
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