Vauxhall 1994 Omega, Owner'S Manual

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Seat oc cupancy recognition 3
The seat occupancy recognition system
deactivates the front and side airbags for
the front passenger if the front passenger's
seat is not occupied or a Vauxhall child
restraint system with transponders
3 is
fitted on the front pa ssenger's sea t.
The c ontrol indicator for seat occupancy
recognition is located in the c ourtesy lamp .
If this control indicator lights up after
the ig nition is switched on for approx.
4 seconds, the v ehicle is equipped with
seat occupancy recognition – see p age 91,
Fig. 11383 T.
If a Vauxhall c hild restra int system with
transponders
3 is installed , this control
indicator rem ains on after the ignition ha s
been switched on a s soon as the system
has detected the seat. Only then can the
child restraint system b e used on the
passenger seat.
In addition, vehicles with seat occupancy
recognition can be identified b y the sticker
on the front p assenger’s seat.
Vauxhall c hild restraint system s w ith
tra nsponders 3 are detected
autom atic ally when fitted on the front
passenger’s seat ac cord ing to the
instructions. When one of these child
restra int system s is used on the front
passenger’s seat, the front a nd side airbag
systems for the front p assenger’s seat are
deactiv ated. Be sure to pay attention to
the seat occupa ncy recognition control
indica tor
3 ; see page 91.
Vauxhall child restraint systems with
transponders
3
are identified by a stick er.
Only Vauxhall child restraint systems
with transpond ers 3 ca n be fitted on the
front passenger’s seat; the use of
systems without transpond ers poses a
danger to life.