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Seats, Interior
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Vauxhall Full Size airbag system
Front airb ag
The front airbag system is identified by the
word AIRBAG on the steering wheel and
above the glov e c om partment.
The front airbag system comprises:
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an airbag with inflator in the steering
wheel and a second one in the
instrum ent panel,
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control electronics w ith im pact sensors,
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control indicator for airbag systems
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in
instrum ent panel,
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seat occ upa ncy rec og nition
3
,
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the control indicator for Va uxha ll child
restraint systems
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with transponders
3
in the instrum ent panel.
The front airb ag system will be trigg ered :
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depending on the severity of the
accident,
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depending on the type of impact,
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within the range shown in the illustration,
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indep endent of side airbag
3
and
curtain airbag system
3
.
Exception:
Passenger sea t with seat occupancy
recognition system
3
. The seat occupancy
recognition system deactiva tes the front
and sid e airbags on the pa ssenger side
3
if
the front passenger seat is unoccupied or a
Vauxhall child restraint system with
transponders
3
ha s been fitted to the front
passenger seat. Seat occupa ncy
recognition, see pag e 99. Vauxhall child
restraint system with transponders
3
– see
pag e 90.
Examples of events triggering the front
airbag system:
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Impact against a non-yielding obstacle:
the front airbags are trigg ered at low
vehicle speed.
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Impact aga inst a yielding obsta cle (such
as another vehicle): the front airbags are
only trigg ered at a hig her vehicle speed .
Summary of Contents for 2010 Astra
Page 1: ...A ST R A ASTRA Operation Safety and Maintenance Owner s Manual ...
Page 2: ...VAUXHALL Astra Operation Safety Maintenance ...
Page 12: ...8 In Brief ...
Page 364: ...360 Index ...
Page 365: ...361 Index ...
Page 366: ...362 Index ...