Vauxhall 2010 Meriva, Owner'S Manual

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68 Seats, Interior
Excep tion:
Passeng er seat with a seat occupancy
recognition system 3 . The occ upa ncy
recognition system d eactivates the front
and side airbags for the passenger when
the seat is unoccupied or a Vauxhall child
restraint system with transponders 3 is
fitted to the passenger seat. Seat
occupancy recognition 3 70. Vauxhall
child restraint system w ith transpond ers 3
3
71.
When deployed, the side a irb ag inflates
within millisecond s to form a safety cushion
for the driver or front passenger in the
respective front door area. This
substantia lly reduces the risk of injury to
the up per body and pelvis in the ev ent of a
side-on collision.
The side airbags will not b e trig gered in the
event of
z the ignition being switched off,
z frontal collisions,
z accidents in which the vehicle overturns,
z collisions involving a rear impact,
z collisions involving a side impact outside
the passenger cell.
In ad dition, the sid e airbag system will not
be triggered for the front passenger in
versions with sea t occupancy recognition 3
if
z the front passeng er seat is unoccupied
z or there is a prop erly m ounted Vauxhall
child restraint system with
tra nsponders
3 . Seat occupancy
recognition
3
70. Vauxhall child restra int
system with transp onders 3 3 71.
9 Warning
Keep the a rea in which the airbag
inflates clear of obstructions.