Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch Edition 2 2011, Quick Manual

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ISOFIX. TwinTop rear seats and Sport
Hatch outer rear seats are pre-fitted
with rigid ISOFIX child seat fastening
brackets incorporating Top Tether, virtually
eliminating the dangers of incorrect child
seat installation. For maximum safety, you
simply click a compatible Vauxhall ISOFIX
accessory child seat into the mounting
points engineered in the car.
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Active rollover protection system. It’s not exactly something you can leave to
chance in a convertible, so it won’t come as any surprise to hear that the Astra TwinTop
body and chassis are specially reinforced – an additional cross-member in the floor
plus high-strength steel tubes in the A-pillars are just two examples. And that’s not all.
TwinTop Expression, Air and TwinTop Sport models feature rigid rollover protection
hoops, while Design models feature a pop-up rollover protection system (below). If the
car enters an uncontrolled state that could result in it rolling over, a sensor activates two
high-strength aluminium rollover hoops, located behind the two rear seats, that pop up
and lock into position – all in a fraction of a second.
Rear parking distance sensor.
Available on most models, this clever
early warning system helps safeguard
your car and pedestrians. When activated,
the system beeps as you approach an
obstruction, changing to a continuous
tone when the object is 300mm away.
Additional security features.
Remote control central deadlocking
and an electronic engine immobiliser
are standard on every Astra. So is door-
to-door illumination, which keeps the
dipped headlights and rear lights on
for 30 seconds to light your way as
you leave a garage or car park.
Six airbags. Every Astra front seat
comes with front airbags and side-impact
airbags – featuring a ‘Thorax-Pelvis’
design to protect more of your body in
the event of an impact. Sport Hatch
models also come with full-size curtain
airbags as standard.