Vauxhall Meriva, Owner'S Manual

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65 Seats, Interior
Airbag system
Front airb ag
The front airbag system consists of one
airbag in the steering wheel and one in the
instrument panel. These can be identified
by the word
A IRBAG .
The front airbag system comprises:
z an airbag with inflator in the steering
wheel and a second one in the
instrum ent panel
3 ,
z the control elec tronics with impact
sensor,
z the control indica tor for airba g
system s
v in the instrument panel,
z seat occ upa ncy rec og nition 3 ,
z the control indicator for Va uxha ll child
restraint systems
y
with transponders 3
in the courtesy lamp.
The front airb ag system will be trigg ered :
z depending on the severity of the
accident,
z depending on the type of impact,
z within the range shown in the illustration,
z indep endently of the side airb ag
system 3 and curtain airbag system 3 .
The ignition must be switched on.
Exception:
Passenger sea t with a seat oc cup anc y
recognition system 3 . The occupancy
recognition system deactiva tes the front
and side airbags for the p assenger when
the seat is unoccupied or a Vauxhall c hild
restraint system w ith transponders 3 is
fitted to the passenger seat. Seat
occupancy recognition 3 70. Vauxhall
child restraint system with transponders 3
3
71.
Examples of events triggering the front
airbag system:
z Impact against a non-yielding obstacle:
the front airbags are trigg ered at low
vehicle speed.
z
Impact aga inst a yielding obsta cle (such
as another vehicle): the front airbags are
only trigg ered at a hig her vehicle speed .