83
Seats, interior
In add ition, the front a irb ag system w ill
not be trig gered for the front passenger’s
seat in model v ariants with seat occupancy
recognition
3
if:
z
the front passenger’s seat is unoccupied,
z
there is a prop erly fitted Va uxha ll child
restraint system with transponders
3
.
Seat oc cup ancy recognition – see
page 87. Vauxhall child restraint system
with transponders
3
– see page 77.
Side airb ag
3
The side a irb ag system is identified by the
word
AIRBAG
on the outb oa rd sides of the
front seat backrests.
The side a irb ag system c om prises:
z
an airbag with infla tor in the back of the
driver’s and front passenger’s seat
respectively,
z
the control electronics,
z
the side-impact sensors,
z
control indicator for airb ag systems
v
in
instrument cluster,
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 od om eter displa y.
The side airbag system will be triggered:
z
depending on the sev erity of the
accident,
z
depending on the type of im pact,
z
within the range shown in the illustration
on the centre d oor pillar of the driver’s or
front passenger’s side,
z
ind epend ently of the front airbag
system.
Exception:
Front p assenger’s seat with seat
occupancy recognition system
3
. The seat
occupancy recognition system dea ctivates
the front and side airbags
3
on the front
passenger’s side if the front passenger’s
seat is unoccupied or a Vauxhall child
restraint system w ith transponders
3
has
been fitted to the front passenger’s seat.
Seat occupancy recognition - see pag e 87.
Vauxhall child restraint system with
transponders
3
- see pag e 78.
9
Warning
Seat belts m ust therefore a lways be worn.
The front a irb ag system serv es to
supplement the three-point seat belts. If
you do not wea r your seat belt you risk
being seriously injured, or even thrown
from the vehic le, in the ev ent of an
accident.
In the event of an a ccident the seat belt
helps to keep you in the correct seating
position, so tha t the front airbag system
can provid e you with effective p rotection.
Summary of Contents for Vectra
Page 1: ...VECTRA Operation Safety and Maintenance Owner s Manual...
Page 2: ...VAUXHALL Vectra Operation Safety Maintenance...
Page 5: ......
Page 13: ...8 In brief...
Page 318: ...313 Technical data...
Page 329: ...324 Index...
