Vauxhall Vectra, Owner'S Manual

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84 Seats, interior
When triggered, the side a irba g infla tes
within milliseconds to form a safety cushion
for the driver or front passeng er in the
respective door area. This substantially
red uces the risk of injury to the upper body
and pelvis in the event of a side-on
collision.
The side airba gs will not be triggered in the
event of:
z the ig nition being sw itched off,
z fronta l collisions,
z accidents in which the v ehicle 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 pa ssenger’s seat
in model variants with seat occupancy
recognition
3 if:
z the front pa ssenger’s seat is unoccupied,
z there is a properly fitted Vauxhall child
restra int system with transponders 3 .
Seat occup ancy recognition – see page 87.
Vauxhall child restraint system
with transponders
3 – see page 77.
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Warning
There must be no objects in the area in
which the airb ag inflates or in the a rea
between the ba ckrests and the v ehicle
body. Do not place the hand s or arms on
the covers of the airba g systems.
Imp ortant information – see page 89.
The three-point sea t b elt must a lw ays be
correctly fitted – see page 76.