86
Seats, interior
The curtain airbags will not be triggered in
the event of:
z
the ignition b eing switched off,
z
frontal collisions,
z
accidents in whic h the vehicle overturns,
z
collisions involving a rear-impa ct,
z
collisions inv olv ing a side-impa ct outside
the passenger c ell.
Control ind icator
v
for airbag systems
The opera tion of the airbag systems is
electronically monitored together with the
seat occupancy recognition system s
3
and the belt tensioners and indicated on
the instrument cluster by the control
indica tor
v
. When the ignition is switched
on, the control ind icator illuminates for
approx. 4 seconds. If it does not illuminate,
does not go off after 4 seconds or
illuminates whilst driving, there is a fa ult in
the airbag systems, the sea t occupancy
recognition system
3
or the b elt tensioners
- see page 74. The systems may not
activate if an accident occurs.
Deploym ent of the airba gs is indicated by
continuous illumination of
v
.
The system’s integrated self-diagnostics
allows faults to b e q uick ly rem edied.
If c ontrol indicator
v
in the instrument
cluster fails, for reasons of safety, the text
AIrbAG
app ears on the odometer display.
The text is ac knowledged by pressing the
reset button. It then disappears from the
odometer display 10 sec onds later.
9
Warning
There m ust be no objects in the area in
which the airbag inflates. Do not place
the hands or arms on the covers of the
airb ag systems. Important information –
see pa ge 89.
The three-point seat belt m ust always be
correctly fitted – see page 76.
9
Warning
Have the c ause of the fault elim inated
immediately by a workshop.
Summary of Contents for Vectra
Page 1: ...VECTRA Operation Safety and Maintenance Owner s Manual...
Page 2: ...VAUXHALL Vectra Operation Safety Maintenance...
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Page 13: ...8 In brief...
Page 318: ...313 Technical data...
Page 329: ...324 Index...
