Owner`s manual

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Vauxhall Full Size Airbag System
Front Airbag
The front airbag s ystem is identified by the
word AIRBAG on the s tee ring whee l and
above the glov e c om partment 3.
The front airbag system comprises:
z an airbag with inflator in the steering
wheel and a second one in the
instrum ent panel,
z the control elec tronics with impact
se ns o r,
z the airbag systems control indicator v in
the instrument panel.
z seat occ upa ncy recog 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 head airbag sy stem 3.
Exception:
Passenger sea t with seat occupancy
recognition system 3 . The seat occupancy
recognition system deactivates the
passenger front and side airbags if the
passenger seat is unoccupied or a
Vauxhall child restraint system with
transponders 3 has been fitted to the
passenger seat. Seat occupa ncy
recognition, see pag e 86. Vauxhall child
restraint system with transponders 3, see
pag e 96.
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 against a yield ing obstacle:
(such as another vehicle): the front
airbags are only triggered at a hig her
vehicle speed.
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