Owner's Manual

75Seats, Interior
Imp or tant
z Due to risk of injury when the airbags
deploy, accessories and objects should
not be placed within the expansion
range of the airbag systems.
z Do not place any objects between the
airbag systems and the vehicle
occupants; risk of injury.
z Use the hooks in the roof frame only to
hang up light articles of clothing or coat
hangers. Do not place any objects in the
pocke ts of the hanging item s – risk of
injury.
z The airbag systems and b elt tensioner
control electronics can be found in the
centre console area. In order to avoid
malfunctions, do not store magnetic
objects in this area.
z Do not stick anything on the steering
wheel, instrument panel, front seat
backrests or roof frame, in the vicinity of
the airbags, or on the front p assenger’s
seat cushion, or cover any of those areas
with other materials.
z Use only a dry cloth or interior cleaner to
clean the steering wheel, instrument
panel, front seat backrests, roof frame
and seat cushion of the front
passenger’s seat. Do not use any
aggressive cleaning agents.
z Only protective covers which are
approved for your vehicle with side
airbag may be fitted on the front seats.
When fitting the protective covers, make
sure that the airbag units on the
outboard sides of the front seat
backrests are not covered.
z The airbag systems are triggered
independ ently of each other depending
on the severity of the accident and the
type of imp act. The side airbag sy stem 3
and the curtain airbag system 3 are
trig gered together. See seat occupancy
recognition 3 on page 73 for exceptions.
z Each airbag deploys once only. Have a
workshop replace deployed airbags
immediately.
9 Wa rning
If a Vauxhall child restraint system with
transponders has been fitted a ccord ing
to the in str u ct io ns , th e co ntrol indi ca t or
for Vauxhall child restraint systems with
trans pon ders y must illuminate in the
front courtesy light when the ignition is
switched on.
If the control indicator does not illuminate
while driving, the front passenger’s
airbag systems have not been
deactivated and there is a risk of fatal
injury. In this case, fit child restraint
system s to the outer rear seats only. Hav e
the cause of the fault eliminated by a
workshop.
9 Warning
Never carry child restraint systems or
other objects on your lap - risk of fatal
injury.