72 Seats, InteriorEx cep tion:Front pa ssenger’s seat with seatoccupancy recognition system 3. The sea toccupancy recog nition sy stem deac tiv atesthe front and side airbags 3 on the frontpassenger’s side if the front passeng er’sseat is unoccupied or a Vaux hall childrestraint sy stem with transponders hasbeen fitted to the front passeng er’s seat.For seat occupancy recognition – seepage 74. For Vauxhall child restraintsystem w ith transponders – see pa ge 77.When triggered, the side a irba g infla teswithin milliseconds to form a safety cushionfor the driver or front passeng er in therespective door area. This substantiallyred uces the risk of injury to the upper bodyand pelvis in the event of a side-oncollision.The side airba gs will not be triggered in theevent ofz 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 Sid e-on collisions outside the passengercell.In addition, the side airbag system 3 willnot b e triggered for the front pa ssenger’sseat in versions with seat occupancyrecognition 3 ifz the front passeng er’s seat is unoccupied,z there is a properly fitted Vauxhall childrestraint system with transpond ers.For seat occupancy recognition – seepage 74. For Vauxhall c hild restraintsystem with transponders – see page 77.Curtain airbag 3The curtain a irba g system is identified bythe word AIRBAG on the roof pillar trim.The curtain a irba g system com prises:z an airbag w ith inflator in the roof frameon the d riv er’s and front passenger’s siderespectively,z the control electronics,z the side-imp act sensors,z control indicator for airbag system s v ininstrument cluster.9 WarningThere must be no objects in the area inwhich the airb ag inflates or in the a reabetween the seat backs and the vehiclebody . Do not place the hands or a rm s onthe covers of the airba g systems.Imp ortant information – see page 75.The three-point seat belt must always becorrectly fitted – see page 65.