2011 OPEL GT airbag

39Seats , interior
Folding seat b ackrests
Lift release lev er on outboard side of
back rest and fold seat b ackrest forwards.
To move upright, lift rele as e le ver, move
s eat b ackres t bac kwards and audibly
e nga ge.
Three-stage restraint system
Co mpris ing:
zThree -point se at be lts ,
zBe lt tensione rs,
zAirbag s yste ms for driver and pas se ng er.
The thre e stag es are a ctivated in se quence
depending on the seriousness of the
accident:
zThe automa tic se at be lt locking de vices
pre vent the belt s trap from be ing pulle d
out and thus ensure that the v ehicle
occupants are re tained in the ir se ats .
zThe se at be lts are pulled down at the
be lt buckles . This mak es the b elts fit
snugly, the oc cup ants are decelerated
toge the r with the v ehicle, and the body
i s su b j e c t ed t o l es s st r e ss .
zThe airbag sy ste ms a re als o trigge red in
t h e ev en t o f s er i o u s a cci de n t s a n d f o r m a
s afety cushion for the occupants.
De pending on the se verity of the
accide nt, the airbags inflate
in two stages.9 Wa r nin g
The airbag sy ste ms are s upple mentary
to the three -point se at be lts and belt
tensioners, and the sea t belts must
the refore always be worn. Dis re garding
the se ins tructions may le ad to injuries or
endanger life. Vehicle passengers should
be informe d accordingly.

41Seats , interior
Belt tension ers
The se at belts are fitted w ith b elt
tens ione rs. The s ea t belts are pulled d ow n
at the buckles in the eve nt of frontal
impac ts ab ov e a certain s ev erity. This
tightens the be lts.
Actua tion of be lt t ens ione rs
Indicated by continuous illumination of
control indicatorv in the ins trum ent pa ne l.
The b elt te ns ioners must be re place d
after activation. Cons ult a works hop.
F urther information – se e pa ge 43.Control i nd icator v for bel t tensioners
The ope ra tion of the belt te nsioners is
monitore d e lectronically together with sea t
oc cup anc y re cog nition and the airbag
sy st e m s a n d i s i nd i c a t ed b y c o n t r o l
indica torv.
Whe n the ignition is s witched on, the
control indicator flas he s for approx.
5 se conds . If it does not flas h, does not go
out a fter 5 seconds or illuminates while
driving, there is a fault in the
belt te nsioners , s eat oc cup anc y
re cognition or the airbag sys te ms –
se e a lso pag es 4 5, 48 . Th e s yste ms may
fa il to deploy in the e vent of an accident.
Deploym ent of the be lt tens ione rs is
indica ted b y continuous illum ination ofv.The sy ste m’s inte grate d s elf-diagnostics
allows faults to b e q uick ly rem edie d.
C onsult a workshop .
9 Wa r nin g
Have the c ause of the fault rem edie d by
a works hop .

42 Seats, interior
Im po rtan t
zAcc essories and other objects not
spe cifically app rov ed for y our v ehicle
ty pe mus t not be a ffixe d or place d within
the action zone of the be lt tensioners
(ne ar the re tractor) as this could re sult in
injury if the belt tensione rs are trigge red .
zDo not m ake any modifications to the
com pone nts of the be lt tensione rs, a s
this will render the vehic le unroadw orthy.
zThe be lt tensione r and airbag sy ste m
control e lectronics c an be found in the
centre c onsole area. I n ord er to av oid
malfunctions, do not store magnetic
ob je c t s i n t hi s a r e a .zWe recommend that you have the seats
rem oved by a workshop in the ev ent of
actuation of the be lt tensione rs.
zThe belt te ns ioners are for s ingle us e
only, w hich is indicate d by continuous
illumination of control indicatorv. Hav e
de ployed be lt tensioners re placed by a
workshop .
zApplicable safe ty directive s mus t alwa ys
be observed when disposing of the
vehicle. For this reason, disposal should
be done by an a uthorise d re cycling
compa ny .
Using the belts
F itti ng the be lt
Pull the be lt out from the re tractor and
guide it acros s the body, making c ertain
that it is not twiste d.
Insert the latch plate into the buckle .
The se at back re s t must not be tilted back
too far (the rec om mende d m aximum tilting
angle is approx. 25
o).
Mak e sure that the lap be lt is not twiste d
and that it fits s nugly across the body.
Te ns ion the be lt fre quently while driving by
tugging the diagonal part of the belt.
9 Wa r ning
Inc orrect handling (e.g. removal or fitting
of b elts or belt buc kles ) can de ploy the
belt te nsioners with risk of injury.

44 Seats, interior
Remov ing the belt
To rem ov e the be lt, de pres s the red
pushbutton on the buck le ; the be lt will
retract autom atic ally.Child restraint systems 3
A wa rning stick er on the sun v isors re minds
that the use of rea rward facing child
restra int systems p oses a risk of fatal injury.W hen us ing a child re straint s ys tem, alway s
observe the instructions on installation and
use.
T h e co un t r y in w hi ch y o u a r e t r a v el l i n g
ma y not pe rm it the us e of child re straint
systems on certain seats. Always comply
with the loc al or national re gulations.
Not e
zChildren und er 12 years or und er 150 cm
tall should only trav el in an ap prop ria te
child sa fe ty s ea t.
zWhen transporting children, use a child
res tra int s ys tem that is suitable for the
child 's we ight.
zThe cove rs of the child restraint sy ste m
can be wipe d clea n.
zDo not stick any thing on the child
restra int systems and do not cover them
with any other m aterials.
zOnly a llow childre n to enter a nd exit the
vehicle at the s ide fa cing away from the
tra ffic.
zA child res traint sy ste m which has be en
subje cted to stres s in an accide nt must
be re place d.
9 Warning
V ehicle with front pas s enge r airbag:
Rear-fa cing child seats must not be
fitted, danger of fata l injury.
Sp ecifically a pproved forwa rd -fa cing
child re straints can be fitte d on the front
pas s enger’ s se at, provided that the latte r
is move d as far bac k as it will go.
Opel has app roved c hild restra int
systems from the ’DUO’ and ’KID’ ranges.
9 Warning
N eve r carry c hild re stra int system s on
y our lap, risk of fatal injury .

45Seats , interior
Pe rmi ssibl e o pti on s f or fi tt in g a c hi ld
sa f e ty sea t
O pe l F u l l Si ze ai r ba g sy st e m
The airbag system is identified by the w ord
AIRBAG on the steering wheel and above
the glove compartment.
The airbag sy ste m compris es :
zan airbag with inflator in the ste ering
wheel and a second one in the
instrume nt panel,
zcontrol ele ctronics with impac t se nsors,
zcontrol indicator for airbag syste ms v in
instrume nt panel,
zs eat occ upa ncy rec og nition.The airbag s ys tem is trigge red:
zdepe nding on the sev erity of the
accide nt,
zdepe nding on the type of im pact, within
the range shown in the illus tration.
E xce ption: The se at oc cup anc y re cognition
system deactiv ates the a irba g on the
p a s s en g e r’ s si d e i f t h e p a ss en g e r ’s se a t i s
unoccupied – s ee page 4 8.
E xample s of eve nts trigge ring the airba g
system:
zImpact against a non-y ie lding obs tacle:
the a irb ags are triggere d at a low ve hicle
sp e ed .
zImpact aga ins t a y ielding obs ta cle (such
as another vehicle): the airbags are only
trig gere d at a highe r ve hicle s pee d. Weight and
ag e cl assOn front
pa sse nge r
seat
1)
1)En sur e seat is in it s r ea r most po si ti on.
Group 0:
up t o 10 kg
or approx. 1 0 m onths
Group 0+:
up t o 13 kg
or approx. 2 ye arsX
Group I :
9 to 18 kg
or approx. 8 m onths to
2 yearsL
Group I I:
1 5 t o 25 kg
or approx. 3 to 7 ye ars
G ro u p I II:
2 2 t o 36 kg
or approx. 6 to 1 2 ye arsL
X
= No child re straint of any class
allowed in this s eating pos ition
L
= Suitable only for spe cifically
approve d child re straints. O pel has
approve d child re straint s yste ms
f ro m the ’D UO ’ and ’K ID ’ ran ge s.

46 Seats, interior
W hen trigge re d, the airbags inflate in
millis econds to form a s afety cushion for
the d riv er and pass e nge r. The forwa rd
move me nt of the s eat occupants is
ch eck ed, t h er eb y s ub st a n t i a l l y r e du ci n g
the risk of injury to the upp er body and
head .
No im pairment of vie w will occur, becaus e
the a irb ags inflate and de flate s o quickly
that it is often not ev en noticed in an
accide nt. The airbag s ys tem will not be trigge red in
t h e eve n t o f :
zthe ignition being s witched off,
zminor frontal collis ions ,
zaccidents in which the vehicle overturns,
zcollis ions involving a s id e or re ar impac t
where it would not be of benefit to the
occupants .
9 Warning
The airb ag s ys tem prov ides optimum
protection whe n the s eat and backre st
are correctly adjuste d.
Adjust the driver's sea t according to the
occupant's he ight such that, with the
drive r s itting upright, the s teering whee l is
held in the are a of its up per s poke s w ith
t h e dr i ver ' s a r m s s li g ht l y ben t .
The pass enge r’s se at s hould be a s far
back as poss ible , with the backres t
upright – s e e pa ges 7 , 3 7, 3 8.
Do not place the head, b od y, hands or
f ee t o n t h e c ov er o f t h e a i r ba g s ys t em s .
Do not place any obje cts in the are a in
which the airb ags inflate . Im portant
inform ation – s ee page 4 9.
9 Wa r ning
The three-point seat belt must be
corre ctly fitte d (se e page 42 ).

47Seats , interior
In add ition, the airbag sys tem will not be
triggere d for the pas se nger in ve rsions with
s eat occupancy recognition if:
zthe passenger’s sea t is unoccupied .
Se at occupancy re cognition – s ee page 4 8.Control i nd icator v for airbag syste ms
The opera tion of the airbag systems is
monitore d ele ctronica lly togethe r with
se at occupancy re cognition a nd the
belt te nsioners and is indicated by control
indica torv.
Whe n the ignition is s witched on, the
control indicator flas he s for approx.
5 se conds . If it does not flas h, does not go
out a fter 5 seconds or illuminates while
driving, there is a fault in the airba g
sy ste ms, the s eat occupancy re cognition or
the belt tens ione rs – s e e als o page s 4 1 , 48 .
The system s may fail to deploy in the event
of an accide nt.
Deploym ent of the airba gs is indicate d by
continuous illumination ofv.The sy ste m’s inte grate d s elf-diagnostics
allows faults to b e q uick ly rem edie d.
C onsult a workshop .
9 Wa r ning
Seat belts must always be worn. The
airb ag s ys tem se rves to s uppleme nt the
thre e-point s eat be lts.
If y ou do not w ear your seat belt, y ou risk
being seriously injure d, or e ve n thrown
fr o m th e ve h ic l e, i n t h e ev en t o f a n
accident.
If an accide nt occurs , the be lt helps to
maintain the correct se at position that
is re quire d for the airbag system
to p r ov i de y o u w i t h ef f ect i v e p r o t e ct i on .
9 Wa r nin g
Have the c ause of the fault rem edie d by
a works hop .

48 Seats, interior
Se at oc cupancy re cognition
The s e at occupancy re cognition s ys tem
de activates the pas se nger’s airbag if the
pas se nger’s s ea t is not occupie d.
Control indicators W and V for seat
occupancy re cognition a re locate d on the
ce ntre console . Both control indica tors
illuminate for app rox . 5 seconds after the
ignition is switched on, then either W or V
illuminates continuously .
If both control indicators illuminate
continuously , or neither illum inates after
the ignition is sw itc he d on, there is a fault in
the s e at occupancy re cognition s ys tem.
The airbag and b elt te nsioner s yste ms m ay
f ail to de plo y in th e eve n t o f an acciden t o r
may deploy unnecessarily. H ave cause of
fault reme die d imme diately by a
workshop.
Be lt tensione rs - se e pa ge 41,
Airbag s ys tem s - se e p age 45 .Co n tro l in dica to r W illuminate s
c o nt i n u o us l y a s s o o n a s t h e s y s t em ha s
dete cted that the pas se nger’s s ea t is not
oc cup ie d. The airbag for the pas se nger’s
se at is dea ctiv ated.
Pa y atte ntion to the control indicators for
se at occupancy re cognition.9 Wa r nin g
If the pa ss enge r’s se at is not occupied,
control indicator W m us t illuminate
c o nt i n u o us l y i n th e c e nt r e c o n so l e a f t er
the ignition is s witched on.
If control indicator W doe s not illum inate
while driving, the airbag sy ste ms have
not be en dea ctivated on the passe nger’s
side and m ay de ploy unnec es sarily in the
eve nt of an accide nt.
In this cas e, check that the se at bac kres t
is not pus hing down onto the s eat
cushion. Re cline back res t if nece ss ary. If
control indicator W d oes not illuminate
after adjus ting backre st, ha ve cause of
fault re me died by a workshop.