2012 OPEL GT child restraint

37Seats , interior
Seats, interior
Seats
Adjus t s e at in long itudinal dire ction
To adjust, pull handle under s eat, slide s e at
and rele ase handle.
Ensure se at is e nga ged in position before
st a r t i n g - o f f.A d j u st se a t b a c k r e st
To adjust, turn hand whe el on outboard
s ide of se at without le aning on se at
bac kres t.
M o ve se a t b a c k r e st t o su i t se a t i n g p o si t i o n . Se ats ... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 3 7
T h ree -stage res train t sy ste m .... .... ..... 3 9
T h ree -po in t s e at belts .. .... ..... .... .... ..... 4 0
Be lt ten sio n e rs . ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 4 1
Us ing the be lts ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 4 2
Child restraint systems 3. ..... .... .... ..... 4 4
O pel F u ll Size airbag sy ste m .... .... ..... 4 5
No te s o n lo adin g th e ve hic le .... .... ..... 5 0
Sto wage co mp artm en ts ... ..... .... .... ..... 5 1
A s htray s .. .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 5 3
First-aid kit+3,
warning tria ngle¨3.... ..... .... .... ..... 5 3
P o wer o u tlets .. ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 5 3
9 Warning
N e ve r a d j u st se a t s w hi l e d r i vi n g , si n c e
they could move uncontrollably.

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 .

49Seats , interior
Control indicator V illuminates
continuously as soon as the sy stem has
de tecte d that the p assenge r’s se at is
occupied and the pass e nge r is correctly
s eate d. W hen a pas se ng er occupie s the
pas se nger’s s ea t, the a irb ag for the
pas se nger’s s ea t is activated and may
i n f la t e i n t h e eve n t o f a n a cci de n t .
P a y a t te n t i on to th e c o n t r ol i nd i c a t or s f o r
s eat occupancy recognition.Important
zAccessories a nd other objects must not
be affix ed or s tored in the area in which
the airbags inflate, since they could
cause injury if the a irb ags a re de ployed.
zDo not place any objec ts be twee n the
airbag s ys tems and the ve hicle
occupants ; ris k of injury.
zThe airbag sy ste ms and be lt tens ione r
control e lectronics can be found in the
centre console area. In order to av oid
malfunctions, do not store mag netic
objects in this a re a.
zDo not stick any thing on the steering
whee l or ins trument pa ne l, or cov er
ei t h er o f t h e se a r ea s w it h o t h er
materials .
zUse only a dry cloth or Interior/
Upholstery Cle ane r to clea n the ste ering
w h ee l a n d i n st r u m e nt p a n el . D o no t u s e
any agg re s sive cle aning agents .
9 Warning
If the pas se nger’s s eat is occupie d,
control ind ic ator V must illuminate
continuously in the c entre console after
the ig nition is sw itc he d on.
If control indicator V does not illuminate
while driving, the airbag s ys tems have
not be en activa te d on the passe ng er’s
side; risk of fa ta l injury.
In this case, turn off the ignition, e nsure
the pass e nge r’s se at ba ckres t is in an
upright position and the pas se nger is
sitting upright in the se at. Re sta rt the
ve hicle. If the control indicator does not
illuminate w hile driving, hav e ca us e of
fault rem edie d by a works hop .
If control indicator v for airbag systems
and b elt te ns ioners illum inate s in the
instrume nt panel and W is illuminated in
t h e cen t r e c on s o l e w h i l e t h e p a ss en g e r ’s
s eat is occupie d, cons ult a works hop
imme diate ly.
9 Wa r nin g
Ne ver ca rry child restraint syste ms or
other objects on your lap; risk of fa ta l
injury.

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zThe airbag sys tem s are trigge red
depe nding on the seve rity of the
accident and the type of impa ct.
zEach airbag c an b e trigge re d only once,
which is indicated by continuous
illumination of control ind icatorv. Once
trigg ered , an airbag must be re place d
without delay. Consult a work shop.
zThe s pe eds , directions of move ment and
deformation properties of the vehicles,
and the prope rties of the obstacle
concerned, determ ine the severity of the
accident and trig gering of the airb ags.
Th e de gr ee o f damag e to y ou r v eh icle
and the re sulting repa ir costs alone a re
not indicative that the crite ria for
trigg ering of the airba gs were me t.
zDo not m odify airbag sys tem
com ponents, since this would render the
vehicle unroadworthy.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 .
zPers ons we ighing les s than 3 5 kg s hould
only trave l in a ve hicle suitable for fitting
a c hild re straint s ys tem. The us e of child
restraint systems in your vehic le is not
rec om mende d.
zDo not place any he avy objects on the
p a s s en g er ’ s s e a t w h en t h e se a t i s
u n o ccu p i ed, o t h er w i s e t h e a i r ba g f o r t h e
pas s enger’ s s e at may be trig gere d
unne ce ss arily in the eve nt of an
accide nt.
zTo pre vent m alfunctions in the se at
occupancy recognition sys te m, do not
use protective cov ers or seat cushions on
the pass e nge r’s se at. N o t e s o n lo ad in g t h e ve h i c l e
zSe cure heav y obje cts in the luggage
compartme nt. If objec ts are to be
st a c k ed , t he h ea vi er o b j e c t s sh o u l d b e
placed at the bottom. Uns ecured obje cts
in the luggage compa rtm ent would be
thrown forward w ith g re at force in the
eve nt of heavy braking, for exam ple.
zIf heav y loads s lip when the ve hicle is
brake d he avily or drive n a round a be nd ,
the handling of the v ehicle may cha nge.
zThe warning triangle 3 and firs t-aid kit
(cushion) 3 s ho u ld alwa ys be fr e ely
acce ss ible.
9 Wa r ning
If hand led im prop erly, the airbag
sys tem s c an be trigge red in a n e xplos ive
manne r; risk of injury !