Opel Vectra A

since 1988-1995 release

Repair and operation of the car

Seat belts

Before each trip fasten a seat belt — also at the movement in the city and on back seats. It can save to you life.

Pregnant women are also obliged to fasten a seat belt always.

The passengers who are not fastened by a seat belt threaten at accident to the driver, other passengers and themselves.

Each seat belt is intended only for one passenger. For children at the age of less than 6 years are unsuitable.

For children aged up to 12 years we recommend a security system of children of Opel.

Three-point seat belt

The car is equipped with three-point seat belts with the automatic reeling-up device and blocking which at a uniform speed provide full freedom of movement, is at the same time dense and with a tightness adjoining to a body.

At sharp acceleration or a deviation of the car in all directions there is an instant blocking of a belt. Function of blocking cannot be checked the intended accelerated movements of an upper body.

Mechanical mechanism of a tension of seat belts

The worked mechanical mechanism of a tension of seat belts

The mechanical mechanism of a tension of seat belts is efficient only in case on locks of belts there is no visible yellow indication.

Functions of seat belts remain in force as well at the worked mechanism of a tension of seat belts.

Attention: installation and dismantle of front seats is allowed to be made only in the specialized workshop Opel.

Operation of belts

Fastening

Latch a uvula of a belt in the lock. It is forbidden to throw back too strongly back a sitting back, the recommended tilt angle is equal about 25 °. The cross belt has to densely, without excesses to adjoin to a body. During a trip periodically pull a belt, tightening it for a humeral part.

In particular, pregnant women have to lower a cross belt as low as possible to a basin to reduce pressure upon the lower part of a stomach.

Outerwear exerts impact on belt prileganiye density. The belt cannot be imposed on firm or fragile objects in clothes pockets as, for example, the handle or points as it can lead to wounds.

Adjustment of height of the top point of fastening of a belt

It is for safety reasons especially important that with a small growth smaller height was established. Too high installation can reduce comfort.

Otstegivaniye

Cross belt in the middle of sitting

Check of belts

It is forbidden to make changes to belts, their fastenings, the automatic device of winding and locks.

You watch that belts were not damaged or clamped by objects with keen edges.

Care of belts

You keep seat belts clean and dryness.

You make cleaning warm water or weak soap solution.

Inflatable airbag of safety

The system of an inflatable safety cushion includes:

— on one inflatable safety cushion with a gas generator in a steering wheel and in the dashboard,

— collision sensor,

— electronic control,

— a control lamp on a combination of devices.

The inflatable safety cushion works at frontal blow at a speed over 30 km/h. The inflatable safety cushion is filled with gas during milliseconds and forms the safety shock-absorber between the driver and a steering wheel.

The inflatable safety cushion is filled with the considerable pressure and speed. Therefore it is important to adjust so the provision of a back and sitting depending on growth to keep a steering wheel in its top part, sitting in the straightened situation with the hands which are slightly bent in elbows.

With the inflatable airbag of safety for the forward passenger it is forbidden to install in cars on his sitting a cradle of safety or sitting of safety for children of the first step. Installation of a child seat of the 2nd and 3rd step on this place is allowed if sitting of the forward passenger is removed as much as possible back.

– easy frontal collisions;
– capsizing;
– side and back crashes.

Therefore it is necessary to fasten a seat belt always. The inflatable safety cushion is only addition I eat to a belt.

This additional protecting device does not grant the right for risky style of driving.

Safety in a transport stream is ensured only by responsible style of driving.

Control lamp of an inflatable safety cushion

Important recommendations

• Installation and placement of the accessories which are not intended for the car of your type and also other objects in a scope of an inflatable safety cushion are forbidden owing to danger of wounds at operation of a pillow.

• It is forbidden to make changes to components of system of an inflatable safety cushion. At the unqualified address it can work vzryvoobrazno.

• To carry out dismantle of a steering wheel and the dashboard only in the workshop Opel.

• The inflatable safety cushion works only once. The worked inflatable safety cushion needs to be replaced.

• Do not paste over a steering wheel and the dashboard and do not fit them strangers ми materials. You carry out cleaning only by dry or slightly damp rag. Do not apply any aggressive substances.

• At utilization of the car or separate details of system of an inflatable safety cushion strictly follow safety rules of Opel. Advice about them can be got in an authorized workshop of Opel.