Page 9 of Vauxhall Astra TwinTop Brochure 2006 by Vauxhall

never stop protecting because feeling safe behind the wheel is yet another reason why astra twintop feels so good to drive 1 2 astra twintop protects you in so many ways and it s not just the obvious features like airbags and rollover protection the astra chassis is engineered to help prevent accidents in the first place and our security features look after your belongings as carefully as our safety features look after you features available include · pop-up rollover protection system · full-size front and side-impact airbags · abs with cornering brake control · isofix child seat restraint system · front body-lock seatbelt pretensioners · remote control central deadlocking · remote control ultrasonic alarm system pop-up rollover protection 1 airbags protection system optional at extra cost on sport quite simply if the car enters an uncontrolled state that could result in it rolling over a special sensor activates two high-strength aluminium rollover bars located behind the two rear seats that pop up and lock firmly into position ­ all in a fraction of a second the same sensor activates the front seatbelt pretensioners to hold you more firmly in your seat astra twintop features a full complement of passive safety measures including driver s and front passenger s airbags and extensive side-impact protection too our improved sideimpact airbags feature an enlarged `thoraxpelvis design to protect your lower and upper body in the event of an impact and all models have our patented pedal release system and front body-lock seatbelt pretensioners adaptive forward lighting 2 isofix child seat restraint system the rigid isofix anchoring mechanism virtually eliminates the dangers of incorrect child seat installation and astra twintop is pre-fitted with isofix child seat fastening brackets on the rear seats for maximum safety and security all you do is click the compatible vauxhall isofix accessory child seat into the mounting points already engineered into the car security once you get your hands on a new astra twintop you won t want it to fall into anyone else s so remote control central deadlocking an electronic engine deadlock immobiliser and an ultrasonic security alarm are standard on all models for your personal security our clever door-to-door illumination feature keeps the headlights and rear lights on for 30 seconds after leaving the car to light your way from a garage or car park rollover protection is not exactly something you can leave to chance in a convertible so it won t come as any surprise to hear that the twintop body and chassis are specially reinforced ­ an additional cross-member in the floor plus high-strength steel tubes in the a-pillars are just two examples and that s not all twintop and twintop sport models feature rigid rollover protection hoops design models feature a pop-up rollover want to see round corners with optional adaptive forward lighting if you turn the steering wheel the headlight beam moves up to 15 degrees in the same direction to light up where you re heading above 65mph it raises the dipped headlight beam slightly extending the range of vision for increased safety ­ then automatically returns the beam to its normal position when you fall below that speed 16 17

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