To protect an adult occupying
the front passenger seat, ensure
the passenger front airbag is ON.
When the passenger airbag is
ON, it may inflate when a
collision occurs
Warning: If seating a child in the front
passenger seat is legally permissible in
your market region, it is the driver's
responsibility to ensure that the
passenger front airbag is OFF. Never seat
a child in the front passenger seat with an
active airbag, even if using a child safety
seat or booster seat. DEATH or SERIOUS
INJURY to the child can occur.
Disabling the Passenger Front
Airbag
When a child is seated in the front passenger
seat (even when the child is seated in a child
safety seat or booster seat), you must disable
the passenger front airbag to prevent it from
injuring the child if a collision occurs.
To disable the front airbag on the passenger
side of the vehicle, touch Controls > Safety &
Security > Passenger Front Airbag, and then
ensure that the passenger airbag status on the
top of the touchscreen indicates that the
airbag is off (see
Note: Model X has a capacitive touchscreen
and may not respond to your touch if you are
wearing standard gloves. If the touchscreen is
not responding, remove gloves or wear gloves
with conductive fingertips for use with
capacitive touchscreens.
Warning: When you manually disable the
passenger front airbag, you must
subsequently manually enable it to
protect an adult occupant seated in the
front passenger seat.
Warning: If the passenger front airbag
does not appear to be functioning (for
example, if the airbag is on, even if you
have turned it off , or vice versa), do not
seat a passenger in the front seat.
Contact Tesla immediately.
Warning: It is the driver's responsibility to
confirm that the passenger front airbag is
OFF when a child is seated in the front
passenger seat. Do not rely on the
occupant detection system to turn off
airbags. Before driving with a child seated
on the front passenger seat, always
double-check passenger airbag status
displayed in the top corner of the
touchscreen.
Warning: Never seat a child in a child
safety seat or a booster seat on the front
passenger seat when the airbag is
activate. Doing so can cause serious
injury or death.
Inflation Effects
Warning: When airbags inflate, a fine
powder is released. This powder can
irritate the skin and should be thoroughly
flushed from the eyes and from any cuts
or abrasions.
After inflation, the airbags deflate to provide a
gradual cushioning effect for the occupants
and to ensure the driver’s forward vision is not
obscured.
If airbags have inflated, or if your vehicle has
been in a collision, always have the airbags,
seat belt pre-tensioners and any associated
components checked and, if necessary,
replaced by Tesla.
In a collision, in addition to the airbags
inflating:
•
Doors and liftgate unlock.
•
Hazard warning lights turn on.
•
Interior lights turn on.
•
High voltage is disabled.
To restore high voltage power, use the
touchscreen to manually power off Model X
(see
on page 60), then press
the brake to power it back on again.
Airbag Warning Indicator
The airbag indicator on the
instrument panel remains lit if the
airbag system is malfunctioning. The
only time this indicator should light
up is briefly when Model X first
powers up, in which case it turns off
within a few seconds. If it remains lit,
contact Tesla immediately and do
not drive.
Airbag Warnings
Warning: Do not place objects over or
near airbags because any such objects
could cause harm if the vehicle is in a
crash severe enough to cause the airbag
to inflate.
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