WARNING:
Whenever a front door is
partially open (approximately 20°) as
you are opening or closing the
associated falcon wing door, you
MUST keep your hands (or any object)
away from the opening edge of the
front door. When a falcon wing door
passes by a partially opened front
door, the distance between the two
doors is very narrow. Objects, such as
hands or fingers, placed in this area,
are not detected by sensors and can
therefore become pinched between
the doors. To avoid bodily injury, it is a
good practice to keep your hands
away from the front door whenever
you are opening or closing a falcon
wing door.
CAUTION:
Remove accumulation of
snow or ice before opening a falcon
wing door. Snow can get inside
Model X and ice can prevent the door
from opening.
CAUTION:
In rainy weather, leaving a
falcon wing open while opening the
liftgate can result in rain water falling
from the liftgate into the rear seating
area.
NOTE:
Falcon wing doors open only when
Model X is stationary.
WARNING:
When opening or closing a
falcon wing door, it is important to
proactively monitor the movement of
the door to ensure that it does not
come into contact with a person or
object. Failure to do so can cause
serious damage or injury.
Obstacle Detection
A falcon wing door stops moving when one of
its many sensors detects an obstacle, or when
the door senses resistance because it has
made contact with an object. The
touchscreen displays a warning. In these
cases, provided it is appropriate to continue
opening or closing the falcon wing door, you
can override obstacle detection by pressing
and holding the switch located on the door
pillar, or touching and holding the associated
door icon on the touchscreen.
When Model X detects a low ceiling (for
example, in a garage), it opens the falcon
wing doors (and trunk) to a lower height,
even if no obstacle is detected. You can
override this height and open the doors
higher by touching the associated door icon
on the touchscreen (
Controls
). The
touchscreen displays a message asking you if
you always want to open the doors to the
higher height at this location, and saves your
choice. The next time you open the falcon
wing doors at this location, Model X opens
them to the height you saved.
WARNING:
Before overriding a falcon
wing door's default opening height,
visually inspect the area to ensure
adequate clearance between the door
and the detected object.
WARNING:
Applying adhesive
products such as wraps, stickers,
rubber coating, etc. on the outside of
the falcon wing doors can affect the
sensors’ ability to detect obstacles
properly.
Calibration
If the falcon wing doors lose calibration, the
main Controls window on the touchscreen
displays a
Calibration Required
message. To
calibrate the doors, first ensure that both
doors have plenty of space to open and close
and are clear of passengers, objects, etc.
Touch
Controls
>
Service
>
Calibrate Doors
,
then press and hold the
Calibrate
button until
calibration is complete. During calibration, the
lower door opens all the way out (requiring
extra space on the side of Model X), the
upper door moves all the way down, and then
the lower door closes.
Doors
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Opening and Closing