Wearing Seat Belts
Using seat belts and child safety seats is the
most effective way to protect occupants if a
collision occurs. Therefore, wearing a seat belt
is required by law in most jurisdictions.
Both the driver and passenger seats are
equipped with three-point inertia reel seat
belts. Inertia reel belts are automatically
tensioned to allow occupants to move
comfortably during normal driving conditions.
To securely hold child safety seats, all
passenger seating positions are equipped
with an automatic locking retractor (ALR)
feature that, by fully extracting the seat belt
(beyond the length needed for a typical adult
occupant), locks the belt into place until the
seat belt is unbuckled.
The seat belt reel automatically locks to
prevent movement of occupants if Model X
experiences a force associated with hard
acceleration, braking, cornering, or an impact
in a collision.
Seat Belt Reminders
The seat belt reminder on
the instrument panel alerts
you if a seat belt for an
occupied driver or
passenger seat is unbuckled.
If the belt remains
unbuckled, the reminder
flashes and an intermittent
chime sounds. If all
occupants are buckled up
and the reminder stays on,
re-buckle seat belts to
ensure they are correctly
latched. Also remove any
heavy objects (such as a
briefcase) from an
unoccupied seat. If the
reminder light continues to
stay on, contact Tesla.
You can temporarily mute a seat belt
reminder associated with a rear seating
position. This is useful when you are carrying
an object in a rear seat that triggers the seat
belt reminder alert. To mute the reminder,
touch the associated seat on the seat belt
reminder popup message that displays on the
touchscreen when a seat belt reminder is
active. When a reminder is muted, the seat
belt reminder icon is replaced by a seat icon.
Touch the seat again to unmute the reminder.
The reminder is disabled for the current drive
only.
WARNING:
Seat belts must be worn
by passengers in all seating positions.
Do not disable a seat belt reminder
when the seating position is occupied
by a passenger.
To Fasten a Belt
1. Ensure correct positioning of the seat
Correct Driving Position on page 32
).
2. Draw the belt out smoothly, ensuring the
belt lays flat across the pelvis, chest and
mid-point of your collar bone, between
the neck and shoulder.
3. Insert the latch plate into the buckle and
press together until you hear a click
indicating it is locked in place.
4. Pull the belt to check that it is securely
fastened.
5. Pull the diagonal part of the belt toward
the reel to remove excess slack.
To Adjust the Shoulder Anchor
Height
Model X is equipped with an adjustable
shoulder anchor for each front seat to ensure
that the seat belt is positioned correctly. The
seat belt should lay flat across the mid-point
of your collar bone while in the correct
driving position (see
). Adjust the height of the
shoulder anchor if the seat belt is not
positioned correctly:
1. Press and hold the button on the shoulder
anchor to release the locking mechanism.
Seat Belts
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Seating and Safety Restraints
