Controlling 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. Touch
Controls
>
Safety
>
Passenger Front Airbag
, and before driving, ensure the passenger airbag status on the top of
the touchscreen indicates that the airbag is off (see
Passenger Front Airbag Status on page 44
).
NOTE:
Model Y 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:
If seating a child in the front passenger seat is legally permissible in your market region, never seat
a child in a child safety seat or a booster seat on the front passenger seat when the airbag is active. Doing so
can cause serious injury or death.
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.
Airbags
45
Seating and Safety Restraints
