Tesla S Owner's Manual page 34

Airbags
Disabling the Front Passenger
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 front
passenger airbag to prevent the airbag from injuring
the child if a collision occurs.
Note: Rear seats are the preferred location for
seating children in child safety seats.
To turn the passenger airbag on or off, touch
Controls > Settings > Safety & Security >
Passenger Front Airbag.
The ON/OFF status of the front passenger airbag
displays in the upper right corner of the
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touchscreen. You can also turn the passenger
airbag on or off by touching this indicator.
If the status shows the airbag as on, even if you
have turned it off (or vice versa), contact Tesla
immediately.
Note: Model S 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: Never seat a child in a child safety
seat or a booster seat on the front passenger
seat when the airbag is activated. Doing so
can cause serious injury or death.
Warning: If the control for the passenger
airbag does not appear to be functioning, do
not seat a passenger in the front seat. Contact
Tesla immediately to have the vehicle
inspected and if necessary, repaired.
Warning: Do not use seat covers on Model S.
Doing so could restrict deployment of the side
air bags if an accident occurs.
Model S Owner's Manual