Inflation Effects - Tesla X Owner's Manual

Passenger Front Airbag
Model X has an occupancy sensor in the front
passenger seat that controls the status of the
airbags based on the weight of the occupant.
Passenger airbag status displays in the top
right corner of the touchscreen to indicate
whether the airbag will inflate (on) or not
inflate (off) if a collision occurs.
Note: The occupancy sensor system meets the
regulatory requirement of FMVSS 208 and
automatically detects when inflating the
passenger front airbags would be unnecessary
or potentially harmful.
Front passenger seat
occupancy*
Empty
Infant in child safety
seat (up to 20 lbs/
9kg)
Child or small
occupant
(20-100 lbs/9-45 kg)
Heavy object/
occupant
*Values are approximate. Occupants whose
weight is close to the low weight threshold
can cause the status to occasionally turn on
and off depending on seating position and
physique.
Note: It takes approximately six seconds after
you power on Model X for the occupancy
sensor to report accurate status of the front
passenger airbag. As a result, when you first
power on Model X, the status defaults to PASS
AIRBAG ON, even in situations when it should
be OFF because the seat is either empty or
carrying a weight of 20 lbs (9 kg) or less.
However, after the six second initialization, the
status should display as PASS AIRBAG OFF. If
Seating and Safety Restraints
Passenger airbag
status
OFF
OFF
ON or OFF
ON
it fails to do so, contact Tesla service
immediately and seat passengers in the rear
seating positions only.
If the status shows the airbag as permanently
on, even when the seat is empty and the seat
belt is unbuckled, contact Tesla immediately.
To make sure the sensing system can correctly
detect occupancy status, eliminate the
following:
• Objects lodged under the seat.
• Heavy objects sitting on the seat
(briefcase, large purse).
• Objects wedged between the seat back
and seat cushion.
• Cargo interfering with the seat.
• After market items attached to, or sitting
on, the seat (covers, mats, blankets, etc.).
These conditions can interfere with the
occupancy sensor. If you have eliminated the
above possibilities, and the airbag status is still
incorrect, ask passengers to ride in the rear
seats and contact Tesla to have the airbag
system checked.
Note: The front passenger seat's sensing
system affects the operation of the passenger
front and side airbags only. The other
passenger airbags are not affected.
Warning: Never seat a child on the front
passenger seat, even if the passenger
airbag is off. All occupants age 12 and
under must ride in the second and rear
row seats (see Child Safety Seats
24).
Warning: To ensure accuracy of the
occupant detection system, do not make
any modifications to the front passenger
seat.
Warning: Do not use seat covers on
Model X. Doing so could restrict
deployment of the side air bags if an
accident occurs. It can also reduce the
accuracy of the occupant detection
system.

Inflation Effects

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.
Airbags
on page
33