Tesla MODEL S Operating Manual page 40

seat or booster seat. DEATH or SERIOUS
INJURY to the child can occur.
Seating and Safety Restraints
Disabling the Passenger Front
Airbag
Model S has an occupancy sensor in the front
passenger seat that controls the status of the
passenger front airbag.
Note: The occupancy sensor system meets the
regulatory requirement of FMVSS 208 and
automatically detects when inflating the
passenger front airbag would be unnecessary
or potentially harmful.
Weight in Passenger
front airbag status
passenger
seat
Empty OFF
Up to 20 lbs OFF
(9 kg)
20-100 lbs OFF or ON
(9-45 kg)*
Over 100 lbs ON
(45 kg)
*Values are approximate. A weight detected
near the threshold can cause the airbag
status to occasionally turn on and off
depending on seating position and
physique.
Note: It takes approximately six seconds after
you power on Model S for the occupancy
sensor to report accurate status of the front
passenger airbag. As a result, when you first
power on Model S, even in situations when it
should be OFF because the seat is occupied
by a weight of 20 lbs (9 kg) or less, it will take
the touchscreen approximately six seconds to
display the status, PASS AIRBAG OFF. If it fails
to do so, contact Tesla service immediately
and do not seat a child in the front passenger
seating position.
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).
Airbags
Indicator
status
PASSENGER
AIRBAG OFF
PASSENGER
AIRBAG OFF
OFF -
PASSENGER
AIRBAG OFF
ON -
PASSENGER
AIRBAG ON
PASSENGER
AIRBAG ON
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