Seat Belts - Tesla MODEL X Owner's Manual

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.
WARNING: Seat belts must be worn by
passengers in all seating positions.
To Fasten a Belt
1. Ensure correct positioning of the seat (see
Driving Position on page
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.
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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 Correct Driving Position on page
24. 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.
2. While holding the button, move the shoulder anchor
up or down as necessary so that the seat belt is
positioned correctly.
3. Release the button on the shoulder anchor so that it
locks into position.
4. Without pressing the button, pull on the seat belt
webbing and attempt to move the shoulder anchor
downwards to check that it is locked into position.

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