CAUTION: In rainy weather, leaving a falcon wing
open while opening the liftgate can result in rain
water falling from the liftgate into the rear seating
area.
WARNING: When opening or closing a falcon wing
door, it is important to proactively monitor the
movement of the door to ensure that it does not
come into contact with a person or object. Failure
to do so can cause serious damage or injury.
Obstacle Detection
A falcon wing door stops moving when one of its many
sensors detects an obstacle, or when the door senses
resistance because it has made contact with an object.
The touchscreen displays a warning. In these cases,
provided it is appropriate to continue opening or closing
the falcon wing door, you can override obstacle
detection by pressing and holding the switch located on
the door pillar, or touching and holding the associated
door icon on the touchscreen.
When Model X detects a low ceiling (for example, in a
garage), it opens the falcon wing doors (and trunk) to a
lower height, even if no obstacle is detected. You can
override this height and open the doors higher by
touching the associated door icon on the touchscreen
(
Controls). The touchscreen displays a message asking
you if you always want to open the doors to the higher
height at this location, and saves your choice. The next
time you open the falcon wing doors at this location,
Model X opens them to the height you saved.
WARNING:
Before overriding a falcon wing door's
default opening height, visually inspect the area to
ensure adequate clearance between the door and
the detected object.
WARNING:
Applying adhesive products such as
wraps, stickers, rubber coating, etc. on the outside
of the falcon wing doors can aect the sensors’
ability to detect obstacles properly.
Calibration
If the falcon wing doors lose calibration, the main
Controls window on the touchscreen displays a
Calibration Required message. To calibrate the doors,
first ensure that both doors have plenty of space to
open and close and are clear of passengers, objects, etc.
Touch
Controls > Service > Calibrate Doors, then press
and hold the Calibrate button until calibration is
complete. During calibration, the lower door opens all
the way out (requiring extra space on the side of Model
X), the upper door moves all the way down, and then
the lower door closes.
Opening Interior Doors with No
Power
To open a front door in the unlikely situation when
Model X has no power, pull up the manual door release
located in front of the window switches.
CAUTION: Manual door releases are designed to
be used only in situations when Model X has no
power. When the vehicle has power, use the button
located at the top of the interior door handle.
To open the falcon wing doors, carefully remove the
speaker grille from the door and pull the mechanical
release cable down and towards the front of the vehicle.
After the latch is released, manually lift up the door.
Doors
21Opening and Closing
