Front airbags are not ordinarily designed to inflate in
rear collisions, rollovers, side collisions and when braking
heavily or driving over bumps and potholes. Likewise,
front airbags may not inflate in all frontal collisions, such
as minor front collisions, underride collisions, or minor
impacts with narrow objects (such as posts or poles).
Significant superficial damage can occur to the vehicle
without the airbags inflating and, conversely, a relatively
small amount of structural damage can cause airbags to
inflate. Therefore, the external appearance of the vehicle
after a collision does not represent whether or not the
front airbags should have inflated.
WARNING: Before modifying Model X to
accommodate a person with disabilities in a way
that may aect the airbag system, contact Tesla.
Types of Airbags
Model X has the following types of airbags:
•
Front airbags: The front airbags are designed to
reduce injuries if larger children or adults are riding in
the front seats. Follow all warnings and instructions
related to seating a child on the front passenger seat
(if permitted in your market region).
•
Knee airbags: Knee airbags and the front airbags
work together. The knee airbags limit the forward
motion of the front seat occupants by restricting leg
movement, thereby positioning the occupants so that
the front airbags work more
eectively. Whether or
not knee airbags deploy in a collision is partially
dependent on the track position of the associated
seat.
•
Seat-mounted side airbags: A seat-mounted side
airbag in the front driver, front passenger and second
row outboard seats help protect the pelvis and the
thorax region of the torso. The seat-mounted side
airbags on both the impacted and non-impacted side
of the vehicle will
inflate in the event of severe side
impact or severe
oset frontal impact.
• Curtain airbags: A curtain airbag on each side of
Model X in the front roof-rail help protect the head.
Curtain airbags on both the impacted and non-
impacted side of the vehicle will inflate if a severe
side impact occurs, a severe oset frontal impact
occurs, or if the vehicle rolls over.
•
Door-mounted airbags: There is an airbag on each
side of Model X mounted in the trim on the falcon
wing doors. These are the same as the curtain airbags
in that they help protect the head and typically
inflate
in the event of a severe side impact, a severe oset
frontal impact, or if the vehicle rolls over. The door-
mounted airbags on both the impacted and non-
impacted side of the vehicle will
inflate.
Airbag Status Indicator
The status of the passenger front airbag displays on the
touchscreen:
The Passenger Airbag
O indicator
displays on the touchscreen when the
passenger front airbag is OFF. When the
passenger front airbag is OFF, it does
not inflate when a collision occurs. This
indicator also displays when the seat is
unoccupied. When driving with a child
seat on the front passenger seat (if
permitted in your market region), always
double-check the status of the
passenger front airbag to
confirm that it
is OFF.
To protect an adult occupying the front
passenger seat, ensure the passenger
front airbag is ON. When the passenger
airbag is ON, it may
inflate when a
collision occurs.
Front Passenger Occupant Detection
Model X has an occupancy classification system (OCS) that controls the status of the passenger front airbag.
NOTE: The occupancy classification system (OCS) automatically detects when inflating the passenger front airbag
would be unnecessary or potentially harmful.
WARNING: Seating an infant in a rear-facing child restraint system on a seat equipped with an operational
airbag can cause serious injury or death.
Object Classification OCS Passenger Airbag
Status*
Indicator status Notes
Empty OFF PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
Object OFF or ON PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF or
PASSENGER AIRBAG ON
Depends on material/contents
Rear facing child restraint system
designed for children up to a
year old
OFF PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF 20 lbs (9 kg) or less
Airbags
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