Tesla Model Y: Types of Airbags
Model Y 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 effectively.
- 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 off set frontal impact.
- Curtain airbags: A curtain airbag on each side of Model Y 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 off set frontal impact occurs, or if the vehicle rolls over.
Passenger Front Airbag Status
The status of the passenger front airbag displays on the touchscreen:
The Passenger Airbag Off
indicator
displays only when the passenger front
airbag is OFF. When the passenger front
airbag is OFF, it does not inflate when a
collision occurs. This indicator does not
display when the airbag is ON or when
the seat is unoccupied.
Before driving with a child seat on
the front passenger seat (if legally permitted in your market region), always
double-check the status of the passenger front airbag to confirm that it is OFF.
When the passenger front airbag is OFF, it will not inflate when a collision
occurs. This indicator also displays when the seat is unoccupied.
To protect an adult occupying the front passenger seat, ensure the passenger front airbag is ON. When the passenger front airbag is ON, it may inflate when a collision occurs.
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Controlling the Passenger Front Airbag
Model Y has an occupancy sensor in the front passenger seat that controls the
status of the front airbag.
NOTE: The occupancy classification system (OCS) meets the regulatory
requirement of FMVSS 20
Ensuring Accurate Occupant
Classification
To help ensure an occupant in the front passenger seat
can be accurately classified, the passenger must:
Wear a seat belt.
Sit upright on the center of the seat cushion, with shoulders resting
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Examples of Correct and Incorrect
Seating Positions
Correct seating position:
Incorrect seating position - the passenger's feet must
be on the floor:
Incorrect seating position - the passenger must not
slide forward on the seat cushion:
Incorre
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Removing/Installing a Head Support
All head supports in the second and third
row (if equipped) seating positions can be removed. To remove a head support:
1. Fully raise the head support by pulling
it upward.
2. Press and hold the button located at the
base of one of the posts.
3. Insert a short, flat object (such as
a small flat
Tire Pressure Monitoring
Each tire should be checked monthly when cold and
inflated to the recommended pressures that are printed
on the Tire and Loading Information label located on the
driver's door pillar (see Maintaining Tire Pressures). If your vehicle has tires
of a different size
than the size indicated on the v
