Tesla Model 3: Airbags
- How Airbags Work
- Controlling the Passenger Front Airbag
- Ensuring Accurate Occupant Classification
- Inflation Effects
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How Airbags Work
Airbags inflate when sensors detect an impact
that exceeds deployment thresholds. These
thresholds are designed to predict the severity
of a crash in time for the airbags to help
protect the vehic
Controlling the Passenger Front Airbag
Model 3 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 FMVS
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
SEE MORE:
Actuator - Latch - Hood - Primary (Remove and Replace)
Remove
Remove the rear underhood apron. See Underhood Apron - Rear (Remove and
Replace).
Remove the cabin intake duct. See Duct - Cabin Intake (Remove and
Replace).
Remove the hood latch cover. See Cover - Hood Latch (Remove and
Replace).
Remove the underhood storage unit. See Underhoo
Windows
Opening and Closing
Press down on a switch to lower the
associated window. Window switches operate
at two levels:
To lower a window fully, press the switch
all the way down and immediately release.
To lower a window partially, press the
switch gently and release when the
window is whe
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