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:
Airbag - Knee - Driver (Remove and Install)
Remove
Remove the LH center console side panel carpet. See Carpet - Side Panel
- Center Console - LH (Remove and Replace).
Disconnect 12V power. See 12V Power (Disconnect and Connect).
Remove the driver footwell cover. See Cover - Footwell - Driver (Remove
and Replace).
Remove the T20
Car Computer - Install
Install
Put on an antistatic wrist strap, and connect the strap to a body ground
point.
If not already installed, position a car computer shroud on the car
computer, and then install the clips (x4) that attach the shroud to the
computer.
Bring the car computer to where it installs
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