TESLA MODEL 3 2019 (Europe) Owner's Guide

Recommended Child Restraint SystemsIn the table below, Tesla provides recommended child restraint systems based a child

Front Passenger SeatWarning: Never seat a child on the front passenger seat when the passenger front airbag is
active. Doing so can cause serious injury or death. See Disabling the Passenger Front Airbag
on page 42.Warning: To accommodate a belt-based child restraint system in the front seat, you must
raise the seat upward to the mid-height position (approximately 3 cm).
When the passenger front airbag is disabled and the seat bottom is raised half way up, infants and
children can occupy the front passenger seat using the following types of belt-based child
restraint systems:

Weight
GroupChild WeightPassenger Front Airbag ONPassenger FrontAirbag OFFGroup 0+Up to 13 kgNot AllowedAllowedGroup I9 to 18 kgNot AllowedAllowedGroup II15 to 25 kgNot AllowedAllowedGroup III22 to 36 kgNot AllowedAllowed
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Rear Outboard Seats
Infants and children can occupy a rear outboard seat using either belt-based or ISOFIX/i-Size
child restraint systems. You can use forward-facing and rear facing belt-based, ISOFIX (IU), and i-
Size (i-U) child restraint systems in a rear outboard seat. The rear outboard seats support the use
of the following ISOFIX size classes:

Rear Center Seat
Infants and children can occupy the rear center seat using the forward and rear-facing belt-based
child restraint systems
Note: The rear center seat is not equipped with anchor bars to support the installation of
ISOFIX/i-Size child restraint systems.
Note: All weight groups are supported.
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Installing Belt-based Child Restraint
Systems
Always follow the detailed instructions
provided by the manufacturer of the child
restraint system. Follow these general
guidelines for belt-based child restraint
systems:

Before seating a child, ensure that the child
restraint system is securely installed. Grasp the
front of the child restraint system with one
hand on each side, and attempt to:

For dual-strap tethers, position a strap oneach side of the head support.
For single-strap tethers on the outboard seats,
run the strap over the outside-facing side of the head support

Technical Information
ECE 16-06 Annex 17, Appendix 3, Table 1Seat Position Number (see below)13456Seating position suitable for
universal belted (yes/no)?Yes (Note 1)Yes (Note1)YesYesYesSeating position suitable for safety
leg (yes/no)?YesYesYesYesYesi-Size seating position (yes/no)?NoNoYesNoYesSuitable for lateral (L1/L2) (yes/no)?NoNoNoNoNoLargest suitable rearward facing
fixture (R1/R2X/R2/R3).NoNoR3NoR3Largest suitable forward-facing
fixture (F1/F2X/F2/F3).NoNoF3NoF3Largest suitable booster seat (B2/
B3).NoNoB2NoB2Note 1: Passenger Seat must be placed in rearmost and highest position and seat back angled at
15 degrees (Full Rear and Full Up only).
Note: Adult safety belt buckles are not located laterally between ISOFIX anchor bars in any given
seat.
Summary of Seat Position Numbers
Seat PositionLocation in Vehicle1Front Left (RHD vehicles only)2Front Center - not applicable to Model 33Front Right (LHD vehicles only)4Rear Row Left5Rear Row Center6Rear Row Right
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Child Restraint System WarningsWarning: Never seat a child in a child
restraint system or a booster seat on the
front passenger seat when the passenger
front airbag is active. Doing so can cause serious injury or death.Warning: Never use a rearward facing
child restraint system on a seat protected by an active passenger front airbag.
Doing so can cause serious injury or
death. Refer to the warning label located on the sun visor.Warning: Some child restraint systems are
designed to be secured in vehicle seats
by lap belts or the lap belt portion of a lap-shoulder belt. Children could be
endangered in a crash if their child restraint systems are not properly secured
in the vehicle.Warning: Do not use a forward-facing
child restraint system until your child weighs over 9 kg (20 lbs.) and can sit
independently. Up to the age of two, a
child