TESLA MODEL S 2020 Owner's Guide

Child Safety Seats
Guidelines for Seating Children
Your Model S seat belts are designed for adults and larger children. You must restrain infants and
small children in the rear seats only, and you must use a suitable child safety seat appropriate for
the child

Choosing a Child Safety SeatAll children age 12 and under should ride in the second row seats. Always use a child safety seat
suitable for a young child

seat behind the driver

Seating Larger Children
If a child is too large to fit into a child safety
seat, but too small to safely fit into the
standard seat belts, use a booster seat
appropriate for the child

In the rear seats, install LATCH child safety
seats in the outboard seating positions only.
Use only a seat belt retained seat in the center
position.
To install a LATCH child safety seat, carefully
read and follow the instructions provided by
the manufacturer of the child restraint system. These instructions describe how to slide the
child restraint system onto the seat

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:

1.Hold the child safety seat by the belt path
and try to slide the safety seat from side
to side and front to back.
2. If the seat moves more than one inch
(2.5 cm), it is too loose. Tighten the belt or
reconnect the LATCH retained child safety
seat.
3. If you are unable to reduce slack, try a
different seat location or try another child
safety seat.
Child Safety Seat WarningsWarning: Extreme hazard! Do not seat a
child on the front passenger seat even if
you are using a child safety seat. This seat
has an airbag in front of it. Although this airbag is disabled when Model S detects a
lightweight passenger, do not rely on technology to protect your child.Warning: 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 restraints are not properly secured in the
vehicle.Warning: According to collision statistics,
children are safer when properly
restrained in the rear seating positions
than in the front seating positions.Warning: Do not use a forward facing
child safety seat until your child weighs
over 20 lbs (9 kg) and can sit
independently. Up to the age of two, a
child

Airbags
Location of Airbags Airbags are located in the approximate areas shown below. Airbag warning information is printed
on the sun visors.
Model S is equipped with an airbag and lap/shoulder belt at both front seating positions. The
airbag is a supplemental restraint at those seating positions. All occupants, including the driver, should always wear their seat belts whether or not an airbag is also provided at their seating
position to minimize the risk of severe injury or death in the event of a crash.
1. Passenger knee airbag
2. Passenger front airbag
3. Side airbags
4. Curtain airbags
5. Driver

How Airbags WorkAirbags in

seat or booster seat. DEATH or SERIOUS
INJURY to the child can occur.Disabling the Passenger Front
Airbag
Model S has an occupancy sensor in the front
passenger seat that controls the status of the
passenger front airbag.
Note: The occupancy sensor system meets the
regulatory requirement of FMVSS 208 and
automatically detects when in