Child Safety Seats For dual-strap tethers, position a strap on 2. If the seat moves more than one inch each side of the head support. (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 Warnings Warning: Extreme hazard! Do not seat a child on the front passenger seat even if you are using a child safety seat. This seat For single-strap tethers at the outboard has an airbag in front of it. Although this seating positions, run the strap over the airbag is disabled when Model 3 detects a outside-facing side of the head support (i.e. lightweight passenger, do not rely on same side of the head support as the seat belt technology to protect your child. retraction mechanism). 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 For a single-strap tether in the center seating over 20 lbs (9 kg) and can sit position, fully lower the head support (see independently. Up to the age of two, a Raising/Lowering the Rear Center Head child's spine and neck are not sufficiently Support on page 20) and run the strap over developed to avoid injury in a frontal the top center of the head support. impact. Warning: Do not allow a baby or infant to be held on a lap. All children should be restrained in an appropriate child safety seat at all times. Warning: To ensure children are safely seated, follow all instructions provided in this document and by the manufacturer of the child safety seat. Warning: Children should ride in a rear facing child safety seat using the seat†s integrated 5-point harness for as long as possible. Warning: Do not use seat belt extenders Testing a Child Safety Seat on a seat belt that is being used to install Before seating a child, always make sure the a child safety seat or booster seat. child safety seat is not loose: Warning: When seating larger children, 1. Hold the child safety seat by the belt path make sure the child's head is supported and try to slide the safety seat from side and the child†s seat belt is properly to side and front to back. adjusted and fastened. The shoulder portion of the belt must be away from the 28 Model 3 Owner's Manual