Keys and Doors Note: If a falcon wing door detects an obstacle Obstacle Detection while closing, it reverses a few inches before it A falcon wing door stops moving when one of stops moving. its many sensors detects an obstacle, or when Warning: Whenever a front door is the door senses resistance because it has partially open (approximately 20°) as you made contact with an object. The touchscreen are opening or closing the associated displays a warning. In these cases, provided it falcon wing door, you MUST keep your is appropriate to continue opening or closing hands (or any object) away from the the falcon wing door, you can override opening edge of the front door. When a obstacle detection by pressing and holding falcon wing door passes by a partially the switch located on the door pillar, or opened front door, the distance between touching and holding the associated door icon the two doors is very narrow. Objects, on the touchscreen. such as hands or fingers, placed in this When Model X detects a low ceiling (for area, are not detected by sensors and can example, in a garage), it opens the falcon wing therefore become pinched between the doors (and trunk) to a lower height, even if no doors. To avoid bodily injury, it is a good obstacle is detected. You can override this practice to keep your hands away from height and open the doors higher by touching the front door whenever you are opening the associated door icon on the touchscreen or closing a falcon wing door. (Controls > Quick Controls). The touchscreen displays a message asking you if you always want to open the doors to the higher height at this location, and saves your choice. The next time you open the falcon wing doors at this location, Model X opens them to the height you saved. Warning: Before overriding a falcon wing door's default opening height, visually inspect the area to ensure adequate clearance between the door and the detected object. Warning: Applying adhesive products such as wraps, stickers, rubber coating, etc. on the outside of the falcon wing doors can affect the sensors‡ ability to detect obstacles properly. Calibration Warning: When opening or closing a If the falcon wing doors lose calibration, a falcon wing door, it is important to message displays on the touchscreen. To proactively monitor the movement of the calibrate the doors, first ensure that both door to ensure that it does not come into doors have plenty of space to open and close contact with a person or object. Failure to and are clear of passengers, objects, etc. Then do so can cause serious damage or injury. press and hold the Calibrate button until five seconds after calibration is complete. During Caution: Remove accumulation of snow calibration, the lower door opens all the way or ice before opening a falcon wing door. out (requiring extra space on the side of Snow can get inside Model X and ice can Model X), the upper door moves all the way prevent the door from opening. down, and then the lower door closes. Caution: In rainy weather, leaving a falcon wing open while opening the liftgate can Interior Locking and Unlocking result in rain water falling from the liftgate From inside Model X, you can use the into the rear seating area. touchscreen to lock or unlock doors and Note: Falcon wing doors open only when trunks, provided a valid key is inside the Model X is stationary. vehicle. Touch the lock icon on the touchscreen's status bar. Opening and Closing 11