Airbags How Airbags Work Types of Airbags Airbags inflate when sensors detect an impact Model X has the following types of airbags: that exceeds deployment thresholds. These • Front airbags: The front airbags are thresholds are designed to predict the severity designed to reduce injuries if larger of a crash in time for the airbags to help children or adults are riding in the front protect the vehicle's occupants. Airbags seats. Follow all warnings and instructions inflate instantly with considerable force related to seating a child on the front accompanied by a loud noise. The inflated passenger seat (if permitted in your bag, together with the seat belts, limits market region). movement of occupants to reduce the risk of • Knee airbags: Knee airbags and the front injury. airbags work together. The knee airbags Front airbags are not ordinarily designed to limit the forward motion of the front seat inflate in rear collisions, rollovers, side occupants by restricting leg movement, collisions and when braking heavily or driving thereby positioning the occupants so that over bumps and potholes. Likewise, front the front airbags work more effectively. airbags may not inflate in all frontal collisions, Whether or not knee airbags deploy in a such as minor front collisions, underride collision is partially dependent on the collisions, or impacts with narrow objects track position of the associated seat. (such as poles or trees). Significant superficial • Seat-mounted side airbags: A seat- damage can occur to the vehicle without the mounted side airbag in the front driver, airbags inflating and, conversely, a relatively front passenger and second row outboard small amount of structural damage can cause seats help protect the pelvis and the airbags to inflate. Therefore, the external thorax region of the torso. The seat- appearance of the vehicle after a collision mounted side airbags on both the does not represent whether or not the front impacted and non-impacted side of the airbags should have inflated. vehicle will inflate in the event of severe Warning: Before modifying your vehicle side impact or severe offset frontal to accommodate a person with impact. disabilities in a way that may affect the • Curtain airbags: A curtain airbag on each airbag system, contact Tesla. side of Model X in the front roof-rail help protect the head. Curtain airbags on both the impacted and non-impacted side of the vehicle will inflate if a severe side impact occurs, a severe offset frontal impact occurs, or if the vehicle rolls over. • Door-mounted airbags: There is an airbag on each side of Model X mounted in the trim on the falcon wing doors. These are the same as the curtain airbags in that they help protect the head and typically inflate in the event of a severe side impact, a severe offset frontal impact, or if the vehicle rolls over. The door-mounted airbags on both the impacted and non- impacted side of the vehicle will inflate. Passenger Front Airbag Status The status of the passenger front airbag displays in the top corner of the touchscreen: 42 Model X Owner's Manual