Passenger Front Airbag Status
The status of the passenger front airbag displays in the top corner of the touchscreen:
Before driving with a child seat on the front passenger seat (if legally
permitted in your market region), always double-check the status of the
passenger front airbag to confirm that it is OFF. When the passenger
front airbag is OFF, it will not inflate when a collision occurs. This
indicator also displays when the seat is unoccupied.
To protect an adult occupying the front passenger seat, ensure the
passenger front airbag is ON. When the passenger front airbag is ON, it
may inflate when a collision occurs.
Controlling the Passenger Front Airbag
Model Y has an occupancy sensor in the front passenger seat that controls the status of the front
airbag.
Note: The occupancy classification system (OCS) meets the regulatory requirement of FMVSS 208
and automatically detects when inflating the passenger front airbag would be unnecessary or
potentially harmful.
Warning: Seating an infant in a rear facing child safety seat on a seat equipped with an
operational airbag can cause serious injury or death.
Object Classification OCS Passenger
Airbag Status*
Indicator status Notes
Empty OFF PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF
Object OFF or ON PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF or PASSENGER
AIRBAG ON
Depends on material/
contents.
Rear facing child seat
designed for children
up to a year old
OFF PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF
20 lbs (9 kg) or less
Forward facing child
seat
OFF PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF
35 lbs (16 kg) or less
Child in a booster seat OFF or ON PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF or PASSENGER
AIRBAG ON
20-100 lbs (9-45 kg)*
Large child OFF or ON PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF or PASSENGER
AIRBAG ON
5th percentile female
or larger (by weight)
ON PASSENGER AIRBAG
ON
Over approximately
100 lbs (45 kg)
*If the passenger airbag status indicator does not match the situation, do not use the seat. The
passenger must ride in a dierent seat. Contact Tesla Service.
Note: It takes approximately six seconds after you power on Model Y for the occupant
classification system (OCS) to report accurate status of the front passenger airbag. As a result,
when you first power on Model Y, even in situations when it should be OFF because the seat is
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