Tesla Model S: Correct Driving Position
The seat, head support, seat belt and airbags work together to maximize your safety. Using these correctly ensures greater protection.
Position the seat so you can wear the seat belt correctly, while being as far away from the front airbag as possible:
1. Sit upright with both feet on the floor and the seat back reclined no more than 30 degrees.
2. Make sure you can easily reach the pedals and that your arms are slightly bent when holding the steering yoke. Your chest should be at least 10 inches (25 cm) from the center of the airbag cover.
3. Place the shoulder section of the seat belt mid-way between your neck and your shoulder. Fit the lap section of the belt tightly across your hips, not across your stomach.
Model S front seats include integrated head supports that cannot be adjusted or removed.
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Adjusting the Front Seats
Move seat forward/backward and adjust the seat's
height and tilt angle up/down.
Adjust backrest.
Adjust lumbar support.
WARNING: Before adjusting a front seat, check
that the area around t
Folding Rear Seats
Model S has a split rear seat that can fold forward.
Before folding, remove items from the seats and the rear
footwell. To allow the rear seats to fold completely flat,
you may need to move the fron
Head Supports
The front seats include integrated head supports that
you cannot adjust.
The rear outboard seating positions include an
adjustable head support that can be raised/lowered or
removed. The head supp
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Liftgate Glass (Remove)
Warning: To avoid personal injury, wear cut-resistant
gloves when performing this operation.
Note: Use Dow Betaseal Express or an equivalent
fast-curing glass adhesive to perform this procedure.
Special tool recommended for this procedure:
Supplier
Interior Emergency Release
An illuminated interior release button inside the front
trunk allows a person locked inside to get out.
Press the interior release button to open the front trunk,
then push up on the hood.
NOTE: The interior release button glows following a brief
exposure to ambient light.
WARNING: People shou
