Tesla Model 3: Seating and Safety Restraints
Important information on seat positioning, seat adjustments, and in-car safety restraints is included in this section.
It offers guidance on how to properly modify the driver's and passengers' seats to ensure the best possible comfort and vision whether operating a vehicle or traveling in one. For optimal comfort, the takom comes with instructions for modifying the headrest position, lumbar support, seat height, and backrest angle.
It also highlights how to use seat belts correctly, including how to place and attach them. It provides instructions on how to utilize seat belt extenders as needed to keep everyone safe while driving as well as how to correctly buckle up kids in car seats.
The airbag systems of the car, including the frontal, side, and curtain airbags, are also covered in this section. This clarifies why it's crucial to keep your seat in the appropriate location in relation to the airbag deployment zones for maximum safety.
This section covers kid safety lock configurations, how to use and install child seats or booster seats, and how to make sure that young passengers are safely buckled up in the car.
- Front and Rear Seats
- Seat Belts
- Child Safety Seats
- Guidelines for Seating Children
- Installing Seat Belt Retained Child Seats
- Attaching Upper Tether Straps
- Child Safety Seat Warnings
- Airbags
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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
Head Supports
The front seats and outer rear seats include
integrated head supports that are not
adjustable.
The rear center seat includes an adjustable
head support that can be raised, lowered, or
removed.
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Decor Trim - Center Console (Remove and Replace)
Remove
Open the LH front door.
Move the LH front seat to the lowest and most rearward position.
Clip Locations on Center Console
Clip Locations on Decor Trim
Release the clips (x9) that attach the LH center console decor trim to
the center console, and then remove the decor trim.
IP Carrier (Remove and Replace)
Remove
Remove the IP carrier. See
IP Carrier (Remove and Install).
Remove the upper gap hider nuts from the IP carrier.
Remove the screws that attach the LH and RH side window defroster ducts
to the IP carrier, and then remove the ducts from the IP carrier
Release the clips that attach th
