Tesla Model S Safety Chart

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2012 - 2013
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
• Always assume the vehicle is powered, even if it is silent!
• Never touch, cut, or open any orange high voltage cable or high voltage component.
• Do not damage the battery pack, even if the propulsion system is deactivated.
• In the event of a collision with pre-tensioner or airbag deployment, the high voltage system should automatically disable.
WARNING: After deactivation, the high voltage circuit requires two minutes to deplete.
WARNING: The SRS control unit has a backup power supply with a discharge time of approximately ten seconds.
IMMOBILIZE THE VEHICLE
STEP 1: Chock the wheels.
STEP 2: Set the Parking Brake by pushing in the button
on the end of the gearshift stalk.
DEACTIVATE THE VEHICLE
The cut loop is located under the hood on the right side of the vehicle.
STEP 1:
Open the hood using one of these methods:
• Double-click the Front Trunk (hood) button on the key.
• Touch Front Trunk on the touchscreen.
• Pull the release handle located under
the glove box, then push down on the secondary catch lever. To release the pressure against the secondary catch, you may need to push the hood down slightly.
STEP 2:
Remove the access panel (cowl screen) by pulling its rear edge upward to release the five clips that hold it in place.
Double cut a section out of the loop so that the ends cannot reconnect.
Remove access panel
3 ways to open the hood
STEP 3:
Double cut the loop
• If you cannot access the front cut loop on vehicles built after June 2013, disable the high voltage by cutting into the second- row door pillar nearest the charge port.
• Use a 12” circular saw to cut 6 in (152 mm) through the label (right) and into the pillar.
P/N: SC-14-94-003
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