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Thanks for the info about the deer and the airbags not deploying even at 55 MPH. I was just curious if there was a specific MPH that triggers the airbags in the event of an accident. Just curious how the car determines when the airbags should deploy?
My steering wheel and driver footwell deployed at 5 mph during/after an accident where I rear ended a Ford Expedition. 1 week before AEB released....grrr. Safety first...can't complain about that.
There was nothing but minor scratches to their vehicle. Most of the damage to my Model S was caused by their trailer hitch hitting me square in the "T" and riding up the hood about 6 inches and barley into the frunk. The trailer hitch won. As to AEB, I was likely going 10 MPH, I braked, slowed down to about 5, and made contact. It was in heavy traffic routing around another accident...i.e. Lots of confusion. In fact the cop already onsite and witnessed it issued no tickets. If I had AEB, I would be surprised if it wouldn't have activated. Life goes on and after 5 weeks I have my car back good as new and 17.17.17.
Other's already pointed it out, but it's based on acceleration/forces rather than speed. Think of this situation: say you are going at 101mph and you tap into a car going at 100mph, very little deceleration. Airbags probably wouldn't deploy despite high speeds.Do any of you know the minimum speed needed to set up the airbags in the Model S?
Check the statutes of limitations, I know locally it's 2 years to sue someone for a car accident. So if he's over the 2 year mark, you may be in luck.No one was hurt at all after the accident. We just exchanged info and went on our way. Now 2 year later I get sued by the person stating they have major injuries and claiming we were going faster than we really were going.
There was barely any damage to her car and we weren't moving fast. The airbag in neither car went off.
Do any of you know the minimum speed needed to set up the airbags in the Model S?
My steering wheel and driver footwell deployed at 5 mph during/after an accident where I rear ended a Ford Expedition. 1 week before AEB released....grrr. Safety first...can't complain about that.
Hi! What a trip to read this, as this just happened to us in our P85D as well.... word for word what you wrote is EXACTLY what happened to us. Minimal damage except for all airbags and the shattering of our windshield on the passenger side. Towing was a nightmare and the service tech said he thought they would total out our car because of how expensive it would be to fix. The blue book on the car is more than $40k, so I doubt they will total it out.Hi there. I just had the same experience in P85D. I rear ended a vehicle at what i thought was 5 mph. Minimal damage to the car that i bumped and minimal damage to my front end. All four air bags went off. The one on the passenger side also shattered my windshield. While I am happy the car is safe, it is absurd for them to go off at such a slow speed. Was TESLA or their body shop able to fix the air bags and put back together the inside of the car perfectly? How much did that cost ?
Also, when the air bags went off, it shut down the computer system in the car so that the car was totally dead. Could not even get into the glove compartment to get my registration and insurance and the car was in Park when it shut off so towing was well....interesting. Not happy about that at all.
Look forward to hearing back from you.
Thanks in advance.
Hi Steve K: We just had the exact same experience word for word in your post from 2017 in our 2014 P85D. Wondering how your Tesla was repaired and if it was put back together perfectly and the cost??Hi there. I just had the same experience in P85D. I rear ended a vehicle at what i thought was 5 mph. Minimal damage to the car that i bumped and minimal damage to my front end. All four air bags went off. The one on the passenger side also shattered my windshield. While I am happy the car is safe, it is absurd for them to go off at such a slow speed. Was TESLA or their body shop able to fix the air bags and put back together the inside of the car perfectly? How much did that cost ?
Also, when the air bags went off, it shut down the computer system in the car so that the car was totally dead. Could not even get into the glove compartment to get my registration and insurance and the car was in Park when it shut off so towing was well....interesting. Not happy about that at all.
Look forward to hearing back from you.
Thanks in advance.
What he said!Almost every car uses some combination of shock sensors. There is a central accelerometer in the crash/airbag controller, and panels have pressure sensors that measure the force of impact.
Oh My gosh reading this post I feel like I wrote it myself. I have a 2014 model S P85DHi Steve K: We just had the exact same experience word for word in your post from 2017 in our 2014 P85D. Wondering how your Tesla was repaired and if it was put back together perfectly and the cost??