Tesla S Owner's Manual page 48

Lights
1. If you turn on DOME lights, interior dome
(map) lights turn on when you unlock
Model S, open a door upon exiting, or shift
into P (Park). They turn off after 60
seconds, when you lock Model S, or when
you shift into a driving gear.
You can also turn an individual dome light
on or off by pressing its lens. If you
manually turn a dome light on, it turns off
when Model S powers off. If Model S was
already powered off when you manually
turned the light on, it turns off after 60
minutes.
2. If you turn on AMBIENT lights, the lights
on the door armrests turn on whenever
the headlights are on.
3. Touch to turn the rear fog lights on or off.
The rear fog lights operate only when the
headlights are on. When headlights are
turned off, fog lights also turn off.
Note: If Model S is equipped with the
optional front fog lights, there is no
control for these. They operate in
conjunction with the headlights (i.e.when
headlights are on, front fog lights are on,
and when headlights are off, front fog
lights are off.)
The Rear Fog indicator displays
on the instrument panel
whenever rear fog lights are on.
The Front Fog indicator displays
on the instrument panel
whenever the optional front fog
lights are on.
4. If Model S is equipped with a coil
suspension system, you can adjust the
angle of the headlights to accommodate
the load you are carrying. You may need
to lower the angle of the headlights to
avoid blinding oncoming drivers in
situations when you are carrying a
significant amount of weight in the rear
trunk. After touching LEVEL, drag the
slider to the desired position:
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Headlights are not lowered. No
change is needed when all front
0 and rear seats are occupied
and only the front trunk is
laden.
Headlights are lowered one or
1
two levels. Suitable when the
front and rear seats are
2
occupied and the rear trunk is
laden.
Note: Headlight adjustments are not
available if Model S is equipped with
Smart Air Suspension because Model S
levels automatically.
5. Exterior lights are set to AUTO each time
you start Model S.
AUTO All exterior lights (headlights,
tail lights, position lights, and
license plate lights)
automatically turn on when
driving in low lighting
conditions. These lights always
revert to AUTO on your next
drive, regardless of any other
setting that you selected when
it was previously driven.
Touch one of these options to temporarily
change the exterior light setting:
OFF Headlights, tail lights, and
license plate lights turn off until
you manually turn them back
on or until the next time you
drive Model S. Only the daytime
running lights (front) are on.
The daytime running lights, the
rear position lights, and the
license plate lights are on.
All exterior lights (headlights,
tail lights, position lights, and
license plate lights) are on.
Model S Owner's Manual