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Settings
1. Adjust settings associated with installed apps (applications). Settings associated with apps
that are either unavailable on your Model S, or have no settings that you can adjust at this
time, are grayed out.
2. Manage driver profiles (see
3. Units & Format
Adjust how Model S displays:
• Distance: Miles or km can be shown on the range display, speedometer, energy chart, trip
meters, Google map searches and navigation routes.
• Time Format: 12 or 24 hour.
• Temperature:
• Energy & Charging: Display remaining energy and charging units as either a percentage of
battery energy remaining, or as an estimate of the distance that you can drive. When you
choose Distance, you can display mileage based on either:
• Rated - based on ECE R101 testing.
• Typical - based on US EPA testing.
Note: When anticipating when you need to charge, use range estimates as a general
guideline only.
4. Vehicle
Note: Depending on date of manufacture and options chosen at time of purchase, some
vehicles are not equipped with all features listed below.
• Door Unlock Mode: Choose whether you want ALL doors, or just the DRIVER door, to
unlock when you approach Model S carrying your key.
• Child-Protection Lock: If on, safety locks prevent the rear doors and the liftgate from
being opened from inside Model S.
• Walk-away Door Lock: If on, doors automatically lock when you walk away from Model S,
carrying the key with you (see
• Auto-Present Handles: If on, door handles extend automatically whenever you approach
Model S carrying a key, whether locked or unlocked (see
preserve battery life, Model S is designed to temporarily disable the Auto-Present Handles
feature when the key has been out of range for more than 48 hours, or if the key remains
within range for five minutes after all doors have been closed.
• Unlock on Park: If on, doors automatically unlock when you engage the Park gear.
• Headlights After Exit: If on, headlights stay on for two minutes after you exit, or until you
lock Model S (see
• Adaptive Headlights: If on, the Adaptive Front Lighting System (AFS) automatically
adjusts the beam of the headlights to improve your driving view (see
Lighting System (AFS)
• Mirror Auto-Tilt: If on, exterior mirrors tilt downward when reversing (see
37).
• Mirror Auto-Fold: If on, exterior mirrors fold when you lock Model S with the key or walk-
away locking. They extend automatically when you return to Model S. You can also fold
the mirrors manually by touching the center mirror control button (see
37).
• Smart Preconditioning: If on, Model S predicts your driving schedule and automatically
adjusts the temperature of the cabin based on your last set temperature and your driving
schedule, making Model S comfortable and ready to drive. It may take some time for
Model S to learn your driving habits and if you do not have a regular driving schedule, it
will be unable to identify a pattern.
Note: To conserve energy in situations where Model S has a low charge level, smart
preconditioning may not occur.
Note: Smart Preconditioning is available only if you save your home and work locations
(see Favorite, Home, and Work Destinations
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Driver Profiles
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Walk-away Locking
Headlights After Exit
on page 48).
on page 32).
on page 7).
Doors
on page 48).
on page 111).
on page 4). Note that to
Adaptive Front
Mirrors on page
Mirrors on page
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