Tesla S Owner's Manual page 88

• Traffic-Aware Cruise Control is operating
and detects a vehicle in front of you.
• No obstacles or vehicles are detected in
the target lane.
• Model S is traveling below the set speed,
but over 45 mph (72 km/h).
Overtake Acceleration is intended as an aid
when passing a vehicle ahead of you. When
the turn signal is engaged, Traffic-Aware
Cruise Control continues to maintain distance
from the vehicle ahead, but allows you to drive
slightly closer than your selected distance.
Acceleration cancels when one of the
conditions happen:
• You reach your set cruising speed.
• Changing lanes takes too long.
• Model S gets too close to the vehicle
ahead.
OR
• You disengage the turn signal.
Note: Overtake Acceleration occurs when you
either fully engage the turn signal, or you hold
the turn signal in the momentary position
(partially engaged). When you release or
disengage the turn signal, Model S stops
accelerating (in the same way as when you
release the accelerator pedal) and resumes
the set speed.
Warning: Overtake Acceleration can
cancel for many unforeseen reasons in
addition to those listed above (for
example, lack of GPS data). Stay alert and
never depend on Overtake Acceleration
to increase your driving speed.
Warning: Overtake Acceleration increases
your driving speed whenever the
appropriate turn signal is engaged, and
accelerates Model S closer to the vehicle
ahead. Although Traffic-Aware Cruise
Control continues to maintain distance
from the vehicle ahead, it is important to
be aware that your selected following
distance is reduced when Overtake
Acceleration is active, particularly in cases
where it may not be your intention to
overtake the vehicle you are following.
Canceling and Resuming
To manually cancel Traffic-Aware Cruise
Control, briefly push the cruise control lever
away from you or press the brake pedal. The
speedometer icon on the instrument panel
turns gray to indicate that Traffic-Aware
Cruise Control is no longer active.
Autopilot
Traffic-Aware Cruise Control
To resume cruising at the previously set speed,
briefly pull the cruise control lever toward you.
To resume cruising at the current driving
speed, move the cruise control lever up or
down, then release
Note: When Traffic-Aware Cruise Control
cancels, Model S does not coast. Instead,
regenerative braking slows down Model S in
the same way as when you move your foot off
the accelerator when driving without Traffic-
Aware Cruise Control (see
Braking on page 66).
Warning: Traffic-Aware Cruise Control
cancels, or may not be available, in the
following situations:
• You press the brake pedal.
• Your driving speed exceeds the
maximum cruising speed of 90 mph
(150 km/h).
• You shift Model S into a different
gear.
• A door is opened.
Regenerative
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