Gears - Tesla 3 Owner's Manual

Shifting Gears
When Model 3 is in Park, you must press the
brake to shift to another gear.
Move the lever up or down to change gears.
If you try to shift into a gear that the current
driving speed prohibits, a chime sounds and
the gear does not change.
Reverse
Push the lever all the way up and release. You
can only shift into Reverse when Model 3 is
stopped or moving less than 8 km/h. If moving
less than 1.6 km/h, you must press the brake.
Neutral
Push the lever up or down to the first position
and hold it there for more than 1 second to
shift into Neutral. Neutral allows Model 3 to
roll freely when you are not pressing the brake
pedal.
Model 3 automatically shifts into Park when
you leave the driver's seat. To stay in Neutral,
use the touchscreen to engage Transport
Mode (see Instructions for Transporters
page 179).
Driving
Drive
Push the lever all the way down and release.
You can shift into Drive when Model 3 is
stopped or moving less than 8 km/h in
Reverse. If Model 3 is moving less than
1.6 km/h, you must press the brake to shift into
Drive.
Note: When in Drive, push the lever all the way
down and release to enable Traffic-Aware
Cruise Control (see
Control on page 82). Push the lever all the
way down twice in quick succession to enable
Autosteer (see
Park
Press the end of the gear selector while Model
3 is stopped. Whenever Model 3 is in Park, the
parking brake is applied.
Model 3 automatically shifts into Park
whenever you connect a charge cable or if
two or more of the following conditions are
met simultaneously:
• The driver's seat belt is unbuckled.
• The occupancy sensor in the driver's seat
does not detect an occupant.
• The driver's door is opened.
Note: The above conditions do not reflect a
comprehensive list of reasons why Model 3
may automatically shift into Park and, in
certain scenarios, it is possible for your vehicle
to shift into Park when only one of the above
conditions is true.
To make it convenient to pick up passengers,
on
you can also unlock all doors at any time by
shifting into Park then pressing the Park
button a second time.

Gears

Traffic-Aware Cruise
Autosteer on page 88).
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