Changing Charge Settings - Tesla S Owner's Manual

Changing Charge Settings

The charge settings screen displays on the
touchscreen whenever the charge port door is open.
To display charge settings at any time, touch the
Battery icon on the top of the touchscreen, or touch
Controls > Charging (located in the upper right
portion of the Controls screen).
The following illustration is provided for
demonstration purposes only and may vary slightly
depending on the firmware version and market
region of your Model S.
1.
Charge status messages (such as Charging
Scheduled, Charging In Progress) display here.
2.
Adjust the charge limit based on your
anticipated driving needs. Touch Set Charge
Limit, then drag the slider bar to the desired
charge level. You can charge to any level from
50% to 100%. For daily driving, charge
between 50% and 90% to improve battery
longevity. Charge above 90% for trips requiring
maximum range. The setting you choose
applies to both immediate and scheduled
charging sessions.
3.
Location-specific schedule
With Model S in Park, set a specific time when
you want Model S to begin charging at the
current location. If, at the scheduled time,
Model S is not plugged in at the location, it will
start charging as soon as you plug it in as long
as you are plugging it in within six hours of the
scheduled time. If you plug in after six hours,
Model S does not start charging until the
scheduled time on the next day. To override
this setting, touch Start Charging or Stop
Charging (see item 4). When you set a
Charging
scheduled charging time, Model S displays the
set time on the instrument panel and the
touchscreen.
4. Touch to open the charge port door or to start
(or stop) charging.
5.
The current automatically sets to the maximum
current available from the attached charging
cable, unless it was previously reduced to a
lower level.
For 3-phase charging, the available current
represents the current per phase (up to 32
amps). During charging, the right status flag
displays the 3-phase symbol in front of the
displayed current.
If needed, touch the up/down arrows to change
the current (for example, you may want to
reduce the current if you are concerned about
overloading a domestic wiring circuit shared by
other equipment). It is not possible to set the
charging current to a level that exceeds the
maximum available from the attached charge
cable.
When you change the current, Model S
remembers the location. So if you subsequently
charge at the same location, you do not need to
change it again.
Charging Model S
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