Using Right Steering Wheel Buttons; Using Voice Commands - Tesla S Owner's Manual

Steering Wheel

Using Right Steering Wheel Buttons

Use the buttons on the right side of the
steering wheel to control the phone, to
choose and control a Model S feature by
tapping the scroll wheel, to use voice
commands, and to choose what displays on
the right side of the instrument panel.
Note: Regardless of how you customize the
right side of the instrument panel, it
automatically displays the phone menu to
help you easily handle phone calls on your
Bluetooth connected phone.
1. Phone Menu or Voice Commands
During a phone call, press to display the
phone menu, which gives you the option
to mute, hold, or end the call.
Press and hold to use voice commands to
call a contact, navigate, or listen to
Internet music. When you hear the tone,
speak your command. Release the button
when you finish speaking. For details, see

Using Voice Commands

2. Scroll Wheel
• To choose what displays on the right
side of the instrument panel, press
and hold the scroll wheel to display
the available options. Then roll the
scroll wheel to browse through the
options. Tap the scroll wheel when the
option you want is highlighted.
• When the right side of the instrument
panel displays a menu, rolling the
wheel highlights the next item in a
menu and tapping the wheel selects
the highlighted item. When a menu is
not displayed, rolling the wheel
adjusts your chosen controllable
feature (see Item 3 below).
3. Customize the Scroll Wheel/Exit a Menu
Press, then use the scroll wheel to select
Phone to browse through and select
contacts and recent calls.
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Press, then use the scroll wheel to select
Customize to choose the Model S feature
that you want to control whenever you
roll the wheel when a menu is not
displayed. You can choose from:
• All. Allows you to roll the wheel and
choose from all available functions
(listed next).
• Climate Temps. Roll the wheel to
change the temperature, or press the
wheel to turn the climate control
system on and off.
• Fan Speed. Roll the wheel to adjust
the speed of the fan used to cool or
heat the cabin.
• Display Brightness. Roll the wheel to
change the brightness level of the
displays, or press the wheel to restore
default settings.
• Sunroof (if equipped). Roll the wheel
to adjust the position of the sunroof.
• Media Source. Roll the wheel to
control what Media Player is playing,
or press the wheel to add/remove the
currently playing station or audio
track as a Favorite.
Press the lower right button at any time to
either exit a menu, or go back one level in the
menu structure.
Using Voice Commands
You can use voice commands to call a
contact, navigate, or listen to Internet music.
Press and hold the voice button on the upper
right side of the steering wheel. When you
hear the tone, speak your command while
continuing to hold down the voice button.
Release the button when you finish speaking.
• To call a contact on your Bluetooth-
connected phone, say "Call" or "Dial,"
followed by the contact's first and/or last
name(s). For example, "Call Eric" or "Call
Mike Phillips."
• To search for, or navigate to, a location,
say "Where is," "Drive," or "Navigate,"
followed by an address, business name,
business category, or landmark. For
example, "Drive to Tesla in Menlo Park,"
"Drive to Starbucks on Homestead in
Cupertino," or "Where is Stanford
University?" If you have defined a
navigation address for your home or work
locations, you can use a voice command
to "Navigate home" or "Navigate to work."
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