Tesla MODEL S 2012 Owner's Manual page 116

Controls
• Autosteer (Beta): Turn on the feature that provides
automatic steering in addition to Traffic-Aware Cruise
Control (see Autosteer on page
• Navigate on Autopilot (Beta): Navigate on Autopilot
automatically exits at off-ramps and interchanges
based on your navigation route and can also make
lane changes designed to prepare for exits and
minimize the driving time to your destination
(available only if your vehicle is equipped with the
Full Self-Driving option). Touch Customize Navigate
on Autopilot to specify how you want Navigate on
Autopilot to operate, such as whether you want it to
automatically enable at the start of every trip, how
you want it to perform lane changes, etc. (see
Navigate on Autopilot on page
NOTE: Navigate on Autopilot is not available in all
market regions.
• Traffic Light and Stop Sign Control (Beta): Turn on if
you want Model S to automatically stop at traffic
lights and stop signs when using Traffic-Aware Cruise
Control or Autosteer (see
Control on page 90) (available only if your vehicle is
equipped with the Full Self-Driving option).
• Full Self-Driving Visualization Preview (if equipped):
Display more details about the roadway and its
surroundings, such as road markings, stop lights,
objects (such as trash cans and poles), etc.
• Summon (Beta): Automatically park and retrieve
Model S from outside the vehicle (see
page 99) (available only if your vehicle is equipped
with the Full Self-Driving option).
Customize Summon: Determine the bumper
clearance, distance, amount of side clearance, and
whether Summon requires continuous press to
operate (the ability to disable continuous press is not
available in all market regions).
Standby Mode: Use Standby Mode to eliminate the
delay that occurs when Smart Summon (if equipped)
is starting up.
• Set Speed: When you engage Traffic-Aware Cruise
Control or Autosteer, choose whether you want the
initial cruising speed set to the Speed Limit or your
Current Speed (see Traffic-Aware Cruise Control on
page 77).
• Offset: When set to cruise at the speed limit, you can
choose a Fixed offset, in which the speed is adjusted
by a specific number of mph (km/h) on all roads, or a
Percentage offset, in which the speed adjustment
varies depending on the detected speed limit of the
road.
• Blind Spot Camera: When ON, the touchscreen
displays the view from the corresponding side
repeater camera whenever you engage a turn signal
to change lanes. See #unique_304 on page
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Traffic Light and Stop Sign
Summon on
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• Blind Spot Collision Warning Chime: Choose if you
want a chime to sound when a vehicle is in your blind
spot and a possible collision is detected (see
#unique_304 on page
• Speed Limit Warning: Choose the type of warnings, if
any, you receive if driving speed exceeds the
detected speed limit (see
• Speed Limit: Choose if you want Speed Limit
Warning to use a relative or an absolute speed limit
(see Speed Assist on page
relative speed limit, you can specify an Offset to be
alerted only when you exceed the speed limit by the
specified offset amount.
• Lane Departure Avoidance: Choose if and how you
want the steering wheel to respond if a front wheel
passes over a lane marking when the associated turn
signal is off (see Lane Assist on page
• Forward Collision Warning: Choose if and when
Model S displays visual and audible warnings in
situations when there is a high risk of a frontal
collision (see Collision Avoidance Assist on page
• Emergency Lane Departure Avoidance (if equipped):
When enabled, Model S attempts to prevent a
potential collision with an object in an adjacent lane
by steering the vehicle back into your driving lane in
emergency situations (see
Departure Avoidance on page
• Automatic Emergency Braking: Choose if you want
Model S to automatically apply braking when a
frontal collision is imminent (see
Assist on page 108).
• Obstacle-Aware Acceleration: Choose if you want
acceleration to be automatically reduced in situations
where Model S is stopped (or moving slowly) and you
accelerate toward a detected obstacle (see
Aware Acceleration on page
• Traffic-Aware Cruise Control Chime: If on, a chime
sounds when you engage or cancel Traffic-Aware
Cruise Control.
• Green Traffic Light Chime (if equipped): If on, a
chime sounds when you are waiting at a red traffic
light and the light turns green. If you are not actively
using Traffic-Aware Cruise Control and are waiting at
a red light with a car in front of you, the chime
sounds when the car advances ahead of you.
Vehicle
Keys: You can see all the keys used for Model S and their
associated driver profiles. You can add, delete, and
change the driver profile associated with each key (see
Driver Profiles on page 39).
Window Lock: Locks the rear window switches.
Child Lock: If on, safety locks prevent the rear doors
from being opened from inside the vehicle.
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Speed Assist on page
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Emergency Lane
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Collision Avoidance
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