Tesla MODEL S 2012 Owner's Manual page 117

Walk-Away Door Lock: If on, doors automatically lock
when you walk away from the vehicle carrying your key
fob or phone key (see Walk-Away Door Lock on page
10).
Driver Door Unlock Mode: Driver Door Unlock Mode will
only unlock the driver's door when first unlocking the
vehicle.
Unlock on Park: If on, doors automatically unlock when
you engage Park .
Car Left Open Notification: Choose whether you want
Model S to send a notification to your Tesla mobile app
if your car remains open for over approximately 10
minutes after you have left:
• Off: You are not notified if you leave Model S open.
• Doors: You are notified only if a door or trunk is left
open.
• Doors & Windows: In addition to being notified if a
door or trunk is left open, you are notified if Model S
is locked and a window is left open.
Touch Exclude Home to disable the notification when
Model S is parked at the location you set as Home in
your Favorites list (see Home, Work, and Favorite
Destinations on page 126).
NOTE: To use the Car Left Open Notification, the mobile
access setting must be turned on (Controls > Safety >
Allow Mobile Access).
NOTE: Notifications are not sent when Model S is in
Camp Mode or if Tesla Theater (if equipped) is active.
Auto-Present Handles: If on, door handles automatically
extend as you approach Model S carrying a key fob or
phone key. If off, you must press the door handle to
extend the handle.
Lock Confirmation Sound: If on, a soft horn sounds
whenever Model S locks or unlocks (see
Door Lock on page 10).
Mirror Auto-Tilt: See Mirrors on page
Mirror Auto-Fold: See Mirrors on page
Lights
Control interior and exterior lights. See
49.
NOTE: You can also control the exterior headlights by
touching the high beam headlights button on the left
side of the steering wheel and then choosing an option
using the touchscreen. See
page 49.
Using the Touchscreen
Walk-Away
44.
44.
Lights on page
High Beam Headlights on
Display
Customize characteristics of the touchscreen and
instrument panel:
• Appearance: Customize the display to be Dark or
Light. When set to Auto, the brightness changes
automatically based on ambient lighting conditions.
• Brightness: Drag the slider to manually control the
brightness level. If Display Mode is set to Auto, the
touchscreen further adjusts based on both the
ambient lighting conditions and your brightness
preference. Model S remembers your chosen
brightness preference and adjusts the touchscreen
accordingly.
Energy Saving: When toggled on, Model S reduces the
amount of energy being consumed when not in use (for
newer vehicles, this is automated). See
Maximum Range on page
Screen Clean Mode: When enabled, your touchscreen
darkens and temporarily disables to facilitate cleaning.
Follow the onscreen instructions to exit Screen Clean
Mode.
Touchscreen Language: Select the language that the
touchscreen displays.
NOTE: Model S must be in Park to change the language.
When you change the language, you experience a brief
delay as Model S shuts down and restarts the
touchscreen.
Voice Recognition Language: Choose the language to
be used for voice commands.
Voice Navigation Language: Choose the language that
the navigation system uses for spoken instructions.
Time: Choose to display time in either 12 or 24 hour
format.
Energy Display: Choose to display remaining energy and
charging units as either a percentage of battery energy
remaining, or as an estimate of the distance you can
drive.
Distance: Choose to display range using miles or
kilometers.
Temperature: Choose to display temperature using
Fahrenheit or Celsius.
Tire Pressure: Choose to display tire pressures using
BAR or PSI.
Trips
View the odometer and view and reset up to two trip
meters that summarize how far you have driven (see
Information on page 67).
Controls
Getting
68.
Trip
115