Tesla MODEL S 2012 Owner's Manual page 12

Keys and Doors
NOTE: To preserve battery life, Model S is designed to
temporarily disable the Auto-Present Handles feature
when:
• The key fob has been out of range for more than 48
hours.
• The key fob remains within range for five minutes
after all doors have been closed.
In these cases, extend door handles by touching one of
them, or by pressing the unlock button on the key fob.
There is no need to reset the setting. The next time you
approach Model S, provided the above conditions do not
apply, handles automatically extend.
Whenever a door is open, the Door Open
indicator displays on the instrument panel.
Also, the image of the Model S on the
touchscreen's Controls window also
provides a visual representation of an open
door or trunk.
Opening Doors from the Interior
To open a door, pull the interior door handle toward you.
NOTE: To prevent children from opening rear doors
using the interior handles, use the touchscreen, Controls
> Vehicle > Child-Protection Lock, to turn on the child-
protection locks (see Child-Protection Lock on page
10).
Interior Locking and Unlocking
From inside Model S, you can use the touchscreen to
lock or unlock doors and trunks, provided a valid key is
inside the vehicle. Touch the lock icon on the
touchscreen's status bar.
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When you stop Model S and engage Park, you can
choose whether you want doors to unlock or remain
locked. To do so, touch Controls > Vehicle > Unlock on
Park. When enabled, doors automatically unlock when
you engage Park.
You can also unlock doors and present handles by
pressing the Park button on the end of the drive stalk a
second time (for example, after pressing it one time to
engage Park).
NOTE: If a door or trunk is still open when you lock
Model S, it locks when you close it.
Door Unlock Mode
You can choose to unlock only the driver's door when
you approach your vehicle carrying your key fob. To do
so, touch Controls > Vehicle > Driver Door Unlock Mode.
Child-Protection Lock
Model S has child-protection locks on the rear doors and
liftgate to prevent them from being opened using
interior handles. Use the touchscreen to turn child-
protection locks on or off. Touch Controls > Vehicle >
Child- Protection Lock.
NOTE: It is recommended that you turn child-protection
locks on whenever children are seated in the rear seats.
Drive Away Locking
Model S automatically locks all doors (including the
trunks) whenever your driving speed exceeds 5 mph
(8 km/h).
Walk-Away Door Lock
Doors and trunks automatically lock whenever you walk
away carrying the key fob or if the key fob is otherwise
not detected by your vehicle (not present, dead battery,
etc.).
To turn this feature on or off, touch Controls > Vehicle >
Walk-Away Door Lock.
Check the Exclude Home checkbox to prevent doors
from locking when you walk away carrying the key fob
when Model S is parked at the location you have
designated as Home. For details on how to designate a
location as Home, see Home, Work, and Favorite
Destinations on page 126.
NOTE: If Model S detects an authenticated key fob for
five minutes after you exit the vehicle and close all
doors, Walk-Away Door Lock disables and doors do not
lock when you leave with the key fob. You will need to
manually lock Model S until after your next drive.
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