Steering Wheel - Tesla Model S Owner's Manual

Adjusting Position
Adjust the steering wheel to the desired
driving position by moving the control on the
left side of the steering column.
Warning: Do not make adjustments while
driving.
Adjusting Sensitivity
You can adjust the feel and sensitivity of the
steering system to suit your personal
preference:
1. On the touchscreen, touch Controls.
2. Choose a steering option:
• Comfort - reduces the effort required
to turn the wheel. In town, Model S
feels easier to drive and park.
• Standard - Tesla believes that this
setting offers the best handling and
response in all conditions.
• Sport - Increases the effort required
to turn the wheel. When driving at
higher speeds, Model S feels more
responsive.
The only way to really know which option you
like best is to try them.
Using Left Steering Wheel Buttons
Use the buttons on the left side of the steering
wheel to change radio stations, control the
media player's volume, and control what
displays on the left side of the instrument
panel (whenever the Navigation app is not
displaying instructions).
Note: The volume control on the steering
wheel does not adjust spoken navigation
instructions. To control the volume of
navigation instructions, use the navigation
Driving

Steering Wheel

window on the touchscreen (see
on page 90).
1. Next
If you are listening to local or satellite
radio and you have defined more than one
radio preset, press to play the next preset
in the radio band that is currently playing.
If you have not defined more than one
preset, press to go to the next available
frequency.
If you are listening to Internet radio, or to
an audio file on a connected Bluetooth or
USB device, press to skip to the next song
or station.
2. Scroll Wheel
• To adjust the media volume, roll up or
down.
• To mute the media volume, or to
pause/play an audio file, tap the
wheel.
• To choose what displays on the left
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.
3. Previous
Same as described above for Next, except
it skips to the previous song or station.
Note: Regardless of how you customize the
left side of the instrument panel, it
automatically changes to display navigation
instructions (if applicable), or to let you know
if a door or trunk is open when Model S is in a
driving gear.
Using Maps
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