Tesla Model S Owner's Manual page 48

Lights
1. If you turn on DOME lights, interior dome
(map) lights turn on when you unlock
Model S, open a door upon exiting, or shift
into P (Park). They turn off after 60
seconds, when you lock Model S, or when
you shift into a driving gear.
You can also turn an individual dome light
on or off by pressing its lens. If you
manually turn a dome light on, it turns off
when Model S powers off. If Model S was
already powered off when you manually
turned the light on, it turns off after 60
minutes.
2. If you turn on AMBIENT lights, the lights
on the door armrests turn on whenever
the headlights are on.
3. If you turn on AUTO HIGH BEAM, you can
set the headlights to temporarily switch to
low beam whenever high beams are on
and light is detected in front of Model S
(see Headlight High Beams
4. DRL (Daytime Running Lights) operate
only when driving with the headlights off.
In jurisdictions where required by law
(Canada), daytime running lights can not
be turned off.
5. If Model S is equipped with optional front
fog lights, touch to turn them on or off.
The Front Fog indicator displays
on the instrument panel
whenever the optional front fog
lights are on.
The fog lights operate only when the
headlights are on. Whenever headlights
are turned off, fog lights also turn off.
6. Exterior lights are set to AUTO each time
you start Model S. Touch these options to
temporarily change the exterior light
setting:
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on page 49).
OFF All exterior lights
(headlights, tail lights, side
marker lights, parking
lights, and license plate
lights) turn off until you
manually turn them back
on or until the next time
you drive Model S.
PARKING Only the side marker
lights, parking lights, tail
lights and license plate
lights turn on.
ON All exterior lights
(headlights, tail lights, side
marker lights, parking
lights, and license plate
lights) turn on.
AUTO All exterior lights
(headlights, tail lights, side
marker lights, parking
lights, and license plate
lights) turn on
automatically when
driving in low lighting
conditions. If you change
to a different setting,
lights always revert to this
AUTO setting on your
next drive.
Note: Optional fog lights operate
automatically whenever the headlights are
on. When headlights are off, fog lights are
also off.
Model S Owner's Manual