Tesla S Owner's Manual page 65

1. Close
Touch the circled X in the top left of a window
to close it. You can also touch anywhere
outside the window to close it.
2. Sunroof
If Model S is equipped with a sunroof, touch to
adjust its position (see
3.
Driving
• Suspension
If Model S is equipped with Smart Air
Suspension, touch to manually raise or
lower Model S (see
on page 71). You must press the brake
pedal before you can change suspension
settings. Active Air Suspension causes
Model S to self-level, even when powered
off. Therefore, when lifting or towing, you
must disable self-leveling (see pages
Mode on page 71 and
on page 114).
• Steering mode
Adjust the amount of effort required to turn
the steering wheel. Sport feels more
responsive whereas Comfort feels easier
to drive and park (see
page 37).
• Regenerative braking
When you release the accelerator when
driving, regenerative braking slows
Model S and feeds any surplus energy
back to the Battery. If set to Low, Model S
does not slow down as quickly, but you
may experience less range (see
Regenerative Braking
Note: Regardless of the setting, the
energy gained by regenerative braking is
reduced if the Battery is full, or if it is
extremely cold or hot (the surplus energy is
used to heat or cool the Battery).
• Traction Control
If you turn off Traction Control, a warning
message displays on the instrument panel.
The off setting stays in effect for the
current drive only (see
page 58).
• Creep
When on, Model S slowly moves forward
when in Drive and backward in Reverse
when you release the brake (similar to a
conventional vehicle with an automatic
transmission). You can only adjust this
setting when Model S is in Park.
Using the Touchscreen
Sunroof on page 16).
Smart Air Suspension
Jack
Jacking and Lifting
Steering Wheel on
on page 57).
Traction Control on
4. Cold Weather
If Model S is equipped with the cold weather
option, you can control all seat heaters and the
heated wipers. Note that you can also control
the front driver and passenger seats using the
main climate control panel located on the
bottom of the touchscreen (see
Controls on page 68).
5.
Trips
View and reset the trip meters that summarize
how far you have driven (see
on page 54).
6. Displays
Manually control the touchscreen's brightness
and control its day (light background) or night
(dark background) setting. When set to Auto,
the touchscreen automatically changes
between Day and Night brightness depending
on the ambient lighting conditions.
7.
E-Brake & Power Off
You can manually:
• Apply and release the parking brake (see
Parking Brake on page 57).
• Power off (see
• Keep Model S in Neutral by activating Tow
Mode (see Leaving Model S in Neutral -
Tow Mode on page 41).
8. Doors & locks (see
on page 8)
9.
Control lights (see Lights
Warning: Do not read the touchscreen while
driving. Doing so increases the likelihood of a
collision. Everything you need to know when
driving is displayed on the instrument panel.
Controls
Climate
Trip Information
Powering Off on page 40).
Using Interior Door Handles
on page 47)
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