Driving Tips to Maximize Range
You can maximize your driving range using
the same driving habits that you use to
conserve fuel in a gasoline-powered vehicle. In
addition to driving habits, energy
consumption depends on environmental
conditions (such as exceptionally cold or hot
weather and driving on roads with steep hills).
To get the maximum mileage from a charge:
• Slow down your driving and avoid
frequent and rapid acceleration.
• If safe to do so, modulate the accelerator
pedal instead of using the brake pedal
when gradually slowing down. Whenever
Model 3 is moving and you are not
pressing the accelerator pedal,
regenerative braking slows down Model 3
and feeds surplus energy back to the
Battery (see Regenerative Braking on
page 49).
• Keep tires at the recommended
inflation
pressures (see Tire Care and Maintenance
on page 111).
• Lighten your load by removing any
unnecessary cargo.
• Fully raise all windows.
• Limit the use of resources such as heating
and air conditioning. Using seat heaters to
keep warm is more
ecient than heating
the cabin.
The power meter on the touchscreen provides
feedback on energy usage. With this
feedback, you will soon become familiar with
how driving habits and environmental
conditions impact how much energy Model 3
is using.
Range Assurance
Model 3 helps protect you against running out
of energy. Model 3 continuously monitors its
energy level and proximity to known charging
locations.
When you are at risk of driving beyond the
range of known charging locations, the
touchscreen displays a message giving you
the opportunity to display a list of charging
locations that are within range. When you
select a charging location from the list, Model
3 provides navigation instructions and the
turn-by-turn direction list displays the
predicted amount of energy that will remain
when you arrive at the charging destination.
Getting Maximum Range
Driving 55
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