Using Exterior Door Handles
A light press on a door handle extends it provided
Model S is unlocked and detects a phone key or key fob
nearby. You can set door handles to extend
automatically when you approach the driver’s side
carrying a phone key or key fob. Touch
Controls > Locks
> Auto-Present Handles.
Insert your hand into the handle and pull to open the
door.
Door handles retract if you do not use them within one
minute after they extend. Just press a handle to extend
it again. Door handles also retract a minute after the last
door closes, when
Model S begins moving, and when
you lock Model S.
NOTE: To preserve battery life, Model S is designed to
temporarily disable the
Auto-Present Handles feature if
the vehicle is unable to detect a phone key nearby.
In these cases, extend a door handle by pressing it, 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.
Opening Doors from the Interior
Model S doors are electrically powered. To open a door
while sitting inside, press the button located at the top
of the interior door handle and push the door open.
NOTE:
To prevent children from opening the rear doors,
turn on child locks (see Child Locks on page 14).
To open a front door in the unlikely situation when
Model S has no power, pull up the manual door release
located in front of the window switches.
To open a rear door in the unlikely situation when
Model S has no power, fold back the edge of the carpet
below the rear seats to expose the mechanical release
cable. Pull the mechanical release cable toward the
center of the vehicle.
Doors
13Opening and Closing
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