Driving
Driver Profiles
Creating a Driver Profile
When you first adjust the driver’s seat,
steering wheel, or driver’s side mirror, the
touchscreen prompts you to create a driver
profile to save these adjustments. Your profile
also saves some of the preferences you make
using the touchscreen's Controls window.
To add a new driver profile, touch
the driver profile icon at the top of
the touchscreen. Then touch Add
New Driver, type the driver's name
and touch Create Profile. Follow the
onscreen instructions to save the
seating position to the driver profile.
You can also check the Use Easy
Entry checkbox if you want to save
(or use existing) Easy Entry settings
(described below) in which the
driver's seat and the steering wheel
are automatically adjusted to make it
easy to enter and exit Model S.
If you change the position of the steering
wheel, driver’s seat, or driver’s side mirror
after you have saved or chosen a driver
profile, the touchscreen prompts you to save
the new position or restore the previously
saved position (other settings are
automatically saved). To change a setting
without saving or restoring, just ignore the
prompt.
To adjust Model S based on a driver’s profile,
touch the driver profile icon and choose the
driver name. The saved adjustments are
automatically made.
Note: Valet mode is a built-in driver profile
used to limit speed and restrict access to
some Model S features (see Valet Mode on
page 43).
Note: Depending on date of manufacture and
options selected at time of purchase, some
Model S vehicles are not equipped with the
driver profile feature. Also, in cases where the
vehicle is equipped with driver profiles, some
features may not be automatically saved and
adjusted based on the driver profile (for
example, mirror position).
Note: To stop automatic adjustments that are
in process based on a driver's profile, touch
Stop on the Driver Profile dropdown menu.
Automatic adjustments also stop if you
manually adjust a seat, mirror or the steering
wheel.
Easy Entry
You can define an Easy Entry setting that
moves the steering wheel and driver's seat to
make it easy to enter and exit Model S. Any
driver can use the Easy Entry setting by
associating it with their driver's profile. When
the Easy Entry setting is associated with a
driver's profile, the steering wheel and driver's
seat automatically adjust when the park gear
is engaged and the driver's seat belt is
unbuckled, allowing an easy exit from the
vehicle. When returning to the vehicle and
stepping on the brake pedal, settings
automatically adjust back to the settings used
by the most recent driver profile (or based on
the key if it's linked to a driver profile).
To use Easy Entry with a driver profile, ensure
the Use Easy Entry box is checked.
Warning: Never use Easy Entry to move
the driver's seat to the full rearward
position when a child safety seat is
installed on a rear seat located behind the
driver's seat. With reduced clearance, the
movement of the seat may impact a
child's legs, cause injury, or dislodge the
seat.
Restoring a Driver’s Profile
To adjust Model S based on a driver’s
profile, touch the driver profile icon
on the touchscreen's status bar. Then
choose the driver and Model S is
adjusted based on the settings that
have been saved to the chosen
driver profile.
Saved Settings
A subset of the settings that you choose from
the Controls window to customize your
Model S are also saved to your driver's profile.
The settings that are associated with driver
profiles may vary depending on the version of
software currently installed on your Model S.
Note:
Driver Profiles
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