1. Close
Touch the circled X in the top left corner
of a window to close it (or you can touch
anywhere outside the window).
2. Sunroof
If Model S is equipped with a sunroof,
touch to adjust its position (see Sunroof
on page 14).
3. Driving
• Suspension
If Model S is equipped with Smart Air
Suspension, touch to manually raise or
lower Model S (see Smart Air
Suspension on page 73). Model S
must be powered on, or you must
press the brake pedal before you can
change suspension settings. Smart Air
Suspension causes Model S to self-
level, even when powered off.
Therefore, when lifting or towing, you
must disable self-leveling (see Jack
Mode on page 73 and Jacking and
Lifting on page 118).
• 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
Steering Wheel on page 36).
• 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 on
page 57).
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 Traction Control on 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
adjust this setting only when Model S
is in Park.
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 Climate Controls on
page 70).
5. Trips
View and reset the trip meters that
summarize how far you have driven (see
Trip Information 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. You can also put Model S into
an energy saving mode so it consumes
less energy when not in use (see Getting
Maximum Range on page 55).
7. E-Brake & Power Off
You can manually:
• Apply and release the parking brake
(see Parking Brake on page 57).
• Power off (see Powering Off on page
40).
• Keep Model S in Neutral by activating
Tow Mode (see Leaving Model S in
Neutral - Tow Mode on page 41).
8. Doors & locks (see Using Interior Door
Handles on page 6)
9. Lights (see Lights on page 47)
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.
Using the Touchscreen
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