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Controls
1.Close To allow the wheels to spin on a
Touch the circled X in the top left cornerstandard single motor Model S, you
of a window to close it (or you can touchcan turn off traction control. On a dual
anywhere outside the window). motor Model S, you can enable Slip
2.Sunroof Start. If you turn off Traction Control
(or enable Slip Start), a warning
If Model S is equipped with a sunroof,message displays on the instrument
touch to adjust its position (see Sunroofpanel. Traction control turns off for
on page 15). the current drive only. On dual motor
3.Suspension vehicles, traction control is
automatically turned on again when
If Model S is equipped with Smart Airthe speed exceeds 40 mph
Suspension, touch to manually raise or(64 km/h). See Traction Control on
lower Model S, or to remove a previouslypage 54.
saved auto-raising location (see Smart Air•Regenerative braking
Suspension on page 83). Model S must
be powered on and you must press theWhen you release the accelerator
brake pedal before you can change when driving, regenerative braking
suspension settings. Smart Air Suspensionslows Model S and feeds any surplus
causes Model S to self-level, even whenenergy back to the Battery. If set to
powered off. Therefore, when towing orLow, Model S does not slow down as
lifting, you must disable self-leveling (see quickly, but you may experience less
Instructions for Transporters on page 150range (see Regenerative Braking on
and Jacking and Lifting on page 132).page 53).
4.Driving Note: Regardless of the setting, the
• Steering mode energy gained by regenerative
braking is reduced if the Battery is
Adjust the amount of effort requiredfull, or if it is extremely cold or hot
to turn the steering wheel. Sport feels(the surplus energy is used to heat or
more responsive whereas Comfortcool the Battery).
feels easier to drive and park (see •Range Mode
Steering Wheel on page 37).
• Acceleration (Dual Motor vehiclesIf on, Model S conserves energy by
only) limiting the power of the climate
control system. Cabin heating and
Choose an acceleration level. Sport iscooling may be less effective, but seat
the standard level of acceleration andheaters turn on to compensate. In
allows you to maximize driving rangeDual Motor vehicles, Range Mode can
(see the Range Mode setting below).be turned on only when acceleration
Choose Insane if you want to increaseis set to Sport (see above).
peak torque by approximately 50 per5.Cold Weather
cent. If you choose Insane, the Range
mode setting, if on, automaticallyIf Model S is equipped with the cold
turns off. weather option, you can control all seat
• Creep heaters as well as the heated wipers and
steering wheel. Heaters that are turned on
When on, Model S slowly movesare displayed in red. To turn off all seat
forward when in Drive and backwardheaters, touch All Off. Note that you can
in Reverse when you release the brakealso control the front driver and
(similar to a conventional vehicle withpassenger seats using the main climate
an automatic transmission). You cancontrol panel located on the bottom of
adjust this setting only when Model Sthe touchscreen (see Climate Controls on
is in Park. page 80).
• Traction Control 6. Trips
View and reset the trip meters that
summarize how far you have driven (see
Trip Information on page 69).
7. Displays
Using the Touchscreen 75
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