Tesla X owners manual page 99

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Controls 4. Driving • Steering mode Adjust the amount of efort required to turn the steering wheel. Sport feels more responsive whereas Comfort feels easier to drive and park (see Steering Wheel on page 37). • Acceleration (Performance Dual Motor vehicles only) Choose an acceleration level. Sport is the standard level of acceleration and allows you to maximize driving range. Choose Insane to increase peak torque by approximately 30 percent and Ludicrous to increase it by approximately 60%. If you choose Insane or Ludicrous, additional power is available immediately. However, to achieve the absolute maximum power (designed for short term use), touch Max Battery Power, which displays as blue text immediately below the acceleration setting. Max Battery Power heats the Battery to its ideal operating temperature to ensure access to 100% of available power. Heating the Battery can take over an hour, depending on environmental conditions and whether or not Model X is being driven. During this time, a message displays providing you with an approximate wait time. When the additional power is available, the message indicates that Max Battery Power is READY! When using Max Battery Power, Model X consumes more energy as it keeps the Battery within an optimal temperature range. To cancel Max Battery Power at any time, change the acceleration level to Sport (or touch the button in the Max Battery Mode popup). To prevent excess and potentially unnecessary energy consumption (for example, you leave the vehicle and forget to cancel Max Battery Power), Max Battery Power cancels automatically in three hours, regardless of whether you are still driving or have left the vehicle. Note: To support Max Battery Power, the charge level must be 20% or higher. You cannot initiate Max Battery Power if the charge level is less than 20%. In addition, Max Battery Power immediately cancels if at any time during its use, the charge level drops below 20%. Note: Max Battery Power strives to keep the pack within an optimal temperature range. In addition to heating the Battery, Max Battery Power also cools the battery when necessary (for example, during aggressive driving scenarios). Note: Max Battery Power is designed to achieve maximum performance for short term acceleration and is not intended for daily driving. The tradeof for the additional power boost is extra energy consumption and earlier power fade on long aggressive drives. The Insane or Ludicrous acceleration settings provide a signiicant increase in performance even without Max Battery Power. In fact, in normal driving situations, the additional power that can be achieved using Max Battery Power may not be noticeable. • Creep When on, Model X 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 X is in Park. • Traction Control To allow the wheels to spin on a standard single motor Model X, you can turn of traction control. On a dual motor Model X, you can enable Slip Start. If you turn of Traction Control (or enable Slip Start), a warning message displays on the instrument panel. Traction control turns of for the current drive only. On dual motor vehicles, traction control is automatically turned on again when the speed exceeds 64 km/h. See Traction Control on page 56. • Regenerative braking When you release the accelerator when driving, regenerative braking slows Model X and feeds any surplus energy back to the Battery. If set to Low, Model X does not slow down as quickly, but you may experience less range (see Regenerative Braking on page 55). 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). Using the Touchscreen 99 • Range Mode If on, Model X conserves energy by limiting the power of the climate control system and turning of signature lighting. Cabin heating and cooling may be less efective, but seat heaters can be used to provide warmth in colder climates. When turned on in a dual motor vehicle, torque distribution between the motors is optimized to maximize range.

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