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conflicts with information in the Release Notes, the Release Notes take precedence.
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software version and market region, the information displayed on the touchscreen in your Model S may appear
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General Warranty ProvisionsTesla Motors Netherlands B.V., Atlasstraat 7-9, 5047 RG Tilburg, Netherlands (“Tesla”) willprovide repairs to a Model S vehicle during the applicable warranty period in accordance with the
terms, conditions and limitations defined in this New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
You may also have other legal rights and remedies conveyed by your local laws (which may vary
by country) in addition to the rights and remedies provided to you under this New Vehicle
Limited Warranty.
For any additional provisions which relate to your territory, please see Country Specific Consumer
Disclosure on page 41.
Who is the Warrantor? Tesla Motors Netherlands B.V.
Atlasstraat 7-9, 5047 RG
Tilburg, Netherlands
Attention: Vehicle Service
Phone number: 0031 13 515 97 30
What Vehicles are Covered?
This New Vehicle Limited Warranty applies to a Model S vehicle sold by Tesla in the Tesla European Warranty Region. For the purposes of this New Vehicle Limited Warranty, the Tesla
European Warranty Region is defined as including the Member States of the European Economic
Area, Monaco, San Marino, and Switzerland, provided that you return to the applicable region or
country in which the vehicle was originally purchased from Tesla in order to receive warranty
service. For example, a customer purchasing a vehicle from Tesla in the European Economic Area must return to the European Economic Area in order to obtain warranty service, and customers
purchasing vehicles from Tesla in Monaco, San Marino, and Switzerland must return to the
respective country to obtain warranty service (e.g. a customer who purchased a vehicle fromTesla in Switzerland must return to Switzerland). Any subsequent purchaser or transferee mustreturn to the applicable region or country in which the vehicle was originally purchased fromTesla in order to obtain warranty service, regardless of the country in which such purchaser ortransferee may have purchased the vehicle.
Multiple Warranty Conditions
This New Vehicle Limited Warranty contains warranty terms and conditions that may vary
depending on the part or system covered. A warranty for specific parts or systems is governed by
the coverage set forth in that warranty section as well as other provisions in this New Vehicle
Limited Warranty.
Limitations and DisclaimersTHIS NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY IS THE ONLY EXPRESS WARRANTY MADE INCONNECTION WITH YOUR TESLA VEHICLE. IMPLIED AND EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS ARISING UNDER YOUR LOCAL LAW OR IN EQUITY, IF ANY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
MERCHANTABLE QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, DURABILITY, OR THOSE
ARISING BY A COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE, ARE DISCLAIMED TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT ALLOWABLE BY YOUR LOCAL LAW, OR LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE TERM OF THIS
NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY. SOME COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS AND/OR HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY OR CONDITION LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
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• Windshield or window glass that is broken, chipped, scratched, or cracked, other than as aresult of a defect in material or workmanship of a Tesla manufactured or supplied windshield
or window glass;
• General appearance or normal noise and vibration, including, but not limited to, brake squeal, general knocks, creaks, rattles, and wind and road vibration; and
• Maintenance services, including, but not limited to, the following:
• Standard 12 month or 20,000 km (12,500 mile) service and diagnostics checks;• Wheel alignment or balancing;
• Appearance care (such as cleaning and polishing); and • Expendable maintenance items (such as wiper blades/inserts, brake pads/linings, filters, etc.).
Voided warranty You are responsible for the proper operation of the vehicle and for receiving and maintainingdetailed and accurate records of your vehicle’s maintenance, including the 17-digit Vehicle
Identification Number (“VIN”), servicing center name and address, mileage, date of service or maintenance and description of service or maintenance items, which should be transferred to
each subsequent purchaser. You may void this New Vehicle Limited Warranty if you do not follow
the specific instructions and recommendations regarding the use and operation of the vehicle
provided in your Model S owner documentation, including, but not limited to:
• Complying with any recall advisories; • Carrying passengers and cargo within specified load limits; and• Making all repairs.
Although Tesla does not require you to perform all service or repairs at a Tesla Service Center or
Tesla authorized repair facility, this New Vehicle Limited Warranty may be voided or coverage
may be excluded due to improper maintenance, service or repairs. Tesla Service Centers and
Tesla authorized repair facilities have special training, expertise, tools and supplies with respect to
your vehicle. Although this New Vehicle Limited Warranty may, subject to its terms and
conditions, provide coverage when maintenance, service or repairs are carried out at independent
service centers, Tesla strongly recommends that you have all maintenance, service and repairs
done at a Tesla Service Center or Tesla authorized repair facility.
The following will also void this New Vehicle Limited Warranty:
• Vehicles that have had the VIN defaced or altered or the odometer or other related system disconnected, altered or rendered inoperative so that it is difficult to determine the VINnumber or actual mileage;
• Vehicles that have been designated, labeled or branded as dismantled, fire-damaged, flood- damaged, junk, rebuilt, salvage, reconstructed, irreparable or a total loss; and
• Vehicles that have been determined to be a total loss by an insurance company.
Damages TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER YOUR LOCAL LAW, TESLA HEREBYDISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGESARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR VEHICLE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM A TESLA SERVICE CENTER, LOSS OF VEHICLE VALUE,
LOSS OF TIME, LOSS OF INCOME, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PERSONAL OR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, INCONVENIENCE OR AGGRAVATION, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS OR HARM,COMMERCIAL LOSS (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS OR EARNINGS),
TOWING CHARGES, BUS FARES, VEHICLE RENTAL, SERVICE CALL CHARGES, GASOLINE
EXPENSES, LODGING EXPENSES, DAMAGE TO TOW VEHICLE, AND INCIDENTAL CHARGES
SUCH AS TELEPHONE CALLS, FACSIMILE TRANSMISSIONS, AND MAILING EXPENSES.
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TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER YOUR LOCAL LAW, TESLA SHALL NOT BELIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT DAMAGES IN AN AMOUNT THAT EXCEEDS THE FAIR MARKET
VALUE OF THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE CLAIM.
THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS SHALL APPLY WHETHER YOUR CLAIM IS IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND GROSS NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF
WARRANTY OR CONDITION, MISREPRESENTATION (WHETHER NEGLIGENT OR OTHERWISE) OR OTHERWISE AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, EVEN IF TESLA IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OFSUCH DAMAGES OR SUCH DAMAGES ARE REASONABLY FORESEEABLE. SOME COUNTRIESDO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INDIRECT, DIRECT, SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS
MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Nothing in this agreement shall exclude, or in any way limit, Tesla’s liability for death or personal injury, solely and directly caused by Tesla’s negligence or that of its employees, agents, or sub-
contractors (as applicable), fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, willful misconduct, or any other
liability to the extent the same is proven in a court of competent jurisdiction in a final nonappealable judgment, and may not be excluded or limited as a matter of local law.
Obtaining Warranty Service
To obtain warranty service, you must notify Tesla within the applicable warranty period, and
deliver the vehicle, at your expense (subject to your local law), during regular business hours to a
Tesla Service Center, or such other repair facility designated by Tesla in the applicable region or
country. The location of the nearest Tesla Service Center may be obtained by visiting
www.teslamotors.com. The location of Tesla Service Centers is subject to change at any time and without prior notice. Subject to your local law, the cost of transporting your vehicle is not
included in this New Vehicle Limited Warranty and you are solely responsible for the cost of
transporting your vehicle to a Tesla Service Center, or such other repair facility designated by
Tesla. The Tesla Ranger mobile service is not included under this New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
Please be prepared to provide the VIN, which is located on the upper dashboard on the driver’s
side of the vehicle and visible through the windshield and is also available on the vehicle
registration and title documentation, vehicle delivery date, current mileage and a description of
the defect when you contact Tesla.
In the event of a change of your address, please contact Tesla at the address or phone numberspecified in the section of this New Vehicle Limited Warranty titled General Warranty Provisions on page 34.
Payment of Tax for Repairs Some jurisdictions and/or local governments may require that tax be collected on warrantyrepairs. Where your local law requires, you are responsible for payment of these taxes. Tesla willbe entitled to deduct and/or withhold from the compensation, and any other paymentscontemplated by this New Vehicle Limited Warranty, such amounts as Tesla, in its sole discretion,
determines are required to be deducted and/or withheld, with respect to the making of such
payment under any local, national, international or foreign tax law. To the extent that amounts are so deducted and/or withheld, such amounts will be treated, for all purposes under this New
Vehicle Limited Warranty, as having been paid to customer.
Reasonable Time for Repairs You must allow Tesla a reasonable time for completion of repairs and/or service. Subject to yourlocal law, upon notification by Tesla of the completion of the vehicle repairs and/or service, you
are responsible for immediately picking up the vehicle, at your own expense.
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