2018 TESLA MODEL 3 Owner's Manual

Customizing Climate ControlTo override the Auto setting, touch the fan icon then manually change any of the settings in thepopup that appears.
1. Touch AUTO to change all settings back to the Auto settings.
2. Touch to turn the windshield vents on or off.3.Touch to turn the face-level vent on or off.
Note: When you turn on the face-level vent, you can use the grid on each side of the climate
control settings window to specify how you want the face-level vent to direct air flow (see
Operating the Face-Level Vent on page 88).
4. Touch to turn the foot-level vents on or
off.
Note: When air is directed to the foot-level vents, air continues to flow to the windshield vents
to assist in defogging. When air is directed to the face-level vents, no air flows to the
windshield.
5. Touch + or - to increase or decrease the speed of the fan.
Note: Adjusting the fan speed may change the selected setting for how air is drawn into
Model 3 in order to increase or reduce air
flow.6. Touch to turn the climate control system off.7. Touch to turn air flow to the rear cabin area on or off. When on, air flows from the vent
located at the back of the center console.
8. Touch to choose how air is drawn into Model 3. If on, air inside Model 3 is recirculated. If
off,outside air is drawn into Model 3.
9. Touch to turn the air conditioning system on or off. Turning it off reduces cooling, but saves
energy.
Note: Because Model 3 runs much quieter than a gasoline-powered vehicle, you may notice
the sound of the air conditioning compressor as it is operating. To minimize noise, reduce the fan speed.
10. If equipped with the premium package, touch Seats to access controls for both front and rear
seat heaters (see Operating Seat Heaters on page 89).
Climate Controls
Using the Touchscreen87

Operating the Face-Level Vent
Model 3 has a unique horizontal face-level
vent that spans the width of the dashboard.
Using the touchscreen, you can pinpoint
exactly where you want to direct the air
flowing from this vent when heating or cooling
the cabin area.
When the face-level vent is turned on (see
Customizing Climate Control on page 87), you
can control the driver and passenger side
separately using the corresponding grids that
appear on each side of the climate control
settings window.
1. Driver vent and control grid
2. Passenger vent and control grid
Simply drag the oblong or circle(s) on the control grid to direct air
flow from the
corresponding vent to wherever you want it. You can also touch a location on the grid tomove the oblong or circle(s) to that location.
Note: The line across the center of the grid
represents the center of the headrest on the
corresponding front seat.
This example illustrates how moving the single
oblong in the driver

Operating Seat Heaters
To control the front seat heaters for the driver
and passenger, touch the corresponding
control on the main climate control area. To
control rear seat heaters, and access duplicate
controls for the front seat heaters, touch the
fan icon, touch the Seats tab, then touch the
seat for which you want to adjust heating.
Seat heaters operate at three setting levels
from 3 (highest) to 1 (lowest). When
operating, the associated seat icon displays
twisting lines that turn red to indicate the
setting level.
Climate Control Operating Tips

Overview
Touch the Media Player app to listen to FM or
Internet radio, stream music or podcasts (if
available), or play audio
files from a Bluetooth
or USB-connected device.
Available source content displays across the
top of Media Player: Radio, Streaming, TuneIn,
and Phone. An additional source, USB,
displays when you insert a
flash drive into a
USB port in the front console. Touch a source
to browse the content available for your chosen source.
You can use the Now Playing view, which displays at the bottom of Media Player, to
control what

Internet Radio
Internet radio services are accessed over a
data connection. To use Internet radio, touch Media Player

To delete a favorite, touch the
highlighted Favorites icon. You can
also delete one or more favorites on
the bottom of the Now Playing view
by pressing and holding a favorite.
An X appears on all favorites. Touch
the X associated with the favorite(s)
you want to delete.
To see selections that you have recently
played, touch Recent on the Now Playing
view. Your recently played selections are
updated continuously so you don

Bluetooth

Unpairing a Bluetooth Phone
If you want to disconnect your phone and use
it again later, simply touch Disconnect on the
Bluetooth settings screen. If you do not want
to use your phone with Model 3 again, touch Forget This Device . Once you forget a device,
you need to pair it again if you want to use it
with Model 3 (see Pairing a Bluetooth Phone
on page 93).
Note: Your phone automatically disconnects
whenever you leave Model 3.
Note: Unpairing the phone has no
effect on
using the phone as a key. To forget an
authenticated phone, see Keys on page 6.
Connecting to a Paired Phone
Model 3 automatically connects with the last
phone to which it was connected, provided it
is within operating range and has Bluetooth turned on. If the last phone is not within range,
it attempts to connect with the next phone that it has been paired with.
To connect to a
different phone, touch the
Bluetooth icon on the touchscreen