2019 TESLA MODEL 3 Owner's Manual (Europe)

Mirrors
Adjusting Exterior Mirrors Adjust the exterior mirrors by touching
Controls > Quick Controls > Mirrors . You can
choose which mirror you would like to adjust
by selecting Left or Right on the touchscreen.
Use the left scroll button on the steering wheel to adjust the mirror to its desired
position:
Note: You can also press the left scroll button
to change which mirror you are adjusting.

Starting and Powering
Off
Starting When you open a door, Model 3 powers on the
touchscreen and you can operate all controls.
To drive Model 3:
1. PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL - Model 3
powers on and is ready to drive.
2. SELECT A GEAR - Move the gear lever all
the way down for Drive and all the way up
for Reverse. See Shifting Gears on page
51.
Note: If the PIN to Drive feature is enabled
(see PIN to Drive on page 118), you must also
enter a valid PIN on the touchscreen before
you can drive Model 3.
Note: If Passive Entry is off and you do not
press the brake pedal to start Model 3 within
approximately five minutes, a message
displays on the touchscreen and you must use
the key to lock then unlock Model 3 again before starting the vehicle.
Everything you need to know when driving
Model 3 displays on the touchscreen.
Drive Disabled - Requires Authentication If Model 3 does not detect a key when you
press the brake (an authenticated phone is not detected, or 30 seconds has passed since you
used the key card), the touchscreen displays a
message telling you that driving requires
authentication.
If you see this message, place the key card
behind the cup holders on the top of the center console where the RFID transmitter canread it. The 30 second authentication window
restarts and you can start Model 3 by pressing
the brake pedal.
A number of factors can affect whether Model
3 can detect an authenticated phone (for
example, the phone

Note: Restarting the touchscreen does not
power Model 3 off and on.
Warning: Paying attention to road and
traffic conditions must always be the
driver

Gears
Shifting Gears When Model 3 is in Park, you must press the
brake to shift to another gear.
Move the lever up or down to change gears.
If you try to shift into a gear that the current
driving speed prohibits, a chime sounds and
the gear does not change.
Reverse
Push the lever all the way up and release. You
can only shift into Reverse when Model 3 is stopped or moving less than 5 mph (8 km/h).If moving less than 1 mph (1.6 km/h), you must
press the brake.
Neutral
Push the lever up or down to the first position
and hold it there for more than 1 second to shift into Neutral. Neutral allows Model 3 to
roll freely when you are not pressing the brake
pedal.
If Model 3 is in Park and you use the
touchscreen to release the parking brake
( Controls > Safety & Security ), Model 3 shifts
into Neutral (see Parking Brake on page 61).
Model 3 automatically shifts into Park when
you exit. To leave Model 3 in Neutral, use the touchscreen to engage Transport Mode (see
Instructions for Transporters on page 159).
Drive
Push the lever all the way down and release.
You can shift into Drive when Model 3 is stopped or moving less than 5 mph (8 km/h)
in Reverse. If Model 3 is moving less than 1 mph (1.6 km/h), you must press the brake toshift into Drive.
Note: When in Drive, push the lever all the way
down and release to enable Traffic-Aware
Cruise Control (see Traffic-Aware Cruise
Control on page 73). Push the lever all the
way down twice in quick succession to enable
Autosteer (see Autosteer on page 79).
Park
Press the end of the gear selector while Model
3 is stopped. Whenever Model 3 is in Park, the
parking brake is applied.
Model 3 automatically shifts into Park
whenever you connect a charge cable or if
two or more of the following conditions are
met simultaneously:

Lights
Controlling Lights Touch Controls > Lights on the touchscreen to
control the lights.
In addition to the lights that you can control
from the touchscreen, Model 3 has
convenience lights that operate automatically
based on what you are doing. For example, in
low ambient lighting conditions, interior lights, marker lights, tail lights, and puddle lights turn
on when you unlock Model 3, when you open
a door, and when you shift into Park. They turn
off after a minute or two or when you shift
into a driving gear or lock Model 3.
Note: The image below is provided for
demonstration purposes only. Depending on vehicle options, software version and market
region, your touchscreen may appear slightly
different.
1. Exterior lights (headlights, tail lights,
position lights and license plate lights) are
set to AUTO each time you start Model 3.
When set to AUTO, exterior lights
automatically turn on when driving in low
lighting conditions. If you change to a different setting, lights always revert to
AUTO on your next drive.
Touch one of these options to temporarily
change the exterior light setting:OFFExterior lights turn off until you
manually turn them back on or
until the next time you drive.
Note: Any exterior lights that
are required to remain on in
your market region will turn on
whenever a driving gear (Drive
or Reverse) is engaged.Only the exterior position lights,
tail lights and license plate
lights turn on.Exterior lights turn on.
Note: If equipped with the premium
package, Model 3 has a series of LED
lights along the rim of the headlights, also referred to as "signature" lights. These
lights automatically turn on whenever
Model 3 is powered on and a driving gear
(Drive or Reverse) is engaged.
Warning: Always ensure that your
headlights are on during low visibility conditions. Failure to do so may result
in a collision.
2. A separate control is available to turn on
fog lights (if equipped). When on, fog
lights operate whenever low beam headlights are on. When headlights are
turned off, fog lights also turn off.
Lights
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3.Turn the interior dome (map) lights on or
off. If set to AUTO, all interior dome lights
turn on when you unlock Model 3, open a
door upon exiting, or shift into Park.
You can also manually turn an individual dome light on or off by pressing its lens. If
you manually turn a dome light on, it turns
off when Model 3 powers off. If Model 3
was already powered off when you
manually turned the light on, it turns off
after 60 minutes.
4. If you turn on AMBIENT LIGHTS, interior
ambient lights turn on whenever the
headlights are on.
Note: To control the backlighting on the
steering wheel buttons, touch Controls >
Lights > Steering Wheel Lights . If off, they
do not turn on when headlights are on.
5. If you turn on Auto High Beam , your
vehicle automatically switches from high
beam headlights to low beam headlights
when light is detected in front of Model 3.
See High Beam Headlights on page 53.
6. If you turn on Headlights after Exit , the
exterior lights remain on for a short period
of time after you stop driving and park Model 3 in low lighting conditions. See
Headlights After Exit on page 54.
7. If you turn on Steering Wheel Lights , the
arrows associated with the scroll buttons
are backlit in low ambient lighting
conditions.
High Beam Headlights Push the left-hand steering column lever away
from you and release to turn the high beam headlights on continuously. To cancel, pushthe lever away from you again.
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Headlights After Exit
When Headlights after Exit is on, the exterior
headlights remain on when you stop driving
and park Model 3 in low lighting conditions.
They automatically turn off after one minute
or when Model 3 locks. When off, headlights
turn off when you engage the Park gear and
open a door.
To turn this feature on or off, touch Controls >
Lights > Headlights after Exit .
Headlight Adjustments To adjust the angle of the headlights, touchControls > Service > Adjust Headlights , then
follow the onscreen instructions. You can
choose which headlight you would like to adjust by selecting it on the touchscreen.
Warning: Proceed with caution when
adjusting headlights. Tesla has carefully
calibrated the position of the headlights
to be in an optimum position for most
driving scenarios. Tesla recommends that
you do not adjust headlights unless you
are familiar with how headlights should
be adjusted. Once adjusted, you will be
unable to automatically restore them to their originally calibrated position.
Contact Tesla for assistance when
adjusting headlights.
Turn Signals
The turn signals

Note: Hazard warning