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Contents
Overview............................................................. 2
Interior Overview.........................................................................2
Exterior Overview....................................................................... 3
Touchscreen Overview..............................................................4
Opening and Closing..................................... 7 Keys.................................................................................................. 7Doors.............................................................................................. 12Windows....................................................................................... 14
Rear Trunk.................................................................................... 15 Front Trunk...................................................................................17Interior Storage and Electronics........................................ 20
Seating and Safety Restraints.................. 23 Front and Rear Seats.............................................................. 23 Seat Belts.....................................................................................26Seating Children Safely in Model 3.................................... 29Airbags.........................................................................................40
Driving.............................................................. 44 Driver Profiles ............................................................................ 44
Steering Wheel..........................................................................46
Mirrors...........................................................................................48 Starting and Powering Off.................................................... 49
Gears.............................................................................................. 51 Lights.............................................................................................52Car Status.................................................................................... 56Wipers and Washers............................................................... 59 Brakes........................................................................................... 60Traction Control........................................................................ 62Park Assist...................................................................................63 Vehicle Hold................................................................................65Track Mode................................................................................. 66Getting Maximum Range....................................................... 67Rear View Camera....................................................................68
Dashcam...................................................................................... 69
Autopilot.......................................................... 70 About Autopilot........................................................................70
Traffic-Aware Cruise Control................................................ 73
Autosteer..................................................................................... 79 Autopark...................................................................................... 83Lane Assist.................................................................................. 87Collision Avoidance Assist.................................................... 89 Speed Assist............................................................................... 92
Using the Touchscreen............................... 94 Controls........................................................................................94Climate Controls.......................................................................101Maps and Navigation............................................................ 106 Media and Audio....................................................................... 111Phone............................................................................................114 Calendar...................................................................................... 116
Using Voice Commands.........................................................117 Security Settings...................................................................... 118 HomeLink
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Seating Children Safely in Model 3
Passenger Front Airbag Must Be OFF
Warning: Never seat a child on the front passenger seat when the passenger front airbag is
active. Always ensure this airbag is OFF. Refer to the following label fitted to the sun visors:
When an infant or child is seated in the front passenger seat (even when the child is seated in a
suitable child restraint system or booster seat), the passenger front airbag MUST be disabled. If a
collision occurs, the in
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Recommended Child Restraint SystemsIn the table below, Tesla provides recommended child restraint systems based a child
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Front Passenger SeatWarning: Never seat a child on the front passenger seat when the passenger front airbag is
active. Doing so can cause serious injury or death. See Disabling the Passenger Front Airbag
on page 42.Warning: To accommodate a belt-based child restraint system in the front seat, you must
raise the seat upward to the mid-height position (approximately 3 cm).
When the passenger front airbag is disabled and the seat bottom is raised half way up, infants and
children can occupy the front passenger seat using the following types of belt-based child
restraint systems:
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Rear Outboard Seats
Infants and children can occupy a rear outboard seat using either belt-based or ISOFIX/i-Size
child restraint systems. You can use forward-facing and rear facing belt-based, ISOFIX (IU), and i-
Size (i-U) child restraint systems in a rear outboard seat. The rear outboard seats support the use
of the following ISOFIX size classes:
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Rear Center Seat
Infants and children can occupy the rear center seat using the forward and rear-facing belt-based
child restraint systems
Note: The rear center seat is not equipped with anchor bars to support the installation of
ISOFIX/i-Size child restraint systems.
Note: All weight groups are supported.
Seating Children Safely in Model 3
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Installing Belt-based Child Restraint
Systems
Always follow the detailed instructions
provided by the manufacturer of the child
restraint system. Follow these general
guidelines for belt-based child restraint
systems:
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Before seating a child, ensure that the child
restraint system is securely installed. Grasp the
front of the child restraint system with one
hand on each side, and attempt to: