2019 TESLA MODEL S steering

Contents
Overview............................................................. 2
Interior Overview.........................................................................2
Exterior Overview....................................................................... 3
Touchscreen Overview..............................................................4
Opening and Closing..................................... 9
Doors............................................................................................... 9 Windows....................................................................................... 14Rear Trunk.................................................................................... 15 Front Trunk.................................................................................. 18Interior Storage and Electronics........................................ 20Sunroof......................................................................................... 23
Seating and Safety Restraints..................24 Front and Rear Seats.............................................................. 24Seat Belts..................................................................................... 27 Child Safety Seats.................................................................... 30Tesla Built-In Rear Facing Child Seats.............................. 37
Airbags.......................................................................................... 41
Driving...............................................................45 Driver Profiles ............................................................................ 45
Steering Wheel.......................................................................... 47
Mirrors.......................................................................................... 50 Starting and Powering Off.................................................... 52
Gears............................................................................................. 54 Lights.............................................................................................55Instrument Panel.......................................................................59 Wipers and Washers............................................................... 65Brakes........................................................................................... 67Traction Control........................................................................ 70 Park Assist.................................................................................... 71Vehicle Hold................................................................................ 73Acceleration Modes................................................................. 74Active Hood................................................................................ 76
Trip Information.........................................................................77 Getting Maximum Range....................................................... 78Rear View Camera................................................................... 80
Dashcam....................................................................................... 81
Autopilot.......................................................... 82 About Autopilot........................................................................ 82Traffic-Aware Cruise Control................................................ 85
Autosteer...................................................................................... 91 Autopark...................................................................................... 98 Summon..................................................................................... 100Lane Assist................................................................................ 102Collision Avoidance Assist.................................................. 104Speed Assist............................................................................. 107
Using the Touchscreen..............................109 Controls...................................................................................... 109Climate Controls....................................................................... 119 Maps and Navigation............................................................. 125Media and Audio..................................................................... 130Phone........................................................................................... 133Air Suspension......................................................................... 135Calendar......................................................................................137
Security Settings..................................................................... 138 HomeLink

Overview
Interior Overview
Note: On RHD (Right Hand Drive) vehicles, the controls illustrated above are arranged similarly,
but are mirrored on the right side of the vehicle.
1. Interior door handles ( Opening Doors from the Interior on page 11)
2. Traffic-Aware Cruise Control ( Traffic-Aware Cruise Control on page 85) and Autosteer
( Autosteer on page 91)
3. High beams ( High Beam Headlights on page 57), Turn signals ( Turn Signals on page 58),
Wipers and washers ( Wipers and Washers on page 65)
4. Steering wheel buttons - left ( Using Left Steering Wheel Buttons on page 47)
5. Instrument panel ( Instrument Panel on page 59)
6. Steering wheel buttons - right ( Using Right Steering Wheel Buttons on page 48)
7. Gear selector ( Shifting Gears on page 54)
8. Touchscreen ( Touchscreen Overview on page 4)
9. Glovebox button ( Glove Box on page 20)
10. Cabin climate control ( Climate Controls on page 119)
11. Power window switches ( Opening and Closing on page 14)
12. Exterior mirror adjustment switches ( Mirrors on page 50)
13. Seats ( Front and Rear Seats on page 24)
14. Steering column adjuster (hidden from view in the above image) ( Steering Wheel on page
47)
15. Horn ( Horn on page 49)
16. Brakes ( Brakes on page 67)
17. Accelerator pedal ( Acceleration Modes on page 74)
18. Hazard warning lights ( Hazard Warning Flashers on page 58)
19. Cup holders ( Cup Holders on page 22)
Interior Overview
2Model S Owner

Steering Wheel
Adjusting Steering Effort
You can adjust the feel and sensitivity of the
steering system to suit your personal preference:
1. On the touchscreen, touch Controls >
Driving > Steering Mode .
2. Choose a steering option:

2.Hold down both scroll buttons on the
steering wheel until the touchscreen turns
black and the Tesla logo appears.
3. Wait approximately 30 seconds for the
touchscreen to restart. If the touchscreen
is still unresponsive or demonstrating
unusual behavior after a few minutes,
contact Tesla.
Note: Restarting the touchscreen does not
power Model S off and on.
Starting and Powering Off
Driving53

High Beam HeadlightsPush the left-hand steering column lever away
from you to turn the high beam headlights on
continuously. To cancel, pull the lever towards
you.
To brie

Turn Signals
Move the left-hand steering column lever up
(before turning right) or down (before turning
left). The turn signals

Instrument Panel - DrivingWhen Model S is driving (or ready to drive), the instrument panel shows your current drivingstatus and a real-time visualization of the road as detected by the Autopilot components (see
About Autopilot on page 82). The visualization automatically zooms in and out as needed to
inform you when a vehicle is detected in your blind spot.
Note: The following illustration is provided for demonstration purposes only. Depending on vehicle
options, software version, and market region, the information displayed may be slightly different.
1.Indicator lights display along the top to provide status (see Instrument Panel Overview on
page 59).
2. When you are actively navigating to a destination, navigation instructions display here. Use
the left steering wheel buttons to change what displays on the left side of the instrument
panel whenever navigation instructions are not displayed (see Using Left Steering Wheel
Buttons on page 47).
3. Traffic-Aware Cruise Control is cruising at a set speed. When Traffic-Aware Cruise Control is
available but you haven

Wipers and Washers
Wipers
To wipe the windshield, rotate the end of the
left-hand steering column lever away from
you. The steering column lever has five
positions: