2020 TESLA MODEL 3 Owner's Manuals

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.
Model 3 automatically shifts into Park when
you leave the driver

To make it convenient to pick up passengers,
you can also unlock all doors at any time by
shifting into Park then pressing the Park
button a second time.
Gears
Driving57

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, the 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, side
marker lights, parking 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:

6.If you turn on Headlights after Exit , the
exterior lights remain on for a short period of time after you stop driving and parkModel 3 in low lighting conditions. See
Headlights After Exit on page 59.
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, push the lever away from you again.
To brie

Turn Signals
The turn signals

Car Status
Overview
The touchscreen displays the status of Model
3 at all times. What you see depends on
whether the vehicle is:

Auto High Beam is enabled and high
beams are on. Model 3 is ready to turn
off the high beams if light is detected.
See High Beam Headlights on page
59.Auto High Beam is enabled but high
beams are not on because light is
detected in front of Model 3. When light is no longer detected, high
beams automatically turn back on. See
High Beam Headlights on page 59.This indicator

Driving StatusWhen Model 3 is driving (or ready to drive),
the touchscreen shows your current driving
status and a real-time visualization of the road
as detected by the Autopilot components (see About Autopilot on page 84). The
visualization automatically zooms in and out
to better utilize touchscreen space and 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.Driving speed.
2. On the energy bar, black (or white in night
brightness) represents energy being used
during acceleration and green indicates
energy being gained through regenerative
braking. A dashed line appears on the
energy bar when power available for
acceleration or power that can be gained
by regenerative braking is being limited. Model 3 limits power for many reasons.
Here are just a few examples: