2020 TESLA MODEL S Owner's Manual

Traffic-Aware
Cruise Control
Note: Traffic-Aware Cruise Control is a BETA
feature.
Note: If your vehicle is not equipped with an
optional Autopilot package, refer to the owner

To set the cruising speed to the speed limitplus any offset you

decelerate when a vehicle or object is
only partially in the driving lane or when a
vehicle you are following moves out of your driving path and a stationary or
slow-moving vehicle or object is in front of you. Always pay attention to the road
ahead and stay prepared to take
immediate corrective action. Depending
on Traffic-Aware Cruise Control to avoid a
collision can result in serious injury or death. In addition, Traffic-Aware Cruise
Control may react to vehicles or objects
that either do not exist or are not in the
lane of travel, causing Model S to slow down unnecessarily or inappropriately.Warning: Traffic-Aware Cruise Control
may be unable to provide adequate
speed control because of limited braking capability and hills. It can also misjudgethe distance from a vehicle ahead. Driving
downhill can increase driving speed, causing Model S to exceed your set speed
(and potentially the road

HOLD State
W hen following a vehicle, Traffic-Aware Cruise
Control remains active at low speeds, even
when Model S comes to a full stop. When the
vehicle is moving again, Traffic-Aware Cruise
Control resumes operating at the set speed.
However, under the following circumstances,
Traffic-Aware Cruise Control goes into a HOLD
state, in which case, you need to brie

Note: Your setting is retained until you
manually change it.
Warning: It is the driver

To resume cruising at the current drivingspeed, move the cruise control lever up or
down, then release.
Note: When Traffic-Aware Cruise Control
cancels, Model S does not coast. Instead,
regenerative braking slows down Model S in
the same way as when you move your foot off
the accelerator when driving without Traffic-
Aware Cruise Control (see Regenerative
Braking on page 67).
Warning:
Traffic-Aware Cruise Control
cancels, or may not be available, in the
following situations:

that may interfere with proper operation
of Traffic-Aware Cruise Control.
Traffic-Aware Cruise Control
94Model S Owner

Autosteer
Note: Autosteer is a BETA feature.
Autosteer builds upon Traffic-Aware Cruise
Control (see Traffic-Aware Cruise Control on
page 88), intelligently keeping Model S in its driving lane when cruising at a set speed.
Autosteer also allows you to use the turn
signals to move Model S into an adjacent lane
(see Auto Lane Change on page 97). Using
the vehicle