2021 TESLA MODEL Y Owner´s Manual

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reduced level. This is expected behavior designed to help your vehicle maintain adequate electrical power for
essential functions.
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specific to conditions affecting your vehicle

A
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System): 60
absolute speed limit: 120
access panel, removing: 176
accessories: 21
plugging into power socket: 21
accessories, towing: 74
adjacent lane speed: 114
aero covers: 168
air circulation: 128
air conditioning: 128
air distribution: 128
air filter: 131
air vents: 130
airbags: 38
alarm: 145
all-season tires: 170
Always Show Estimated Round Trip Energy: 136
ambient lights: 53
anti-lock braking (ABS): 60
application launcher: 4
Arcade: 201
audio: 47, 138, 140
equalizer: 140
immersive sound: 140
playing files: 138
steering wheel scroll button: 47
volume control: 138
auto fold: 49
auto high beam: 54
Auto Lane Change: 93
auto tilt: 49
AUTO wipers: 59
automatic emergency braking: 118
automatic navigation: 133
Autopark: 106
autopilot: 114
blind spot collision warning: 114
side collision warning: 114
Autopilot: 83, 86, 91, 93, 106, 108, 117, 120
Auto Lane Change: 93
automatic emergency braking: 117
Autopark: 106
Autosteer: 91
collision avoidance assist: 117
forward collision warning: 117
overtake acceleration: 86
overview: 83
speed assist: 120
speed limit warning: 120
staying within speed limits: 120
Summon: 108
Traffic-Aware Cruise Control: 86
Autopilot components: 83
Autosteer: 91
average range: 68
B
backup camera: 69
battery (12V): 158, 189
complete discharge: 158
specifications: 189
Battery (high voltage): 158, 176, 189
care of: 158
coolant: 176
specifications: 189
temperature limits: 158
battery (key), replacing: 8
blind spot collision warning: 114
Bluetooth: 139, 141
devices, playing audio files from: 139
general information: 141
phone, pairing and using: 141
body repairs: 179
body touch up: 174
Boombox: 203
brakes: 60, 118, 176, 187
automatic in emergencies: 118
fluid level: 176
overview of: 60
specifications: 187
Bumper Clearance (Summon): 108
C
cabin air filter: 131
cabin camera: 22
cabin temperature control: 128
Calendar app: 143
calibrating windows: 13
California Proposition 65: 205
camera (rear view): 69
cameras (autopilot): 83
Camp Mode: 130
car cover: 174
car wash mode: 172
car washes: 172
card: 7
cargo area: 15
cargo volume: 185
Index

carpets, cleaning: 173
CCS (Combo): 157
CE certifications: 207
CHAdeMO: 157
chains: 170
change of ownership: 127
charge port: 159
charge port light: 160
charge port manual release: 161
charge port release cable: 161
charging: 156, 157, 159, 161
charge settings: 161
charging status: 161
components and equipment: 156
instructions: 159
public charging stations: 157
scheduling: 161
charging locations, finding: 135
child protection: 13
disabling rear window switches: 13
child seats: 32
installing and using: 32
child-protection locks: 12
cleaning: 172
climate controls: 128
coat hangers: 22
cold weather best practices: 80
collision avoidance assist: 117
connecting to Wi-Fi: 152
console: 19, 20, 21
12V power socket: 21
opening: 19
rear: 19
USB ports: 20
consumption chart: 68
contact information: 197, 207
roadside assistance: 197
Tesla: 207
copyrights: 203
cruise control: 86
D
dashboard overview: 4
Dashcam: 70
data recording: 204
data sharing: 204
declarations of conformity: 207
delivery mileage: 205
devices: 139
Bluetooth, playing audio files: 139
playing audio files from: 139
dimensions: 184
Dog Mode: 130
dome (map) lights: 53
door handles: 11
door labels: 182
doors: 11, 12
Child Lock: 12
exterior door handles: 11
interior locking and unlocking: 12
locking: 11
opening from exterior: 11
opening from interior: 11
Unlock on Park: 12
unlocking: 11
doors function: 12
Walk-Away Door Lock: 12
drive away locking: 12
Drive gear: 52
driver: 45
profiles: 45
driving: 23, 50, 67
seating position: 23
starting: 50
tips to maximize range: 67
E
Easter Eggs: 201
easy entry, driver profile: 45
EDR (event data recorder): 204
electric parking brake: 62
emergency braking: 117
emergency flashers: 55
Emergency Lane Departure Avoidance: 114
emission label: 181
energy: 56, 61
gained from regenerative braking: 61
range information: 56
Energy app: 68
energy use predictions (navigating): 136
Entertainment: 201
Erase & Reset: 127
event data recording: 204
exterior: 2, 53, 172, 174, 184
car cover: 174
cleaning: 172
dimensions: 184
lights: 53
overview: 2
polishing, touch up, & repair: 174
Index

F
factory defaults, restoring: 127
factory reset: 127
fan speed, interior: 128
favorites (Media Player): 139
Favorites (navigation): 134
FCC certifications: 207
features, downloading new: 153
firmware (software) updates: 153
flash drives, playing audio files from: 139
flashers, warning: 55
floor mats: 174
fluids: 164, 176
replacement intervals: 164
reservoirs, checking: 176
fog lights: 53
forward collision warning: 117
front passenger detection: 40
front trunk: 16
G
garage doors, opening: 149
gates, opening: 149
GAWR: 182
gears: 52
glovebox: 19
Glovebox PIN: 145
Gross Axle Weight Rating: 182
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating: 182
ground clearance: 184
GVWR: 182
H
hazard warning flashers: 55
head supports: 27
headlights: 53, 54
after exit: 54
controlling: 53
high beams: 54
heating: 128
high beam headlights: 54
high voltage: 156, 165, 189
Battery specifications: 189
components: 156
safety: 165
hills, stopping on: 66
Home location: 136
HomeLink: 108, 149
programming and using: 149
when using Summon: 108
hood: 16
horn: 47
hub caps: 168
I
I

lights: 53, 54, 55
hazard warning: 55
headlights after exit: 54
turn signals: 55
load limits: 182
location tracking: 133
locking: 11
lug nut covers: 168
lumbar adjustment: 23
M
maintenance: 164, 166, 172, 175, 176
brake fluid, checking: 176
cleaning: 172
daily checks: 164
fluid replacement intervals: 164
monthly checks: 164
panel, removing: 176
replacing wiper blades: 175
service intervals: 164
tires: 166
washer fluid, topping up: 176
washer jets, cleaning: 175
map orientation: 133
map updates: 137
mats: 174
media: 138
mileage upon delivery: 205
mirrors: 49
mobile app: 154
mobile app access: 154
Mobile Connector: 157, 159
description: 157
using: 159
modifications: 179
motor specifications: 187
my car does what?: 201
N
naming: 126
Navigate on Autopilot: 96
navigating: 133, 134
NCC certifications: 207
Neutral gear: 52
NHTSA, contacting: 207
O
Obstacle-Aware Acceleration: 117
occupancy sensor: 40
occupant classification: 42
Off-Peak Charging: 162
off-road assist: 63
offset from speed limit: 120
Online Routing: 136
opening hood without power: 199
overhang dimensions: 184
overtake acceleration: 86
Owner Information, about: 203
P
Park Assist: 64
Park gear: 52
parking brake: 62
parking, using Autopark: 106
parking, using Summon: 108
parts replacement: 179
passenger detection: 40
passenger front airbag: 40
pedestrian warning: 73
personal data, erasing: 127
phone: 6, 141
authenticating as a key: 6
using: 141
phone app: 142
phone key: 6, 9
adding as a key: 9
removing as a key: 9
PIN: 45
PIN to Drive: 145
power cycling: 50
power socket: 21
power windows: 13
powering on and off: 50
Preconditioning: 162
Proposition 65: 205
public charging stations: 157
R
radio: 138
Radio Frequency information: 207
range: 61, 67
driving tips to maximize: 67
regenerative braking: 61
range assurance: 68
Re-route: 136
reading light: 22
reading lights: 53
rear seats, adjusting and folding: 24
rear view camera: 69
rear window switches, disabling: 13
Index

recent (Media Player): 139
Recents (navigation): 134
recording videos: 70, 147
regenerative braking: 61
relative speed limit: 120
release notes: 153
restarting the touchscreen: 50
Reverse gear: 52
RFID transponders: 179
roadside assistance: 197
roof racks: 184
rotating tires: 167
Round Trip Energy (navigating): 136
S
safety defects, reporting: 207
safety information: 31, 37, 44
airbags: 44
child seats: 37
seat belts: 31
Schedule: 162
schedule service: 154
scheduled charging: 162
scheduled departure: 162
using: 162
seat belts: 29, 30, 173
cleaning: 173
in a collision: 30
overview of: 29
pre-tensioners: 30
wearing when pregnant: 30
seat covers: 28
seat heaters: 128, 130
seating capacity: 182
seats: 23, 128
heaters: 128
second row seats, adjusting and folding: 24
security settings: 145
sensors: 83
Sentry Mode: 145
service data recording: 204
service intervals: 164
Settings, erasing: 127
shifting gears: 52
Show Calendar Upon Entry: 143
Side Clearance (Summon): 108
side collision warning: 114
slip start: 63
Smart Summon: 111
smartphone: 6
authenticating as a key: 6
Software Reinstall: 153
software reset: 127
software update preferences: 153
software updates: 153
specifications: 184, 185, 187, 189
12V battery: 189
brakes: 187
cargo volume: 185
dimensions: 184
exterior: 184
High Voltage Battery: 189
interior: 184
motor: 187
steering: 187
subsystems: 187
suspension: 189
tires: 189
transmission: 187
weights: 187
wheels: 189
speed assist: 120
Speed Limit Mode: 126
speed limit warning: 120
stability control: 63
starting: 50
steering specifications: 187
steering wheel: 53
lights, controlling: 53
steering, automatic: 91
streaming radio: 138
streaming services: 138
summer tires: 170
Summon: 108
Summon Distance: 108
supercharging: 163
described: 163
idle fees: 163
pay-per-use fees: 163
suspension specifications: 189
T
telematics: 204
temperature: 47, 56, 128, 158, 192
Battery (high voltage), limits: 158
cabin, controls for: 128
heated steering wheel: 47
outside: 56
tires: 192
Teslacam: 70
Index

third row seats, accessing: 25
third row seats, folding and raising: 26
tie-down straps: 199
tilt/intrusion detection: 145
Tire and Loading Information label: 182
tire noise: 170
Tire Pressure Monitoring System: 169
overview of: 169
tire pressures, checking: 166
tires: 166, 167, 170, 189, 190, 192
all-season: 170
balancing: 167
chains: 170
inspecting and maintaining: 166
pressures, how to check: 166
quality grading: 192
replacing: 167
replacing a tire sensor: 170
rotation: 167
specification: 189
summer: 170
temperature grades: 192
tire markings: 190
traction grade: 192
treadwear grade: 192
wheel configuration: 166
winter: 170
toll system transponders, attaching: 179
torque specifications: 187
touch up body: 174
touchscreen: 4, 47, 153, 173
cleaning: 173
overview: 4
restarting: 47
software updates: 153
towing a trailer: 74
towing instructions: 197
Toybox: 201
TPMS: 169
overview of: 169
Tracking Disabled: 133
traction control: 63
trademarks: 203
Traffic Light and Stop Sign Control: 99
Traffic-Aware Cruise Control: 86
trailer, towing: 74
transmission specifications: 187
transponders, attaching: 179
Transport Canada, contacting: 207
Transport Mode: 197
transporting: 197
trip chart: 68
Trip Planner: 136
trunk, front: 16
trunk, rear: 14
turn signals: 55
U
ultrasonic sensors: 83
uniform tire quality grading: 192
Unlock On Park: 12
unlocking: 11
USB devices: 20, 139
connecting: 20
playing audio files from: 139
USB flash drive: 145
USB ports: 20
V
Valet mode: 45
vehicle certification label: 182
Vehicle Hold: 66
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 181
vehicle loading: 182
ventilation: 130
videos and recording: 70, 147
VIN (Vehicle Identification Number): 181
volume control: 4
volume control (media): 138
W
Walk-Away Door Lock: 12
Wall Connector: 157
warning flashers: 55
washer fluid, topping up: 176
washer jets, cleaning: 175
washers, using: 59
weight specifications: 187
wheel chocks: 199
wheels: 167, 168, 189
aero covers, removing and installing: 168
alignment: 167
lug nut covers, removing and installing: 168
replacing: 167
specifications: 189
torque: 189
Wi-Fi, connecting to: 152
windows, calibrating: 13
windshield washer fluid, topping up: 176
winter tires: 170
Index