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Instruments
6-14 Driving your vehicle
Power Limit. Illuminates amber
when the vehicle’s power is being
limited. This could possibly be caused by
overheating of a component, or if the
remaining charge level of the Battery is
less than 20%. Power will be restored
automatically when conditions are
appropriate.
Rear fog lamp. Illuminates amber
when the rear fog lamp is turned
on.
High beam. Illuminates blue when
the headlight high beams are
selected.
Charge indicator. Flashes amber
when the vehicle is charging.
Charge indicator. Illuminates red
when the charging port door is
open and the vehicle is not charging.
Traction control disabled.
Illuminates when the traction
control has been manually disabled.
Traction control active. Briefly
illuminates in situations where
traction control is in use.
Alarm system active. Flashes red
when the vehicle is locked and the
alarm system is active.
Doors locked. Illuminates green
when the vehicle is locked but the
alarm system is not active. Occurs when
the doors are locked and you are driving,
or if the doors have been locked from
inside the vehicle.
Cruise control. Illuminates green
when the cruise control system is
operating.
ABS indicator. Illuminates when an
ABS fault is detected. Contact Tesla
Motors or an authorised repairer as soon
as possible.
Hand brake. Illuminates red when
the hand brake is applied.
Brake indicator. Illuminates red
when the hand brake is applied. If
the indicator illuminates at any other time,
a fault with the brake system has been
detected.
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Indicator permanently illuminated -
brake fluid level is low.
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Indicator flashing - fault with the brake
system is detected.
WARNING: Driving the vehicle with
the brake indicator illuminated could
result in fatal or serious injury. Stop the
vehicle as soon as safety permits and seek
qualified assistance.
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Frost warning. Illuminates amber
when the temperature outside the
vehicle falls below 3° C (37° F).
Extinguishes when the temperature rises
above 5° C (41° F).
Airbag warning. Illuminates red
during the system check that
occurs when the key is turned to the ON
position. This indicator should extinguish
within approximately six seconds.
If the light fails to illuminate, or fails to
extinguish after six seconds, a fault has
occurred. Contact Tesla Motors or an
authorised repairer urgently to have the
fault remedied.
WARNING: If the airbag indicator is
illuminated, the airbag system will be
deactivated and in the event of an
accident the airbags may not inflate.
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Non-critical fault. Illuminates amber
when a non-critical fault is
detected. The touch screen will display a
message describing the fault. Contact
Tesla Motors or an authorised repairer as
soon as possible.
Critical fault. Illuminates red when a
critical fault is detected. This is
usually accompanied by the inability to
drive the vehicle and a shutdown of all
electrical systems. The touch screen will
display a message describing the fault.
Stop the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do
so, and seek qualified assistance
immediately.
Tyre pressure indicator. Illuminates
amber when the pressure of a tyre
is out of range. If a fault with the Tyre
Pressure Monitoring (TPM) system is
detected, the warning indicator flashes.
Check the touch screen for more
information.
TC
TC
CRUISE
BRAKE
FAULT
FAULT