High Beam Headlights
Push 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 briefly flash the high beam headlights, pull
the lever towards you.
The high beam headlights can automatically
switch to low beam when there is light
detected in front of Model S (for example,
from an oncoming vehicle). To turn this
feature on or off, touch
Controls
>
Lights
>
Auto High Beam
.
NOTE:
Your chosen setting is retained until
you manually change it.
In situations where high beams are turned off
because AUTO HIGH BEAM is turned on and
light is detected in front of Model S, you can
temporarily turn on high beams by pulling the
lever all the way toward you.
The following indicator lights are visible on
the instrument panel to show the status of
the headlights:
Low beam headlights are
on.
High beam headlights are
on. Illuminates when high
beams are on but the
Auto High Beam setting is
turned off or if the Auto
High Beam setting is
turned on but is
temporarily unavailable.
High beams are currently
turned on, and Auto High
Beam is ready to turn off
the high beams if light is
detected in front of
Model S.
High beams are
temporarily turned off
because Auto High Beam
is on and is detecting light
in front of Model S. When
light is no longer
detected, the high beams
will automatically turn
back on.
WARNING:
Auto High Beam is an aid
only and is subject to limitations. It is
the driver's responsibility to make sure
that the headlights are always
adjusted as appropriate for the
weather conditions and driving
circumstances.
Headlights After Exit
When you stop driving and park Model S in
low lighting conditions, the exterior lights
remain on. They automatically turn off after
one minute or when you lock Model S.
You can turn this feature on and off by
touching
Controls
>
Lights
>
Headlights After
Exit
. When
Headlights After Exit
is off, the
headlights turn off when you engage the Park
gear and open a door.
Adaptive Front Lighting System
(AFS)
If equipped, the Adaptive Front Lighting
System (AFS) automatically adjusts the beam
of the headlights to improve your driving
view. Electric sensors measure driving speed,
steering angle and yaw (the rotation of the
car around the vertical axis) to determine the
optimum position of the headlights based on
current driving conditions. For example, to
improve visibility while driving on winding
roads at night, the AFS casts the beam in the
direction of the curve. When low beam
headlights are turned on and when driving at
lower speeds, AFS improves lateral
illumination to increase the visibility of
Lights
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Driving
