Tesla S 2017, Owner'S Manual

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Creating a Driver Profile
You only need to adjust Model S once. When
you first adjust the driver’s seat, steering
wheel, or driver’s side mirror, the touchscreen
prompts you to create a driver profile to save
these adjustments. Your profile also saves
some of the preferences you make using the
touchscreen’s Settings window.
To add a new driver profile, touch
Controls >
Settings > Driver Profiles (you can also touch
the driver icon on the touchscreen's status
bar). Then touch Add New Driver , type the
driver's name and touch Create Profile . Follow
the onscreen instructions to save the seating
position to the driver profile. You can also
check the Use Easy Entry checkbox if you
want to save (or use existing) Easy Entry
settings in which the driver's seat and the
steering wheel are automatically adjusted to
make it easy to enter and exit Model S
(described below).
If you change the position of the steering
wheel, driver’s seat, or driver’s side mirror
after you have saved or chosen a driver
profile, the touchscreen prompts you to save
the new position or restore the previously
saved position (other settings are
automatically saved). To change a setting
without saving or restoring, just ignore the
prompt.
To adjust Model S based on a driver’s profile,
touch the driver profile icon and choose the
driver name. The saved adjustments are
automatically made.
Note: Valet Mode is a built-in driver profile
used to limit speed and restrict access to
some Model S features (see
Valet Mode on
page 40).
Note: Depending on date of manufacture and
options selected at time of purchase, some
Model S vehicles are not equipped with the
driver profile feature. Also, in cases where the
vehicle is equipped with driver profiles, some
features may not be automatically saved and
adjusted based on the driver profile (for
example, mirror position).
Easy Entry
You can define an Easy Entry setting that
moves the steering wheel and driver's seat to
make it easy to enter and exit Model S. Any
driver can use the Easy Entry setting by
associating it with their driver's profile. When
the Easy Entry setting is associated with a
driver's profile, the steering wheel and driver's
seat automatically adjust when the park gear
is engaged, allowing an easy exit. When
returning to the vehicle and stepping on the
brake pedal, settings automatically adjust
back to the settings used by the most recent
driver profile (or based on the key if it's linked
to a driver profile).
To set up Easy Entry, touch
Controls >
Settings > Driver Profiles (or touch the driver
icon on the touchscreen's status bar). Choose
a driver profile, check the Easy Entry
checkbox and follow the onscreen instructions
to save how you want the steering wheel and
seat positioned when entering and exiting
Model S. Once created, the Easy Entry profile
appears on the driver profile list and any
driver can use these settings to enter and exit.
To use
Easy Entry with a driver profile, ensure
the Use Easy Entry checkbox is checked.
Restoring a Driver’s Profile
To adjust Model S based on a driver’s
profile, touch the driver profile icon
on the touchscreen's status bar. Then
choose the driver and Model S is
adjusted based on the settings that
have been saved to the chosen
driver profile.
See What's Saved
To see what settings are associated with a
driver profile, touch
Controls > Settings >
Driver Profiles . Then touch See what’s saved .
A popup window lists all the settings that are
saved to driver profiles.
Note: The settings that are associated with
driver profiles may vary depending on the
version of software currently installed on your
Model S
Driver Profiles
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