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• The key remains within range for ﬁve minutes after

all doors have been closed.

In these cases, extend door handles by touching one of

them, or by pressing the unlock button on the key.

There is no need to reset the setting. The next time you

approach

Model S, provided the above conditions do

not apply, handles automatically extend.

Whenever a door is open, the Door

Open indicator displays on the

instrument panel. Also, the image of the

Model S on the touchscreen's Controls >

Quick Controls window also provides a

visual representation of an open door or

trunk.

Opening Doors from the Interior

To open a door, pull the interior door handle toward

you.

NOTE: To prevent children from opening rear doors

using the interior handles, use the touchscreen,

Controls > Vehicle > Child-Protection Lock, to turn on

the child-protection locks (see Child-Protection Lock on

page 12).

Interior Locking and Unlocking

From inside Model S, you can use the touchscreen to

lock or unlock doors and trunks, provided a valid key is

inside the vehicle. Touch the lock icon on the

touchscreen's status bar.

When you stop Model S and engage the Park gear, you

can choose whether you want doors to unlock or

remain locked. To do so, touch Controls > Vehicle >

Unlock on Park. When enabled, doors automatically

unlock when you engage the Park gear.

You can also unlock doors

and present handles by

pressing the Park button on the end of the gear

selector a second time (for example, after pressing it

one time to engage the Park gear).

NOTE: If a door or trunk is still open when you lock

Model S, it locks when you close it.

Door Unlock Mode

You can choose to unlock only the driver's door when

you approach your vehicle carrying your key or when

you shift into Park. To do so, touch

Controls > Vehicle >

Driver Door Unlock Mode.

Child-Protection Lock

Model S has child-protection locks on the rear doors

and liftgate to prevent them from being opened using

interior handles. Use the touchscreen to turn child-

protection locks on or

o. Touch Controls > Vehicle >

Child-Protection Lock.

NOTE: It is recommended that you turn child-protection

locks on whenever children are seated in the rear seats.

Drive Away Locking

Model S automatically locks all doors (including the

trunks) whenever your driving speed exceeds 8 km/h.

Walk-Away Locking

Doors and trunks automatically lock whenever you walk

away carrying the key or if the key is otherwise not

detected by your vehicle (not present, dead battery,

etc.).

To turn this feature on or o, touch Controls > Vehicle >

Walk-Away Door Lock.

NOTE: Depending on date of manufacture and options

selected at time of purchase, some Model S vehicles are

not equipped with the Walk-Away Locking.

NOTE: If Model S detects an authenticated key for ﬁve

minutes after you exit the vehicle and close all doors,

Walk-Away Lock disables and will not lock when you

leave with the key. You will need to manually lock your

vehicle until after your next drive.

NOTE: If all doors are closed and you use the key to

unlock Model S, walk away locking is temporarily

suspended for one minute. If you open a door within

this minute, it does not re-lock until after all the doors

are closed and you have walked away with the key.

NOTE: If your vehicle was unlocked using the mobile

app, it automatically locks after a short period of time

with all doors closed. If parking in an area without

cellular service, such as an indoor parking garage,

ensure that you have a functional key fob readily

available.

Keys and Doors

12 MODEL S OWNER'S MANUAL

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