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Controlling Lights
Touch Controls > Lights on the touchscreen to control
the lights.
In addition to the lights that you can control from the
touchscreen, Model 3 has convenience lights that
operate automatically based on what you are doing. For
example, in low ambient lighting conditions, the interior
lights, marker lights, tail lights, and puddle lights turn
on when you unlock
Model 3, when you open a door,
and when you shift into Park. They turn o after a
minute or two or when you shift into a driving gear or
lock
Model 3.
NOTE: The image below is provided for demonstration
purposes only. Depending on vehicle options, software
version and market region, your touchscreen may
appear slightly dierent.
1.
Exterior lights (headlights, tail lights, side marker
lights, parking lights, and license plate lights) are set
to
AUTO each time you start Model 3. When set to
AUTO, exterior lights automatically turn on when
driving in low lighting conditions. If you change to a
dierent setting, lights always revert to AUTO on
your next drive.
Touch one of these options to temporarily change
the exterior light setting:
◦
OFF: Exterior lights turn o until you manually
turn them back on or until the next time you
drive.
◦ PARKING
: Only the exterior side marker lights,
parking lights, tail lights and license plate lights
turn on.
◦ ON: Exterior lights turn on.
NOTE: Any exterior lights (for example, daytime
running lights) that are required to remain on in your
market region will turn on as appropriate when
driving, when parked on
specific types of roads, etc.
NOTE: If equipped with the premium package,
Model 3 has a series of LED lights along the rim of
the headlights, also referred to as "signature" lights.
These lights automatically turn on whenever Model 3
is powered on and a driving gear (Drive or Reverse)
is engaged.
CAUTION:
The rear tail lights are o while
daytime running lights are on. Be sure the rear
lights are on during low rear visibility
conditions (for example, when it is dark, foggy,
snowy, or the road is wet, etc.). Failure to do so
can cause damage or serious injury.
WARNING:
Always ensure that your headlights
are on during low visibility conditions. Failure
to do so may result in a collision.
2.
A separate control is available to turn on fog lights
(if equipped). When on, fog lights operate whenever
low beam headlights are on. When headlights are
turned
o, fog lights also turn o.
3.
Turn the interior dome (map) lights on or o. If set
to AUTO, all interior dome lights turn on when you
unlock Model 3, open a door upon exiting, or shift
into Park.
You can also manually turn an individual dome light
on or o by pressing its lens. If you manually turn a
dome light on, it turns o when Model 3 powers o.
If Model 3 was already powered o when you
manually turned the light on, it turns o after 60
minutes.
4.
If you turn on AMBIENT LIGHTS, interior ambient
lights turn on whenever the headlights are on (if
equipped with the premium package).
NOTE: To control the backlighting on the steering
wheel buttons, touch
Controls > Lights > Steering
Wheel Lights. If o, they do not turn on when
headlights are on.
Lights
54 MODEL 3 OWNER'S MANUAL
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