Owner's Guide

5. If you turn on Auto High Beam, your
vehicle automatically switches from high
beam headlights to low beam headlights
when light is detected in front of Model 3.
See High Beam Headlights on page 50.
6. If you turn on Headlights after Exit, the
exterior lights remain on for a short period
of time after you stop driving and park
Model 3 in low lighting conditions. See
Headlights After Exit on page 50.
7. If you turn on Steering Wheel Lights, the
arrows associated with the scroll buttons
are backlit in low ambient lighting
conditions.
High Beam Headlights
Push the left-hand steering column lever away
from you and release to turn the high beam
headlights on continuously. To cancel, push
the lever away from you again.
To briefly flash the high beam headlights, pull
the lever towards you and release.
The high beam headlights can automatically
switch to low beam when there is light
detected in front of Model 3 (for example,
from an oncoming vehicle). To turn this
feature on or o, touch Controls > Lights >
Auto High Beam.
Note: Your chosen setting is retained until you
manually change it.
In situations where Auto High Beam is turned
on but the high beams are turned o because
light is detected in front of Model 3, you can
temporarily turn on the high beams by pulling
the lever toward you.
The following indicator lights are visible on the
touchscreen to show the status of the
headlights:
Low beam headlights are on.
High beam headlights are on and
Auto High Beam is disabled or
currently unavailable.
Auto High Beam is enabled and high
beams are on. Model 3 is ready to
turn o the high beams if light is
detected.
Auto High Beam is enabled but high
beams are not on because light is
detected in front of Model 3. When
light is no longer detected, high
beams 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 appropriately adjusted
for weather conditions and driving
circumstances.
Headlights After Exit
When Headlights after Exit is on, the exterior
headlights remain on when you stop driving
and park Model 3 in low lighting conditions.
They automatically turn o after one minute
or when Model 3 locks. When o, headlights
turn o when you engage the Park gear and
open a door.
To turn this feature on or o, touch Controls >
Lights > Headlights after Exit.
Headlight Adjustments
To adjust the angle of the headlights, touch
Controls > Service > Adjust Headlights, then
follow the onscreen instructions. You can
choose which headlight you would like to
adjust by selecting it on the touchscreen.
Warning:
Proceed with caution when
adjusting headlights. Tesla has carefully
calibrated the position of the headlights
to be in an optimum position for most
driving scenarios. Tesla recommends that
you do not adjust headlights unless you
are familiar with how headlights should
be adjusted. Once adjusted, you will be
unable to automatically restore them to
their originally calibrated position.
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