Gears Drive Shifting Gears When Model 3 is in Park, you must press the Push the lever all the way down and release. brake to shift to another gear. You can shift into Drive when Model 3 is stopped or moving less than 5 mph (8 km/h) Move the lever up or down to change gears. in Reverse. If Model 3 is moving less than 1 mph (1.6 km/h), you must press the brake to shift into Drive. Note: When in Drive, push the lever all the way down and release to enable Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (see Traffic-Aware Cruise Control on page 58). Push the lever all the way down twice in quick succession to enable Autosteer (see Autosteer on page 63). Park With Model 3 stopped, press the end of the gear selector. Whenever Model 3 is in Park, the parking brake is applied. If you try to shift into a gear that the current Model 3 automatically shifts into Park driving speed prohibits, a chime sounds and whenever you: the gear does not change. • Leave the vehicle. • Connect a charge cable. Reverse To make it convenient to pick up passengers, Push the lever all the way up and release. You you can also unlock all doors at any time by can only shift into Reverse when Model 3 is shifting into Park then pressing the Park stopped or moving less than 5 mph (8 km/h). button a second time. If moving less than 1 mph (1.6 km/h), you must press the brake. Neutral Push the lever up or down to the first position and release to shift into Neutral. Neutral allows Model 3 to roll freely. If Model 3 is in Park and you use the touchscreen to release the parking brake (Controls > Safety & Security), Model 3 shifts into Neutral (see Parking Brake on page 47). Model 3 automatically shifts into Park when you exit. 38 Model 3 Owner's Manual
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