Lane Assist
Controlling Lane Assist Warnings
In addition, Model S may not steer away from
an adjacent vehicle, or may unnecessarily
apply steering, if:
To turn Lane Departure Warning on oroff,
touch Controls > Settings > Driver
Assistance > Lane Departure Warning.
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You are driving Model S on sharp corners
or on a curve at a relatively high speed.
You are drifting into another lane but an
object (such as a vehicle) is not present.
A vehicle in another lane cuts in front of
you or drifts into your driving lane.
Model S is traveling less than 18 mph (30
km/h) or over 85 mph (140 km/h).
To turn Side Collision Warning on oroff, touch
Controls > Settings > Driver Assistance > Side
Collision Warning.
Note: Your chosen settings are retained until
you manually change them. They are also
saved in your driverprofile.
One or more of the ultrasonic sensors is
damaged, dirty, or obstructed (such as by
mud, ice, or snow).
Limitations and Inaccuracies
Lane Assist can not always clearly detect lane
markings and you may experience
unnecessary or invalid lane departure
warnings in these situations:
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Weather conditions (heavy rain, snow, fog,
or extremely hot or cold temperatures)
are interfering with sensor operation.
The sensors areaffected by other
electrical equipment or devices that
generate ultrasonic waves.
An object mounted to Model S (such as a
bike rack or a bumper sticker) is
interfering with or obstructing a sensor.
Visibility is poor and lane markings are not
clearly visible (due to heavy rain, snow,
fog, etc.).
Bright light (oncoming headlights or
direct sunlight) is interfering with the
camera's view.
Lane markings are excessively worn, have
been adjusted due to road construction or
are changing quickly (for example, lanes
branchingoff, crossing over, or merging).
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Visibility is poor and lane markings are not
clearly visible (due to heavy rain, snow,
fog, etc.). The exact detection zone of the
ultrasonic sensors vary depending on
environmental conditions.
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Bright light (oncoming headlights or
direct sunlight) is interfering with the
camera's view.
Model S is being driven very close to a
vehicle in front of it which is blocking the
camera's view.
The windshield area in the camera'sfield
of view is obstructed (fogged over, dirty,
covered by a sticker, etc.).
Lane markings are excessively worn, have
been adjusted due to road construction or
are changing quickly (for example, lanes
branchingoff, crossing over, or merging).
Warning: The lists above do not represent
an exhaustive list of situations that may
interfere with the Lane Assist warnings.
Lane Assist may fail to provide warnings
for many other reasons. To avoid a
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The road is narrow or winding.
Objects or landscape features are casting
strong shadows on lane markers.
collision, stay alert and always pay
attention to the roadway when driving
Model S so you can anticipate the need to
take corrective action as early as possible.
Side Collision Warning may not provide
warnings, or may apply inappropriate
warnings, in these situations:
Caution: If a fault occurs with the Lane
Assist system, Model S displays an alert.
Contact Tesla Service.
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One or more of the ultrasonic sensors is
damaged, dirty, or obstructed (such as by
mud, ice, or snow).
Weather conditions (heavy rain, snow, fog,
or extremely hot or cold temperatures)
are interfering with sensor operation.
The sensors areaffected by other
electrical equipment or devices that
generate ultrasonic waves.
An object that is mounted to Model S is
interfering with and/or obstructing a
sensor (such as a bike rack or a bumper
sticker).
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