Gears
Shifting Gears
Park
With Model X stopped, press the end of the
gear selector. Whenever Model X is in Park,
the parking brake is applied.
When Model X is in Park, you must press the
brake to shift to another gear.
Move the lever up or down to change gears.
Model X automatically shifts into Park
whenever you:
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Leave the vehicle.
Connect a charge cable.
To make it convenient to pick up passengers,
you can also unlock all doors and/or extend
the door handles at any time by shifting into
the Park gear then pressing the Park button a
second time.
If you try to shift into a gear that the current
driving speed prohibits, you will hear a chime
and the gear does not change.
Keeping Your Vehicle in Neutral
(Tow Mode)
Reverse
Push the lever all the way up and release. You
can only shift into Reverse when Model X is
stopped or moving less than 8 km/h. If moving
less than 1.6 km/h, you must press the brake.
Model X automatically shifts into Park
whenever youfinish driving and leave
Model X. To keep Model X in Neutral when you
exit, allowing it to roll freely (for example,
pulling onto a transporter, etc.), activate Tow
mode:
Neutral
Push the lever up or down to thefirst position
and release to shift into Neutral. Neutral allows
Model X to roll freely.
1.
2.
3.
Shift into Park.
Press the brake pedal.
Touch Controls > Settings > Service &
Reset > Tow Mode.
If Model X is in Park and you use the
touchscreen to release the parking brake
(Controls > E-Brake & PowerOff), Model X
shifts into Neutral (see Parking Brake on page
55).
Model X beeps, and shifts into Neutral (which
releases the parking brake).
When Tow mode is active, Model X
displays this indicator light on the
instrument panel, along with a
message telling you that Model X will
remain free rolling.
Model X automatically shifts into Park when
you exit. To leave Model X in Neutral, use the
touchscreen to engage Tow mode (see
Keeping Your Vehicle in Neutral (Tow Mode)
on page 42).
Note: In Tow mode, Model X does not shift
into a driving gear. To cancel Tow mode, shift
into Park or touch Tow mode again. Tow mode
also cancels if you use the touchscreen to
apply the parking brake (Controls > E-Brake &
PowerOff > Parking Brake).
Drive
Push the lever all the way down and release.
You can shift into Drive when Model X is
stopped or moving less than 8 km/h in
Reverse. If Model X is moving less than
1.6
km/h, you must press the brake to shift into
Drive.
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Model X Owner's Manual
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