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Traffic-Aware Cruise Control in the lane of travel. There may be situations in which Traffic-Aware Cruise Control does not detect a vehicle, bicycle, or pedestrian. Depending on Traffic- Aware Cruise Control to avoid a collision can result in serious injury or death. Warning: Traffic-Aware Cruise Control may react to vehicles or objects that The instrument panel displays the Cruiseeither do not exist or are not in the lane message above the speedometer (see of travel, causing Model S to slow down Instrument Panel Indicator Lights on pageunnecessarily or inappropriately 62) and a tick mark at the edge of the speedometer indicates the set speed.Warning: Traffic-Aware Cruise Control You can now release the accelerator pedalmay misjudge the distance from a vehicle and allow Traffic-Aware Cruise Control toahead. Always watch the road in front of maintain your set speed. When no vehicle isyou. It is the driver's responsibility to detected ahead, Traffic-Aware Cruise Controlmaintain a safe distance from a vehicle maintains the set speed. If a vehicle isahead of you. detected, Traffic-Aware Cruise ControlWarning: When you enable Traffic-Aware maintains your chosen following distance, upCruise Control in a situation where you to the set speed, decelerating Model S asare closely following the vehicle in front needed. When the vehicle you are following isof you, Model S may apply the brakes to no longer detected, Traffic Aware Cruisemaintain the selected distance. Control accelerates back to the set speed.Warning: Traffic-Aware Cruise Control You can accelerate at any time when drivinghas limited deceleration ability and may at a set speed using Traffic-Aware Cruisebe unable to apply enough braking to Control. But when you release the accelerator,avoid a collision if a vehicle in front slows Model S returns to the set speed. suddenly, or if a vehicle enters your When following a vehicle, Traffic-Awaredriving lane in front of you. Never depend Cruise Control remains active at low speeds. Ifon Traffic-Aware Cruise Control to slow Model S comes to a standstill and remainsdown the vehicle enough to prevent a stationary for approximately three secondscollision. Always keep your eyes on the (slightly longer when driving on highwayroad when driving and be prepared to conditions), you will need to resume Traffic-take corrective action as needed. Aware Cruise Control by pressing theDepending on Traffic-Aware Cruise accelerator pedal or pulling the cruise controlControl to slow the vehicle down enough lever toward you (see Canceling andto prevent a collision can result in serious Resuming on page 64). A message displaysinjury or death. on the instrument panel that you need toWarning: Driving downhill can increase resume Traffic-Aware Cruise Control.driving speed, causing Model S to exceed When Traffic-Aware Cruise Control is activelyyour set speed. Hills can also make it slowing down Model S to maintain themore difficult for Model S to slow down selected distance from the vehicle ahead,enough to maintain the chosen following brake lights turn on to alert other road usersdistance from the vehicle ahead. that you are slowing down. You may alsoWarning: Traffic-Aware Cruise Control notice slight movement of the brake pedal.may occasionally brake Model S when not Warning: Do not depend on Traffic-required based on the distance from a Aware Cruise Control to adequately andvehicle ahead. This can be caused by appropriately slow down Model S. Alwaysvehicles in adjacent lanes (especially on watch the road in front of you and staycurves), or by stationary objects. prepared to brake at all times. Traffic- Aware Cruise Control does not eliminate the need to apply the brakes as needed, even at slow speeds. Warning: Traffic-Aware Cruise Control can not detect all objects and may not detect a stationary vehicle or other object Driving 61

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