Using Track Mode
Track Mode is always disabled when you start Model S. To enable Track Mode for your current drive, shift into Park and follow these steps:
- Touch
When enabled, TRACK displays on the instrument panel above the driving speed, and a Track Mode popup appears on the map. The instrument panel displays a color-coded image of your Model S that provides you with important at-a-glance status information about the Battery, the motors, and the brakes. See Monitoring Vehicle Health.
. - If desired, customize the Track Mode settings by touching Track Mode Settings on the Track Mode popup (see Customizing Track Mode). You can also access the Track Mode settings by touching , then touching Customize next to the Track Mode setting.
- To use the Lap Timer, follow the onscreen instructions to drop a pin on the map to define the lap’s start/finish location. Then press START on the Lap Timer to begin your driving session. Once started, the Lap Timer starts counting when you drive Model S past the lap’s start/finish location where you dropped the pin. See Using the Lap Timer.
- Shift into gear and GO!
If you started the Lap Timer, each time you pass the start/finish location, the timer resets for the next lap. See Using the Lap Timer.
A real-time accelerometer (G-meter) appears on the instrument panel. See G-Meter.
When Track Mode is on:
- Autopilot features are unavailable.
- The Slip Start setting is overridden.
- Energy usage increases.
- Entertainment features are unavailable.
Use the touchscreen setting to turn Track Mode off at any time. Powering off Model S also turns off Track Mode (although it may still appear on the touchscreen if Post-Drive cooling is in progress). When Track Mode is off, all settings return to their previous state and all features return to their normal operating state.