book.book Page 7 Friday, July 19, 2013 12:53 PM Charging Model S Changing Charge Settings 3. Location-specific schedule The charge settings screen displays on the With Model S in Park, set a specific time touchscreen whenever the charge port door is when you want Model S to begin charging open. at the current location. If, at the scheduled To display charge settings at any time, time, Model S is not plugged in at the touch the Battery icon on the top of the location, it will start charging as soon as you touchscreen, or touch Controls > Charging plug it in as long as you are plugging it in (located in the upper right portion of the within six hours of the scheduled time. If Controls screen). you plug in after six hours, Model S does not start charging until the scheduled time on The following illustration is provided for the next day. To override this setting, touch demonstration purposes only and may vary Start Charging or Stop Charging (see slightly depending on the software version and item 4). When you set a scheduled market region of your Model S. charging time, Model S displays the set time on the instrument panel and the touchscreen. 4. Touch to open the charge port door or to start (or stop) charging. 5. The current automatically sets to the maximum current available from the attached charging cable, unless it was previously reduced to a lower level. For 3-phase charging, the available current represents the current per phase (up to 32 amps). During charging, the right status flag displays the 3-phase symbol in front of the displayed current. If needed, touch the up/down arrows to change the current (for example, you may want to reduce the current if you are 1. Charge status messages (such as Charging concerned about overloading a domestic Scheduled, Charging In Progress) display wiring circuit shared by other equipment). here. It is not possible to set the charging current 2. Adjust the charge limit based on your to a level that exceeds the maximum anticipated driving needs. Touch Set available from the attached charge cable. Charge Limit, then drag the slider bar to the When you change the current, Model S desired charge level. You can charge to any remembers the location. So if you level from 50% to 100%. For daily driving, subsequently charge at the same location, charge between 50% and 90% to improve you do not need to change it again. battery longevity. Charge above 90% for NOTE: Reducing the current increases trips requiring maximum range. The setting charging time. you choose applies to both immediate and scheduled charging sessions. CHARGING 6.7