Summon
WARNING: Always ensure that
Model 3 is fully in or out of a
garage before HomeLink lowers
the garage door. Summon and
Smart Summon (if equipped)
cannot detect where an overhead
door will lower.
NOTE: You can also initiate the parking
maneuver from inside the vehicle (see
Starting Summon Before Exiting the
Vehicle on page 137).
Summon shifts Model 3 into Drive or Reverse
(based on the direction you specified) and
drives into or out of the parking space. When
parking is complete, or if an obstacle is
detected, Summon shifts Model 3 into Park.
Summon shifts Model 3 into Park when:
NOTE: When enabled, the HomeLink
device automatically opens and closes
when using Summon, and automatically
opens as needed when using Smart
Summon (if equipped). To automate
HomeLink in other situations (such as
normal driving), you must adjust the
HomeLink device's main settings by
touching the HomeLink icon at the top of
the touchscreen (see HomeLink Universal
Transceiver on page 185).
• Model 3 detects an obstacle in its driving
path (within the Bumper Clearance
setting that you specified).
• Summon has moved Model 3 the
maximum distance of 39 feet (12 meters).
• You release the FORWARD or REVERSE
button (when Require Continuous Press is
turned on).
NOTE: The above settings, with the exception
of HomeLink, apply only to Summon—not
Smart Summon, if equipped (see Before
Using Smart Summon on page 139). You
cannot customize Smart Summon's bumper
clearance, distance, and side clearance. And
when using Smart Summon, you must always
hold down the button on the mobile app to
keep Model 3 moving. Also, Smart Summon
operates with the mobile app only—not the
key fob accessory.
• You press any button to manually stop
Summon.
If you used Summon to park Model 3, you can
then use Summon to return Model 3 back to
its original position (provided the vehicle has
remained in Park), or to the maximum
Summon Distance that you have specified
(whichever comes first). Simply specify the
opposite direction on the mobile app and
Summon moves the vehicle along the original
path, provided no obstructions have been
introduced. If the ultrasonic sensors detect an
obstacle, Summon attempts to avoid the
obstacle while staying very close to its
original path (Summon does not steer around
obstacles).
NOTE: All settings are retained until you
manually change them.
Using Summon to Park and
Retrieve your Vehicle
Follow these steps to use Summon to park
your Model 3:
NOTE: To move Summon multiple times in the
same direction (not to exceed the maximum
of 39 feet (12 meters), cancel Summon and
then restart the parking process using the
same direction.
• Align Model 3 within 39 feet (12 meters)
of the parking space so Model 3 can
follow a straight path into or out of the
space in either Drive or Reverse.
NOTE: Although Summon can move Model 3
a short distance laterally to avoid an obstacle,
it does not attempt to steer around an
obstacle to return the vehicle to its original
driving path. Only Smart Summon (if
equipped) can steer the vehicle around
objects.
• From outside the vehicle, initiate the
parking maneuver by touching Summon
on the mobile app, then holding down the
FORWARD or REVERSE button.
NOTE: If the Require Continuous Press
setting is NO, you do not need to hold
down the button, just press and release.
NOTE: If you release the direction button on
the mobile app, Summon stops moving Model
3.
NOTE: Summon requires that Model 3 can
detect a valid key nearby.
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