2015 Tesla S Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2015 Tesla S lists four trims for this year, Base, 85D, P85D and Signature. The car is a 4-door sedan built around a battery-electric drive (EV). There is no engine displacement or fuel system to document, so the specifications concentrate on the electric drive, steering, suspension and brakes. Torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics carry through the body and chassis electrical systems.

Engines covered

• Battery-electric drive (EV)

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan

Trims covered

• Base
• 85D
• P85D
• Signature

Known issues on the 2015 S. Owners filed 667 complaints about the 2015 S, the largest share (265) on the electrical system, followed by the suspension at 149 and steering at 51; 70 of those complaints reported a crash, 12 a fire, 17 an injury and 3 a death. Nine recalls sit alongside them. In certain cars whose center display combines an NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor with 8GB eMMC flash memory, that memory can wear to the point that the rear camera image, defrost controls and exterior turn signals stop working. Certain others showed the brake, parking brake and ABS warning symbols in lettering too small to read at a glance, corrected by a software update. Diagnostics and wiring diagrams address the display and lighting circuits, with procedures and torque values for the suspension.