Operation Manual

You can also select the operating mode of the
hybrid drive system (
Y page 243).
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Area = to ? (CHARGE):
This shows the recuperated energy which is
stored in the high-voltage battery as electrical
energy.
When the display reaches lower limit ?, the
maximum recuperative braking power has
been exhausted. The mechanical brake is
activated.
Selecting the operating mode
Button : allows you to choose between differ-
ent operating modes.
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Press button : to change the operating
mode.
The operating mode selected appears in the
instrument cluster (
Y page 242).
If it is not possible to change operating
modes, the display message Change the
current drive program before chang‐
ing the operating mode. or Exit man‐
ual drive program M before changing
the operating mode. appears in the multi-
function display. Further information on "Dis-
play messages" (
Y page 297).
:
Operating mode selected
;
Operating mode unavailable
=
Operating mode available
HYBRID
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Electric mode or driving
with the internal combus-
tion engine is possible
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Automatic selection of
drive mode with electric
mode as often as possi-
ble
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The high-voltage battery
is discharged to approx-
imately 20%
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To subsequently main-
tain the condition of
charge of the high-volt-
age battery, the electric
output is reduced. All
vehicle functions such as
electric mode, energy
recuperation or boost
mode, for example, are
still available.
E-MODE
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Electric-only operation
mode up to the output
limit of the electric motor
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Electrical power output
allotted using the haptic
accelerator pedal
(
Y page 251)
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Internal combustion
engine activation using
the haptic accelerator
pedal
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The power meter is
shown on the right-hand
side of the instrument
cluster (
Y page 244).
PLUG‑IN HYBRID operation
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Driving and parking
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