e-tron
for the high voltage battery can lead to seri-
ous damage and/or a decrease of the capacity
void coverage under the New Vehicle Limited
Warranty.
Starting/driving the vehicle
Applies t o: vehicles with plug- in hybrid drive
The vehicle is started and stopped with the
IST AR T ENGINE ST OP I button . Please also read
the information under Q page 76, Starting the
engine .
Establishing drive ready mode
See Q .& in Introduction on page 92.
Requirement: a charging cable must not be con-
nected to the vehicle
Qpage 115 and the selec-
tor lever must be in the "P" or
"N" position.
- Press the brake pedal.
- Press t he
I START ENGINE STOPI button .
When the vehicle enters drive ready mode, the
status message
e-tron READY appears briefly in
the instrument cluster display and the needle in
the powe r meter points to
READY Q page 95.
Driving
The vehicle starts with the electr ic motor after
establishing the dr ive ready mode and if the con-
ditions for electric drive mode have been met
Q page98.
The conditions to drive are essentially the same
as for the automat ic transmission
Q page 83 .
You and your passengers should anticipate the
possibility of a sporty acceleration.
Ending drive ready mode
- Place the selector lever in the P position.
- Switch t he ign it ion off wi t h the
I START ENGINE STOP ! button.
Vehicle sound
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The vehicle generates an electronic engine sound
so that your vehicle can be heard from the out-
side when in electr ic drive mode. The vehicle
l ) Not available in all markets.
94
sound automatically fades out at higher speeds
when the sounds from the tires and wind start in-
creasing .
Switching the ignition on/off
You can switch the ignit ion on without establish-
ing drive ready mode.
- To switch the igniti on on or off, press the
!START ENGINE STOPI button. Do not press the
brake pedal while doing this.
When the ignition is switched on, the needle
stays pointed at OFF CD Q page 95, fig. 98 or
OFF is displayed CD~ page 95, fig. 98.
No indicator lights stay turned on when the igni-
tion is switched off.
Ignition is switched off automatically
To prevent the vehicle battery from draining, the
ignition will switch off automatically under the
follow ing condit ions:
- The vehicle has already been driven.
- The vehicle is stationary.
- The gasoline engine is not runn ing.
- The driver's door is opened.
- The driver's safety belt is unbuckled .
- The brake pedal is not pressed.
In this case, the activated low beam is replaced
by the parking light. The message
Side marker
lights will switch off automatically in 30 mi-
nutes. See owner's manual
appears in the instru-
ment cluster display . The parking lights will
switch off after approximately 30 minutes or
when you lock the vehicle.
If the gasoline engine was not stopped, the mo-
tor continues running and the ignition does not
automat ically switch off
Q & .
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of poisoning, never allow
the engine to run in confined spaces.
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