Hybrid funct ions Tips fo r fuel efficient driving
Driving with th e combustion engine: The vehicle is driven using Starting from a stop: Shift into D, remove your foot from the brake
only the combustion engine; the high voltage battery is charged as pedal and slowly press down on the accelerato r peda l.
needed .
Constant driving and gliding (gliding): Accelerate spar ingly,
Maximum acceleration (Boost): The vehicle is driven with both the and completely remove your foot from the accelerator pedal as
combustion engine and the electric motor. This uses a large amount
soon as poss ible.
of energy.
Energy recovery (Recuperation): Brake ear ly and steadily with short
Electric driving : The vehicle is driven solely with electr icity pedal movements . Let the vehicle coast to a stop.
depending on the high voltage battery charge level and the
amount of driving resistance. The combust ion eng ine is turned off.
City driving : Accelerate spar ingly, and brake early and steadily with
short pedal movements. Use the ~ button spar ingly.
EV mode: Enhanced electric driving.
Driving on highways and expressways: Remove your foot from
Gliding : When in D and with your foot off the accelerator pedal, the accelerator pedal to increase the amount of time that you
the combust ion eng ine remains turned off up to approximately are coasting. Reduce speed by removing your foot from the
100 mph (160 km/h) . accelerator pedal instead of braking. Avoid driving at speeds
Energy recovery (Recuperation): Generates energy using the
electr ic motor while simultaneously charg ing the high voltage
above approx imately 100 mph (160 km/h) . Use the S selector
lever posit ion and tiptron ic mode sparingly .
battery by braking, coasting and/or driving downh ill.
The combust ion engine is turned off.
Automatic start for the combustion engine : Occurs, for example,
at high vehicle speeds, if the high voltage batte ry charge level is
too low, if the A/C system requ ires a high amount of power, if the
engine temperature is too low or if more braking power is needed.
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