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Driving
Brake energy recuperation (charg-
ing)
When braking the vehicle and when the vehi-
cle moves by inertia or travels downhill in the
deceleration phase, electric power is gener-
ated by the electric engine and stored in the
high-voltage battery. The electric motor then
operates as an alternator and produces a en-
gine braking eect. This process is called brake
energy recuperation.
The engine braking eect can be more or less
intense, depending on the position of the gear
selector ›››page146. If the recuperation
is very intense, the brake light of the vehicle
may also be switched on. As the high-voltage
battery’s state of charge increases, recupera-
tion reduces along with the engine braking
eect. When the high-voltage battery is fully
charged, no energy recuperation takes place
and there is no engine braking eect. When
the vehicle detects that road conditions do not
allow safe contact between the wheels and the
road surface, energy recuperation is automat-
ically reduced, along with the engine braking
eect. The power indicator provides informa-
tion about the availability of recuperation and
the engine braking eect ›››page23.
The vehicle recuperates energy dierently de-
pending on the selected gear position and the
infotainment system settings:
●
Position
D selected and the eco-eicient
driving assistant deactivated: no recuperation
takes place.
●
Position D selected and the eco-eicient
driving assistant activated: automatic recuper-
ation. The recuperation level is automatically
selected based on navigation data and the
traic situation.
●
Position B selected: intense recuperation.
The vehicle also recovers energy when the
brake pedal is depressed.
Eco-eicient driving assistance
The eco-eicient driving assistant helps the
driver to make eicient use of the vehicle's en-
gine braking eect. It selects the recuperation
level based on navigation data and traic situa-
tion.
The assistant can be switched on and o in the
infotainment system’s vehicle settings.
Driving down slopes
On descents, position B should be selected
whenever possible.
Never let the vehicle roll downhill with position
N neutral selected.
WARNING
As the high-voltage battery's state of charge
increases, the engine braking eect drops
and may be completely cancelled out. This
puts much greater demand on the vehicle’s
brakes.
●
When charging the high-voltage battery
in high-altitude locations (e.g. on top of a
mountain pass), never fully charge it. In this
way, when descending the mountain the en-
gine braking eect through recuperation will
be enabled.
●
Slow down before starting a long distance
with a steep descent.
●
During a long distance with a steep de-
scent, reduce the speed with the vehicle
brake.
Troubleshooting
Drive system will disconnect shortly
High-voltage battery state of charge very
low and reduced motive power.
The control lamp comes on while the vehicle is
moving.
The control lamp lights up red.
A message is displayed in the Digital Cockpit.
An audio signal sounds.