Driving
Operating mode selection
Operating mode selection
3 Valid for: hybrid vehicles
The v
ehicle has different operating modes
so that it can always be optimally adjusted to
every situation while driving. Once the drive
system has been turned on, and provided
that all of the operating conditions required
for this purpose have been met, the E-
MODE operating mode is always activated in
the first instance for electric driving.
Operating mode selection
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Switch on the drive system
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Press button on the control panel of the
upper centre console.
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Press the E-Mode or Hybrid function but-
ton in the infotainment system.
Further information about the operating
mode can be found in .
E-MODE (electric driving)
1)
In the E-MODE electric driving mode, the ve-
hicle basically drives in electric only mode.
To the extent possible, the vehicle's com-
bustion engine is not used.
All of the following conditions must be met
for E-MODE to be activated:
●
The high voltage battery has a sufficient
charge level.
●
The vehicle speed is lower than 130 km/h
(80 mph).
●
The high voltage battery temperature is
above -10°C.
If, while driving in E-MODE mode, the neces-
sary conditions are no longer met, the com-
bustion engine starts and electric driving is
suspended. In this case, the display lights
up on the instrument cluster display.
The combustion engine starts when a kick-
down occurs in E-MODE. However, E-MODE
remains activated.
Hybrid (use the battery's charge)
1)
This is the operating mode that allows you to
save most fuel.
The operating mode control unit tries to
make the most of the battery charge. For this
purpose, with active directions the naviga-
tion data are also accessed.
In this operating mode, the electric motor
and the combustion engine share the work
of driving the vehicle.
In hybrid operating mode, the power from
the battery charge is used optimally. If route
guidance is activated, the vehicle may au-
tonomously recharge the high-voltage bat-
tery using the combustion engine.
Manual control of the battery charge
Manual control of the battery charge is only
possible in Hybrid operating mode. The op-
tion selected by the user is only valid until the
ignition is switched off or the vehicle is
switched to Hybrid mode or E-MODE.
Press the function button and use the
symbols ,
=
and to control the battery
charge:
Pressing this symbol selects a higher
theoretical charge level. The vehicle
tries to reach that new theoretical high-
voltage battery charge level while driv-
ing. The vehicle is powered by the com-
bustion engine. If the combustion en-
gine has “excess” power, it is used to
charge the high-voltage battery. This
option increases fuel consumption.
1)
The displayed symbol varies depending on the
active oper
ating mode and the charge level of
the high-voltage battery.
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