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under certain conditions to protect the
hybrid system.
WARNING You cannot start the engine
if the high-voltage battery temperature
is too low or too high. If, under these
conditions, the fully electric operating
mode is selected, the heat engine is
started.
"e-SAVE" MODE
Activating "e-SAVE" operating mode
maintains the state of charge of
the high-voltage battery or charges
it, depending on the setting on the
Uconnect™ system display (for more
information see the "Uconnect™" chapter
in the "Knowing the instrument panel" in
the Multimedia" section).
The electrical range of the high-voltage
battery is thus safeguarded, allowing it
to be used, for example, for a route in
urban areas where the heat engine use is
prohibited.
Activation
The mode is activated by pressing the
e-SAVE button located on the central
tunnel.
With "e-SAVE" mode active:
the LED located on the e-SAVE button
fig. 4/fig. 5 is on;
the message "e-SAVE" appears on
instrument panel display.
The "E-SAVE" mode cannot be activated
if the state of charge of the high-voltage
battery is higher than 70%; in this case,
the LED located on the fig. 4/fig. 5
button flashes 3 times then turns off.
The "e-SAVE" mode is never activated
independently.
Using the Uconnect™ system display it
is possible to change the features of the
function (see the "Multimedia" section).
There are two features related to the "e-
SAVE" mode:
"Battery save" (high-voltage battery
state of charge safeguard) (preset
setting).
"Battery charge" (high-voltage battery
charge).
NOTE The activation of the "e-SAVE"
mode with "Battery charge" operation
active permits charging the high-voltage
battery up to a value close to 70% based
on the driving style and the method of
using the car.
Battery save
This maintains the high-voltage battery
state of charge at about the same
constant state of charge as when
"e-SAVE" mode is activated on the car.
Battery charge
The high-voltage battery is charged
through the control electronics thanks to
the operation of the heat engine.
NOTE Driving with the "e-SAVE" mode
active may result in an increase in
average fuel consumption and a
limitation of the accelerator pedal
response in case of engine performance
request.
NOTE The "e-SAVE" mode can only be
used if the fuel level in the tank is not at
minimum and in the "AUTO" mode of the
Selec-Terrain™.
Energy Management" system
operating mode
The "Energy Management" system allows
you to select the following operating
modes:
"HYBRID" mode ("Charge-depleting
mode"): this operating mode mainly uses
the electric motor. The heat engine
will only start if the driver presses the
accelerator pedal and then it will
switch off when it is no longer needed
(accelerator pedal release).
"e-SAVE" mode
"Battery hold": this operating
mode allows you to safeguard the
high-voltage battery state of charge
maintaining its current state of
charge, so that it can be used at
a later time (e.g. when driving on
traffic restricted city streets).
"Battery charge": this operating
mode activates the heat engine
operation for driving and charging
the high-voltage battery so that
it can be used at a later time
(e.g. when driving on traffic
restricted city streets). In this
operating mode, fuel consumption
will increase in order to provide