STARTING&DRIVING
DrivingonHills
Incaseswhereashortstoponahillis
required,suchasatrafcjam,DONOT
momentarilyapplytheacceleratorto
prevent“rollback”.Thiscouldcausethe
electricdrivesystemtooverheatoreven
systemdamage.
HillStart
Incasesofahillstart,thestartassistfunctionofthe
electronicparkingbrake(EPB)canbeusedtopreventthe
vehiclefromrollingbackwards.Fordetailsofthisfunction,
pleasereferto“ElectronicParkingBrake(EPB)”in“Brake
System”section.
ModelsttedwithHillHoldControlcanusethisfunction
toassisthillstarts.Fordetailsonhillholdcontrolsystem,
pleasereferto“HillHoldControlSystem”in“Brake
System”section.
Note:Theaidofthesefunctionscannotdefythe
lawsofphysics.DONOTdrivethevehiclebeyondits
physicallimitations,lossofcontrolwillstilloccur.
DrivingMode(MODE)
PleaseavoidswitchingbetweenDriving
Modeswhilstdriving,thismaydivertthe
driver'sattentionawayfromroadconditions
andcauseanaccident.
Thedrivercanmanuallyselectthreedrivingmodesby
operatingtheMODEswitchonthecentreconsole:Eco
Mode,NormalModeandSportMode.
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