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E-TECH PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLE (PHEV)
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30 - Getting to know your vehicle
1. Electric charging connection
2. Secondary 12 V battery
3. Orange electrical power cables
4. 400 V traction battery
5. Electric motors
6. Combustion engine
TheE-Techplug-inhybridvehiclesys-
tem uses electric motors to drive the
vehicle.
Electric motors are assisted by the
combustion engine if the energy or
electrical power is insufficient.
Thevehiclemayalsomoveinall-elec-
tricoperatingmodewithoutanyassis-
tance from the combustion engine. The
vehicle uses energy stored in the "400
V" traction battery.
There are several ways to recharge
the traction battery:
– during the braking or deceleration
phases;
– using its combustion engine which
can be used as a generator;
– directly on a recharging terminal or a
domestic power socket.
Connected services
Your rechargeable hybrid vehicle is
equipped with connected services that
provide information and/or control:
– your vehicle's charging status with
low battery warning;
– thetractionbatterychargingpro-
gramming, based on certain choices
on offer;
– remaining vehicle range;
– ...
You can access these services using:
– external digital devices (mobile
phone, tablet, etc.);
– the vehicle multimedia screen.
Formoreinformation,refertothemul-
timediaequipmentinstructionsorcon-
tact an Approved Dealer.
Youcansubscribetoacon-
nected service or extend it
at any time by consulting
an authorised dealer.
Batteries
The rechargeable hybrid vehicle is
equipped with two types of battery:
– a "400 V" traction battery;
– secondary 12 V battery.
"400 V" traction battery
This battery stores the energy required
to operate electric motors. As with any
battery, it discharges when used, and
must be regularly recharged:
– during deceleration phases;
– with the combustion engine starting
automatically, even at idle speed, to
act as a generator and maintain the
traction battery charging level;
– on a power outlet or a recharging
terminal using the charging cable.
Youdonothavetowaituntilthetrac-
tionbatteryhitsthereservelevelinor-
der to recharge it.
Charging times vary depending on the
typeofspecificwallunitsocketorpub-
lic terminal you connect to.
Your vehicle range depends on the
traction battery charge level as well as
your driving style 🡺178andthecom-
ponentsconsumingenergy(aircondi-
tioning, heating system, etc.).
Intheeventoftractionbatterydis-
charge, the combustion engine alone
moves the vehicle until the traction
battery is sufficiently recharged.
The vehicle's air conditioning system is
used to cool the traction battery. To
preserve the lifetime of your traction
battery,haveyourairconditioningsys-
temcheckedbyaqualifiedprofession-
al. Especially if you notice a reduction
in air conditioning performance.
Secondary 12 V battery
The second battery on your vehicle is
a secondary 12 V battery: this supplies
the energy required to operate vehicle