Warning Label
Meaning of symbols:
● No sparks, naked flames or smoking.
● Always shield eyes. Explosive gases
can cause blindness or injury.
● Keep the vehicle battery out of reach of
children.
● The vehicle battery contains sulphuric
acid which could cause blindness or
serious burn injuries.
● See the Owner's Manual for further
information.
● Explosive gas may be present in the
vicinity of the vehicle battery.
Power Saving Mode
This mode deactivates electrical
consumers to avoid excessive
discharging of the vehicle battery. These
consumers, such as the infotainment
system, windscreen wipers, low beam
headlights, courtesy light, etc. can be
used for a total maximum time of about
40 minutes after ignition is switched off.
Changing into power saving mode
When power saving mode is activated,
a message appears in the Driver
Information Centre. An active telephone
call using the hands-free option will be
maintained for around 10 minutes longer.
Deactivating power saving mode
Power saving mode is deactivated
automatically when the engine is
restarted. Run the engine for a sufficient
charge:
● for less than ten minutes to use the
consumers for approx. five minutes.
● for more than 10 minutes to use
the consumers for up to approx. 30
minutes
Heating functionalities
Note
Individual heating functionalities, such as
heated seats or heated steering wheel,
may be temporarily unavailable in the
event of electrical loading constraints.
Functions will be resumed after some
minutes.
High-Voltage Battery
To preserve the range and the durability
of the high-voltage battery, the following
is recommended:
● Whenever possible, do not charge the
high-voltage battery more than 80%.
● Do not completely discharge the high-
voltage battery.
● Do not store the vehicle for a long
period of non-use (more than 12 hours)
when the high voltage battery has a
low or high charge level. Prefer a
charge level between 20 and 40%.
● Limit the use of fast charging.
● Do not expose the vehicle to
temperatures below -30 °C and above
60 °C for more than 24 hours.
Avoid charging the vehicle at low
temperatures (except if the vehicle ran
more than 20 minutes) or above 30 °C.
● Do not use the high-voltage battery as
a generator of energy.
● Do not use a generator to recharge the
high-voltage battery.
Vehicle storage
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Leakage
Damage to the high-voltage battery could
result in the leakage of toxic gases or
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