BMW X5 PLUG-IN HYBRID, Owner'S Manual

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By maintaining a suitable distance to the vehicle
driving ahead of you.
Avoid high engine speeds
Driving at low engine speeds lowers fuel con‐
sumption and reduces wear.
If necessary, observe the vehicle's gear shift indi‐
cator.
Use coasting conditions
When approaching a red light, take your foot off
the accelerator and let the vehicle coast to a halt.
For going downhill take your foot off the acceler‐
ator and let the vehicle roll.
The flow of fuel is interrupted while coasting.
The high-voltage battery is charged.
Charge regularly
Charge the vehicle as often as possible at a
charging facility. This will further reduce fuel con‐
sumption due to the use of electrical energy.
Switch off the engine during
longer stops
Switch off the engine during longer stops, for in‐
stance at traffic lights, railroad crossings or in
traffic congestion.
Switch off any functions that are
not currently needed
Functions such as seat heating and the rear win‐
dow defroster require a lot of energy and in‐
crease fuel consumption, especially in city and
stop-and-go traffic.
Switch off these functions if they are not needed.
The ECO PRO and ELECTRIC INDIVIDUAL driv‐
ing modes support the energy-conserving use of
comfort functions. In HYBRID ECO PRO, the
comfort functions are automatically deactivated,
either fully or partially. In ELECTRIC INDIVIDUAL
driving mode, deactivation of comfort functions
must be set first.
Have maintenance carried out
Have the vehicle maintained regularly to achieve
optimal vehicle efficiency and service life. BMW
recommends that maintenance work be per‐
formed by a BMW service center.
For information on the BMW Maintenance Sys‐
tem.
Using the hybrid system
efficiently
Concept
The vehicle's hybrid system runs automatically.
Through foresighted driving, the hybrid proper‐
ties are efficiently used, i.e., fuel consumption
and energy recovery are optimized.
Optimizing energy recovery
Types of energy recovery
Energy recovery is used to charge the high-volt‐
age battery. Energy recovery is important for the
supply of electrical components and thus a pre‐
requisite for fuel efficiency.
Energy recovery appears in three stages during
coasting and braking:
▷ Low energy recovery: while coasting to a halt
without stepping on the brake.
▷ Average energy recovery: while decelerating
slightly by gently pressing the brake pedal.
▷ Maximum energy recovery: when pressing
the brake pedal somewhat more firmly pro‐
vided that the pointer remains in the middle
area of the CHARGE indicator in the instru‐
ment cluster.
With adaptive recuperation, the system decides
the strength of the energy recovery based on the
situation while coasting.
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