McLaren P1 GTR, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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DRIVING CONTROLS
STARTING AND DRIVING
2.8
E-Mode
In E-Mode, the vehicle is powered by the High
Voltage (HV) battery, with the electric motor
being utilised to provide propulsion.
To start the vehicle in E-Mode, the E-Mode
button must be pressed before the
START/STOP button is pressed:
1. Press the E-Mode button.
2. Depress the brake pedal and press the
START/STOP button, the vehicle will
now be active in E-Mode.
NOTE: The petrol engine may start and
run until certain emission related
conditions are met.
Press the E-Mode button to switch between
E-Mode and Hybrid mode.
NOTE: The vehicle will not change from
E-Mode to Hybrid mode while the
accelerator pedal is depressed.
When the vehicle is stopped by switching off
the ignition when in E-Mode, the vehicle will
automatically restart in Hybrid mode when
the
START/STOP button is pressed. To
restart the vehicle in E-Mode, the E-Mode
button must be pressed before the
START/STOP button.
NOTE: Pressing the Active button while
in E-Mode has no effect.
The Handling settings in E-Mode are the
equivalent of Normal - it is not possible to
operate the vehicle in any other Handling
mode while in E-Mode.
E-Mode can only be operated in automatic
mode. Operating the gearshift paddles or
selecting manual mode has no effect.
When the HV battery voltage becomes too
low, the petrol engine will start in order to
maintain drive and charge the battery.
This is signalled to the driver by a count-down
to 'Engine-start'. Performance remains
unchanged.
When the battery is re-charged the engine will
stop.