Mercedes-Benz E 400 HYBRID 2014, Supplemental Operating Instructions

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Useful information
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This Operator's Manual describes all
models and all standard and optional
equipment of your vehicle available at the
time of publication of the Operator's
Manual. Country-specific differences are
possible. Please note that your vehicle may
not be equipped with all features
described. This also applies to safety-
related systems and functions.
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Read the information on qualified
specialist workshops: (
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page 7).
Points to remember
G WARNING
When the vehicle is stationary and the green
READY indicator in the instrument cluster is
lit, this means that the engine has been
switched off automatically. All of the vehicle's
systems remain active.
If you remove your foot from the brake pedal
while in transmission position D or R, the
vehicle may pull away automatically.
There is a risk of an accident.
Exit the vehicle only if:
R
both the green and yellow READY
indicators in the instrument cluster are off
R
you have secured the vehicle to prevent it
from rolling away.
The hybrid system combines a fuel efficient
internal combustion engine with a powerful
electric motor. The hybrid system
automatically selects the most efficient
operating mode for every driving situation.
Drive the vehicle in the usual manner.
In order to save fuel, the hybrid system
switches the engine off as often as possible,
whenever less power output is required as
you drive. The electric motor provides the
propulsion. The engine is switched on, even
while the vehicle is in motion, when a higher
power output is required. The engine is
usually switched off when the vehicle is
stationary. The typical idling of conventional
engines is therefore generally absent.
For the high-consumption tasks of pulling
away and accelerating, the electric motor
assists the internal combustion engine using
the stored energy from the high-voltage
battery. This energy is also used for driving in
partially electric mode (
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page 25), to
operate the electric refrigerant compressor
and support the 12V on-board electrical
system. In this manner, the hybrid drive
makes a crucial contribution to fuel
conservation.
Notes on driving and parking (
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page 21).
You can display the hybrid system's current
operating mode in the multifunction display
and the COMAND display (
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page 28).
In the COMAND display, you can also call up
a graphic display of the fuel consumption and
generated electricity (
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page 31).
RBS
RBS (
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page 15) uses the electric motor as a
generator in overrun mode (
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page 23) and
when braking. The hybrid system converts
the kinetic energy of the vehicle into
electricity and stores it in the high-voltage
battery. It is unnecessary to additionally
charge the high-voltage battery via an
external power system.
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Points to remember
Driving
and
parking