E-SAVE
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Electric mode or driving
with the internal combus-
tion engine is possible
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Automatic selection of
drive mode with electric
mode as often as possi-
ble
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The current condition of
charge of the high-volt-
age battery is maintained
so the electrical energy
can be used at a later
time.
CHARGE
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Electric drive is not pos-
sible
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The high-voltage battery
is charging while driving
with the combustion
engine
In automatic drive program S (
Y
page 250) and
in manual drive program M (
Y
page 250), only
HYBRID operating mode is available.
If you switch from automatic drive program S to
automatic drive program E or E+, HYBRID oper-
ating mode continues to be selected.
If manual drive program M is deactivated, the
automatic transmission shifts:
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into the automatic drive program that was last
selected
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into the driving mode that was last selected
Each time the engine is started, HYBRID mode
is automatically selected.
Power meter
The power meter supports you in electric mode
and displays the output obtained.
If you select the E-MODE operating mode, the
instrument cluster will display the power meter
instead of the tachometer.
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The tachometer appears again if:
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you select HYBRID, E-SAVE or CHARGE
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the current state of charge of the high-volt-
age battery is too low to drive the vehicle in
the E-MODE electrical operating mode
The power meter is divided into the following
areas:
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Limit
:
(OFF):
If the needle reaches limit
:
, the electric
motor and the combustion engine are
switched off.
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Area
;
to
?
(CHARGE):
This shows the recuperated energy which is
stored in the high-voltage battery as electrical
energy.
The more recuperated energy the high-volt-
age battery has, the further needle
?
travels
in direction
=
. When the needle reaches limit
=
, the maximum amount of recuperative
braking power has been reached.
In addition to the recuperative braking power,
the mechanical brakes are activated in the
area between
;
and
=
.
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Output range of electric motor:
?
to
A
:
The electric output of the electric motor is
displayed here. When the power meter needle
reaches position
?
, the electric motor is
operational. With increasing pressure on the
accelerator pedal, the needle moves towards
A
.
The output limit of the electric motor
A
can
be felt via the additional pressure point in the
haptic accelerator pedal.
If you do not press the haptic accelerator
pedal beyond the pressure point, you can
control electric operation, at low speeds, to
only drive in electric mode.
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Output range of combustion engine:
A
to
B
:
The output of the combustion engine and the
electric motor is displayed here. When the
power meter needle reaches position
A
and
you press the haptic accelerator pedal
beyond the pressure point, then the combus-
tion engine is switched on.
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PLUG
‑
IN HYBRID operation
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