Driving
CONTROLS
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The state of high-voltage battery charge is
sufficient.
Drive-ready state in detail
Safety information
Warning
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The driver's door is closed.
Charging cable is detached.
The charging socket cover is closed.
An unsecured vehicle can begin to move and
possibly roll away. There is a risk of accident,
injury, or property damage. Before leaving
the vehicle, secure the vehicle against rolling
away.
Driving
1. Depress the brake pedal.
2. Turn on drive-ready state.
3. Engage selector lever position D, B or R.
4. Depress the accelerator pedal to drive.
In order to ensure that the vehicle is secured
against rolling away, follow the following:
State of charge in strong temperature
fluctuations
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Set the parking brake.
On uphill grades or on downhill slopes,
turn the front wheels in the direction of
the curb.
In the case of strong temperature fluctuations
and a low state of charge of the high-voltage
battery, it may not be possible to start the ve-
hicle again at the beginning of the next trip.
Recharge vehicle with a low state of charge in
time.
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On uphill grades or on downhill slopes,
also secure the vehicle, for instance with
a wheel chock.
Turning on the drive-ready state
1. Close the driver's door.
Selector lever positions
Display
2. Depress the brake pedal.
The engaged selector lever position is dis-
played in the instrument cluster and on the
selector lever.
3. Press the Start/Stop button.
A signal tone sounds. Drive-ready state is
switched on.
Gear position D
Selector lever position for normal driving.
Display in the instrument cluster
The READY display indicates
that the vehicle is ready for driv-
ing.
The vehicle drives off slowly when the brake
pedal is released.
R reverse gear
Engage selector lever position R only when the
vehicle is stationary.
Driving off
N Neutral
Functional requirements
The vehicle may be pushed or roll without
drive, for instance in car washes, in selector
lever position N.
Driving is possible when the following prereq-
uisites are met:
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