On the road
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On the road
Drive-ready state in detail
Driving
Functional requirements
Driving is possible when the following prereq-
uisites are met:
Drive-ready state
General information
Activated drive-ready state is the equivalent of
a running engine in conventional vehicles.
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The state of high-voltage battery charge is
sufficient.
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The driver's door is closed.
Charging cable is detached.
Turning on the drive-ready state
1. Close the driver's door.
Driving
2. Depress the brake pedal.
1. Turn on drive-ready state.
2. Depress the brake pedal.
3. Engage selector lever position D, B or R.
4. Depress the accelerator pedal to drive.
3.
On the center console, press the
Start/Stop button.
A signal tone sounds. Drive-ready state is
switched on.
Engaging selector lever position R, N,
D, B
Display in the instrument cluster
The READY display indicates
that the vehicle is ready for driv-
ing.
Turning off drive-ready state
After stopping the vehicle:
1. While the vehicle is stationary, depress the
brake and apply the parking brake.
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R reverse gear.
Neutral N.
2. Press the Start/Stop button.
Gear position D.
The READY indicator goes out and a signal
tone sounds.
B gear position with high energy recovery.
To prevent the vehicle from creeping after you
select a gear position or reverse gear, main-
tain pressure on the brake pedal until you are
ready to drive off.
The drive-ready state is switched off automat-
ically if the driver's seat belt is not buckled
when the driver's door is opened.
Engage selector lever position R only when the
vehicle is stationary.
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