Driving
CONTROLS
stance into a vehicle wash, heed the information
regarding washing in automatic vehicle washes,
refer to page 234.
Standby state off
Press the Start/Stop button again without step‐
ping on the brake.
All indicator lights in the instrument cluster go
out.
Drive-ready state in detail
To save battery power when the engine is off,
switch off standby state and any unnecessary
electronic systems/power consumers.
Concept
The following are the different drive-ready state
variants:
Standby state is switched off automatically in the
following situations while the vehicle is stationary
and the engine is off:
▷ Electric drive-ready state, refer to page 95.
The vehicle is powered by the electric motor.
▷ When locking the vehicle, even if the low
beams are switched on.
▷ Starting of combustion engine, refer to
page 95.
▷ Shortly before the battery is discharged com‐
pletely, so that drive-ready state is main‐
tained. This function is only available when
the low beams are switched off.
The vehicle is powered by the combustion
engine.
Safety information
▷ When opening or closing the driver door, if
the driver's safety belt is unbuckled and the
low beams are switched off.
Warning
▷ While the driver's safety belt is unbuckled
with driver's door open and low beams off.
An unsecured vehicle can begin to move and
possibly roll away. There is a risk of accident.
Before exiting, secure the vehicle against roll‐
ing.
▷ When the doors are opened if there is no
other person sitting in the front seats.
The low beams switch to parking lights after ap‐
prox. 15 minutes of no use.
In order to ensure that the vehicle is secured
against rolling away, follow the following:
Selector lever position P is automatically en‐
gaged when standby state is switched off. In or‐
der for the vehicle to be able to roll, for instance
into a vehicle wash, heed the information regard‐
ing washing in automatic vehicle washes, refer to
page 234.
▷ Set the parking brake.
▷ On uphill grades or on a downhill slope,
turn the front wheels in the direction of the
curb.
▷ On uphill grades or on a downhill slope,
also secure the vehicle, for instance with a
wheel chock.
Drive-ready state
When drive-ready state is activated, the vehicle is
operational. Activated drive-ready state is the
equivalent of a running engine in conventional
vehicles. Deactivated drive-ready state is equiva‐
lent to switching the engine off.
Warning
When driving in electric mode, pedestrians and
other traffic might pay less attention to the ve‐
hicle due to the lack of engine noise. There is a
risk of accident. Adjust driving style to traffic
Selector lever position P is automatically en‐
gaged when drive-ready state is switched off. In
order for the vehicle to be able to roll, for in‐
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