Driving
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Ignition is switched on
The high voltage battery has a sufficient
Detecting the drive system
charge level.
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This driver message is displayed and a buz-
With the electric drive, the motor makes no
noticeable noise when the drive system is
switched on or while driving. Therefore, you
cannot defect that the vehicle's drive system
is on by engine noise. Instead, the following
characteristics show that the vehicle is ready
to drive:
zer is sounded when the driver door is
opened with the ignition switched on.
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There is no charging cable plugged in.
The temperature of the high-voltage bat-
tery is within the operating range.
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There is a valid remote control key in the
vehicle.
Driving with electric drive
Switching on the drive system
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The power display on the instrument clus-
ter displays page 80 .
Switching on the hybrid drive sys-
tem
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Press the ignition and start button once.
The ignition must be switched on.
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The display light on the instrument cluster
3 Valid for: hybrid vehicles
is on, regardless of whether the vehicle’s ex-
terior lighting is on.
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Press the brake pedal and keep it pressed.
Switching on the hybrid drive activates the
vehicle's propulsion system. When the vehi-
cle’s drive system is switched on, the electric
drive is activated. The combustion engine
starts automatically when the charge level of
the high-voltage battery is not sufficient to
run with the electric drive, or if high drive
power is required.
Set the gear selector switch to position N
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The indicator lamp on the instrument clus-
ter switches on .
or activate the parking lock P.
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Press the ignition and start button
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An audio signal is heard.
Fig. 154 until indicator lamp lights up
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on the instrument cluster. Do not press the
accelerator. Release the ignition and start
button when the indicator lamp lights
up on the instrument cluster. The mark on
the power display changes from to .
Switching on the drive system in very low
outside temperatures
If the outside temperature is very low (ap-
proximately -27°C (-16°F) or lower), the high-
voltage battery may freeze and stop working.
In this case it's not possible to switch on the
drive system.
To access driving with the electric drive in
the infotainment system:
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If the indicator lamp does not light
up, cancel and repeat the operation.
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> Vehicle > Exterior > Electric
drive.
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If the vehicle has been locked with the re-
mote control key, the ignition and start but-
ton is deactivated. If you are inside the vehi-
cle and have to start the engine, first unlock
the vehicle or perform an emergency start
As soon as the temperature of the high-volt-
age has increase enough, the drive system
can be switched on again.
Requirements for switching on the drive
system
The drive system can be switched on when
the following conditions are met:
To ensure that the drive system can be
switched on, even in very low outside tem-
peratures, CUPRA recommends parking the
vehicle in a place protected from the cold.
page 213.
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