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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.
Turning on the drive-ready state
1. Close the driver's door.
Charging cable is detached.
The charging socket cover is closed.
2. Depress the brake pedal.
Driving
1. Turn on drive-ready state.
3. Press the Start/Stop button.
A signal tone sounds. Drive-ready state is
switched on.
2. Apply the brake and engage selector lever
position D, B, or R.
Display in the instrument cluster
3. Release the parking brake.
4. Depress the accelerator pedal to drive.
The READY display indicates
that the vehicle is ready for driv-
ing.
Engaging selector lever position R, N,
D, B
Turning off drive-ready state
After stopping the vehicle:
1. While the vehicle is stationary, depress the
brake and engage selector lever position P.
2. Set the parking brake.
3. Press the Start/Stop button.
The READY indicator goes out and a signal
tone sounds.
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R reverse gear.
Neutral N.
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.
Gear position D.
B gear position with the highest energy re-
covery.
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.
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On the road
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Engage selector lever position R only when the
vehicle is stationary.
Light and view
In selector lever position B, the vehicle will de-
celerate more than in selector lever position D
when rolling to a stop.
Turn signal, high-beam headlights,
headlight flasher
Turn signal
Engaging selector lever position P
Engage selector lever position P only when the
vehicle is stationary.
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Flashing: press the lever past the resist-
ance point.
One-touch signaling: lightly tap the lever up
or down.
Press button P.
Brief flashing: press the lever to the resist-
ance point and hold it there for as long as
you want the turn signal to flashing.
Parking brake
Setting the parking brake
High-beam headlights,
headlight flasher
Pull the switch.
The LED on the switch and the indica-
tor light in the instrument cluster are
illuminated.
Releasing the parking brake
With drive-ready state switched on:
Press the switch while stepping on the
brake pedal or selector lever position P
is set.
The LED and the indicator light go out.
The parking brake is released.
Press the lever forward or pull it backward.
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High-beam headlights on, arrow 1.
The high-beam headlights illuminate when
the low-beam headlights are switched on.
Parking
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High-beam headlights off/headlight flasher,
arrow 2.
Make sure the parking brake is engaged.
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