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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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On the road
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In selector lever position B, the vehicle will de-
celerate more than in selector lever position D
when rolling to a stop.
Light and view
Turn signal, high-beam headlights,
headlight flasher
Engaging selector lever position P
Turn signal
Press the button.
The transmission lock is engaged and
the parking brake is engaged.
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Flashing: press the lever past the resist-
ance point.
One-touch signaling: lightly tap the lever up
or down.
Parking brake
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.
Setting the parking brake
Press the parking brake button.
The LED on the button and the indica-
tor light in the instrument cluster are
illuminated.
High-beam headlights,
headlight flasher
The parking brake is engaged and transmis-
sion lock is engaged.
Releasing the parking brake
Press the parking brake button with
selector lever position P engaged and
drive-ready state on.
With the brake pedal pressed and drive-ready
state on, press the parking brake button.
Press the lever forward or pull it backward.
The LED and the indicator light go out.
The parking brake is released.
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High-beam headlights on, arrow 1.
The high-beam headlights illuminate when
the low-beam headlights are switched on.
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High-beam headlights off/headlight flasher,
arrow 2.
Parking
Make sure the parking brake is engaged.
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