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Drive-ready state in detail
Concept
The following are the different drive-ready state
variants:
Driving
Drive-ready state
Start/Stop button
▷ Electric drive-ready state
Pressing the Start/Stop button
switches standby state on or off.
The vehicle is powered by the electric motor.
▷ Starting of combustion engine
Drive-ready state is switched on
when you depress the brake
pedal while pressing the Start/
The vehicle is powered by the combustion
engine.
Stop button.
Parking brake
Activate/deactivate drive-ready state
Setting
Activating
Pull the switch.
1. Depress the brake pedal.
2. Press the Start/Stop button.
The LED on the switch and the indicator
light in the instrument cluster are illuminated.
The drive-ready state is active: electric driving is
possible, or the engine can be started.
Releasing
With drive-ready state switched on:
Deactivating
Press the switch while pressing on the
brake pedal.
1. Apply brake and engage the selector lever in
position P.
The LED and indicator light go out.
The parking brake is released.
2. Set the parking brake.
3. Press the Start/Stop button.
Steptronic Sport transmission
Displays
READY indicates drive-ready
state.
Engaging the transmission positions
When drive-ready state is
switched on, the light on the
Start/Stop button lights up blue.
In addition, a signal sounds.
Press the button to:
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