On the road
Driving
Drive-ready state
General information
Activated drive-ready state is the equivalent of
a running engine in conventional vehicles.
Turning on the drive-ready state
1. Close the driver's door.
2. Depress the brake pedal.
3. Press the Start/Stop button.
A signal tone sounds. Drive-ready state is
switched on.
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.
Apply brake and engage the parking brake.
2. Press the Start/Stop button.
The READY indicator goes out and a signal
tone sounds.
Drive-ready state in detail
Functional requirements
Driving is possible when the following prereq-
uisites are met:
▷ The state of high-voltage battery charge is
sufficient.
▷ The driver's door is closed.
▷ Charging cable is detached.
Driving
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.
Engaging selector lever position R, N,
D, B
▷ Reverse R.
▷ Neutral N.
▷ Gear position D.
▷ B gear position with high energy recovery.
To prevent the vehicle from creeping after
you select a gear position or reverse, main-
tain pressure on the brake pedal until you are
ready to drive off.
Engage selector lever position R only when the
vehicle is stationary.
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