Applies to: vehicles with plug-in hybrid drive
Driving situations | Conditions | Vehicle behaviour |
Consistent driving and coasting | – When driving, think ahead and accelerate cautiously | The vehicle s kinetic energy is used to help it continue moving. |
– Come off the accelerator early and completely | If you fully come off the accelerator, the combustion engine is automatically switched off and disengaged. The vehicle coasts without using power from the engine. | |
Energy recuperation | – Brake early and steadily with short pedal movements | The vehicle is slowed down by the electric motor. A large amount of the kinetic energy is thereby recovered and can be used as electrical energy to charge the high-voltage battery. |
Driving in city traffic | – Accelerate cautiously and brake early and steadily | The vehicle s kinetic energy is used to help it continue moving. |
Driving on motorways and other main roads | – Consciously come off the accelerator to make long coasting possible | If you fully come off the accelerator, the combustion engine is automatically switched off and disengaged. The vehicle coasts without using power from the engine. |
– Reduce speed by coming off the accelerator and not by braking | Coasting can help to reduce fuel consumption. | |
– Use selector lever position S and tiptronic mode sparingly | A sporty driving style increases fuel consumption. | |
Driving in cold weather | – Do not warm up the combustion engine by running it with the vehicle stationary | The temperature of the combustion engine rises very slowly, but fuel consumption increases considerably. |
– Use the rear window and exterior mirror heating as well as the seat heating sparingly | This conserves the energy from the high-voltage battery and saves it for running the vehicle on electric power. | |
– Leave the vehicle in a garage overnight | This prevents the high-voltage battery from becoming too cold. The high-voltage battery will reach the necessary operating temperature more quickly after beginning a journey. |