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Applies to: vehicles with plug-in hybrid drive
- Fig. 120 Instrument cluster: Energy flow display
- Fig. 121 Infotainment system: Energy flow display
An energy flow display can be called up on the instrument cluster/infotainment display1).
The display is animated on the infotainment display1).
Calling up the energy flow display in the instrument cluster display
Call up the first tab (on-board computer) using the 
button on the multi-function steering wheel.
button on the multi-function steering wheel.(Applies to vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit: ) Select the following on the multi-function steering wheel: left control button > Energy flow.
(Applies to vehicles with analogue instrument cluster: ) Call up the Energy flow display view by scrolling the left thumbwheel on the multi-function steering wheel.
Infotainment display1)
Select the following on the infotainment system: MENU button > Car > left control button > Audi drive select.
Component | Colour | Meaning |
-1- Combustion engine | orange | Combustion engine running |
grey | Combustion engine off | |
-2- High-voltage battery | green | Charge level of the high-voltage battery |
green (animated in infotainment system1)) | High-voltage battery being charged | |
grey | Vehicle not ready to be driven | |
-3a- Movement arrow | green | Electric driving |
orange | Driving with combustion engine | |
green-orange | Driving with combustion engine and electric motor (boost) | |
-3b- Movement arrow | green | Recuperation |
When you call up the energy flow display, the power currently available from the electric drivetrain is displayed.
The bar is displayed in different colours depending on the power status -4- Fig. 120►:
- White: Electric power currently available
- Green: Electric power currently being utilised
The more segments that are coloured in the E-Max zone -4-, the longer you can utilise the maximum power level. The segments in the E-Max zone disappear when the maximum power level is no longer available.
The vehicle is automatically switched to combustion engine power when the available electric power is too low.
The power availability is always restricted under the following conditions:
- Very cold or very hot high-voltage battery temperature.
- Low high-voltage battery charge
The power availability is not visible when the indicator lamp 
is lit.
is lit.Note
The available power must be at a high level for fast acceleration in electric mode (e.g. when overtaking another vehicle).