Mercedes-Benz C-Class Operator's Manual page 228

PLUG‑IN HYBRID operation
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control the electric operation usage so that
you only drive in electric mode.
Driving with the combustion engine: the
electric motor supports the combustion
engine by providing additional torque (boost
mode) until the display reaches limit ;.
You can also select the operating mode of the
hybrid drive system (
Area = to ? (CHARGE):
R
This shows the recuperated energy which is
stored in the high-voltage battery as electrical
energy.
When the display reaches limit ?, the maxi-
mum recuperative braking power has been
exhausted. The mechanical brake is activa-
ted.
Selecting the operating mode
Button : allows you to choose between differ-
ent operating modes.
Press button : to change the operating
X
mode.
The operating mode selected appears in the
instrument cluster.
If it is not possible to change operating
modes, the display message
current drive program before chang‐
ing the operating mode.
ual drive program M before changing
the operating mode.
function display. Further information on "Dis-
play messages" (
page 226).
Y
Change the
or Exit man‐
appears in the multi-
page 272).
Y
Operating mode selected
:
; Operating mode unavailable
= Operating mode available
HYBRID
Electric mode or driving
R
with the internal combus-
tion engine is possible
Automatic selection of
R
drive mode with electric
mode as often as possi-
ble
The high-voltage battery
R
is discharged to approx-
imately 20%
To subsequently main-
R
tain the condition of
charge of the high-volt-
age battery, the electric
output is reduced. All
vehicle functions such as
electric operation mode,
energy recuperation or
boost mode, for example,
are still available.
E-MODE
Electric-only drive
R
Electrical power output
R
allotted using the haptic
accelerator pedal
(
Y
Internal combustion
R
engine activation using
the haptic accelerator
pedal
page 230)