SMART EQ forfour Owner's Manual page 73

Power and charge level display
Useful information
Power display
:
Charge level display
;
Power display : and charge level display ;
can be adjusted to the left or right. The
charge level display lights up when the
vehicle is unlocked.
Power display
!
Do not hang any objects on the power
display.
This could cause the dashboard clock to be
torn out of its anchorage point and be
severely damaged.
Power display : contains two areas:
Area to the right of 0
R
The current power that the high-voltage
battery provides is shown here. 100% cor-
responds to the peak performance of the
high-voltage battery.
Area to the left of 0
R
The vehicle's level of recuperation in over-
run mode and when braking is shown here.
The LED ring in power display : shows the
power output available.
If the needle for power display : is in the
"OFF" position, the vehicle is not ready to
drive because:
the ignition is switched off
R
the gear lever has not been moved to posi-
R
tion i or j to start the drive system
the charging cable is still connected to the
R
vehicle socket
Driving economically
there is insufficient power available from
R
the high-voltage battery
there is a malfunction in the vehicle's
R
high-voltage electrical system
If the drive system has been started, the nee-
dle of power display : is in position "0". The
READY
indicator appears in the instrument
cluster. A tone sounds. The vehicle is ready
for driving.
Charge level display
! Do not hang any objects on the charge
level gauge.
This could cause the charge level gauge to
be torn out of its anchorage point and be
damaged.
Charge level display ; displays the charge
status of the high-voltage battery as a per-
centage.
The high-voltage battery has reached the
reserve level in the following cases:
Battery Reserve Level
the
R
appears in the display
charge level display ; is in the red area
R
i
Charge the high-voltage battery when
the charge falls below 20%.
Understanding the eco score display in
the on-board computer
Useful information
The eco score display provides information
on how to drive economically.
A higher percentage indicates a more eco-
nomical driving style.
The percentage of the eco score display is
only calculated after a short distance. If the
ignition remains switched off for longer than
four hours, the eco score display will be reset.
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