Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid Owner's Manual page 261

– HYBRID
This option is the car's pre-
set start mode. The control
system uses both the electric
motor and diesel engine -
individually or in parallel -
and calculates the optimal
use with regard to perform-
ance, fuel consumption and comfort.
The capacity to run solely with the electric
motor in the HYBRID drive mode depends on
the hybrid battery's energy level and, for
example, the requirement for heating/cooling
in the passenger compartment. At high level
the capacity for solely driving with electric
operation is same as in PURE mode, i.e. the
car is easy to drive as an electric car (high
electrical power output available).
At low energy level (hybrid battery is almost
empty) the battery's energy level must also
be maintained at the same time, leading to
the diesel engine starting more often.
To restore the function to run solely on elec-
tricity in HYBRID mode:
•
Charge the hybrid battery from a 230
VAC socket with the charging cable (see
Charging current (p. 286)) or use the
SAVE function.
Please note
•
The diesel engine may even start with a
high energy level in the hybrid battery,
such as to raise/lower the temperature in
the passenger compartment.
– POWER
This option sets the car in
the best response and per-
formance mode, by means of
both the electric motor and
diesel engine being activated
the whole time. The car has
sportier characteristics and
faster response to accelerating.
During active driving, the use of a lower gears
is prioritised, leading to a delayed upshift.
Please note
•
The diesel engine runs continuously.
•
The car is driven by both the front and
rear wheels.
•
This drive mode results involves
increased fuel consumption.
– AWD
The mode activates all-wheel
drive, which improves the
car's grip and traction. The
mode is primarily designed
for low speed on slippery
road surfaces, but all-wheel
drive also has a stabilising
effect at higher speeds.
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Please note
•
The diesel engine runs continuously.
•
This drive mode results involves
increased fuel consumption.
– SAVE
This function starts charging
the hybrid battery and
ensures that its energy level
does not fall below a
capacity equivalent to
approx. 20 km driving with
electric operation. The idea
is to be able to save this energy for later
when electric operation is more suitable, e.g.
for urban driving.
If the hybrid battery's energy level is low
when pressing the SAVE button then the die-
sel engine will first charge it to a capacity
equivalent to approx. 20 km driving with elec-
tric operation.
Driving with the electric motor saves more
fuel at low speeds than at higher speeds.
Therefore, select SAVE primarily when the
hybrid battery's energy level is high and a
planned journey shall start with a longer dis-
tance at higher speeds (e.g. on motorways)
and end with a distance at low speeds when
electric operation is required.
Pressing the SAVE button when the hybrid
battery's energy level is equivalent to more
than approx. 20 km driving with electric oper-
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