Mini COUNTRYMAN PLUG-IN HYBRID Owner's Manual page 48

AT A GLANCE
Assistance from the electric motor
Driving off and accelerating require a lot of en‐
ergy.
To optimize acceleration and to reduce fuel
consumption, the electric motor boosts the
combustion engine, refer to page 95. To do
this, the electric motor uses the energy saved in
the high-voltage battery.
Driving with the combustion engine:
POWER
The combustion engine, refer to page 94,
provides the main drive power to move the ve‐
hicle. If necessary, the high-voltage battery is
charged at the same time.
The hybrid system always starts the combus‐
tion engine automatically.
Auto Start/Stop function, coasting
The Auto Start/Stop function, refer to
page 92, switches the combustion engine off
while the vehicle is moving, when braking,
when rolling to a halt, and while the vehicle is
stopped. The condition of rolling with the com‐
bustion engine switched off is referred to as
coasting. Convenience functions such as the
automatic climate control are supplied by the
high-voltage battery and can remain switched
on.
Energy recovery: CHARGE
The high-voltage battery of the hybrid system is
charged through energy recovery while driving.
The electric motor acts as a generator and con‐
verts the kinetic energy of the vehicle into elec‐
trical energy, refer to page 95.
Charging the vehicle
The high-voltage battery of the vehicle can be
charged, refer to page 218, via the charging
socket at charging stations or household sock‐
ets.
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Regular and complete charging of the high-
voltage battery reduces the fuel consumption
by using electric energy.
Climate control while parking and
charging
The hybrid system makes it possible to operate
the automatic climate control prior to driving
off and with the combustion engine switched
off.
During vehicle charging or if the high-voltage
battery is sufficiently charged, the car's interior
can be can be cooled or heated in advance of
the trip, refer to page 224.
The stationary climate control can also be
switched on directly.
Display
The displays of the hybrid system provide infor‐
mation about the current state of hybrid opera‐
tion.
Energy-saving driving
To save energy while driving, read the following
descriptions:
▷ Saving fuel, refer to page 211.
▷ Using the hybrid system efficiently, refer to
page 212.
▷ GREEN Mode.
▷ Adapting to the course of the road.
Safety of the hybrid system
Follow the information on safety, refer to
page 49.
Long-term vehicle storage
Observe the information on vehicle storage and
for longer idle periods, refer to page 275.