Driving And Parking; Driving - Mercedes-Benz GLE Hybrid 2019 Operator's Manual

Driving

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Driving
Points to remember
General notes
Hybrid technology combines a fuel-efficient
combustion engine with a powerful electric
motor. In HYBRID operating mode, the hybrid
drive system automatically selects the most effi-
cient operating mode for every driving situation.
Drive the vehicle in the usual manner.
To save fuel in HYBRID mode, the hybrid drive
system switches off the combustion engine as
often as possible during the journey when power
output requirements are low. When power out-
put requirements are low, the electric motor
powers the vehicle. The engine is switched on,
even while the vehicle is in motion, when a
higher power output is required. The engine is
usually switched off when the vehicle is station-
ary. Consequently, there is usually no engine
idling as with combustion engine vehicles.
For pulling away and accelerating, the electric
motor supports the internal combustion engine
using the power stored in the high-voltage bat-
tery. In addition, the power is used for electric
driving, operation of the electric refrigerant
compressor and to supply the 12 V on-board
electrical system. In this way the hybrid drive
system helps to reduce your vehicle's fuel con-
sumption.
Observe the driving tips on plug-in-hybrid oper-
ation ( page 26).
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Recuperative Brake System
If you release the accelerator pedal when the
vehicle is in motion, recuperation is initiated.
The electric motor is operating as a generator,
e.g. in overrun mode and when braking. Hybrid
technology converts the kinetic energy of the
vehicle to electric energy and stores it in the
high-voltage battery.
Observe the important safety notes for the
Recuperative Brake System (
If the engine is switched off by the ECO start/
stop function, you open the driver's door and
unfasten your seat belt:
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Further information (
All of the vehicle's systems remain active, if:
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If you remove your foot from the brake pedal
while in transmission position h or k, the
vehicle could pull away automatically.
Observe the notes on the õ indicator of the
ECO start/stop function (
Vehicles with an electric motor generate much
less driving noise than vehicles with internal
combustion engines. As a result, your vehicle
may not be heard by other road users in certain
situations.
The vehicle is equipped with the acoustic pres-
ence indicator.
The acoustic presence indicator generates a
sound at speeds between 0 and 20 mph
(30 km/h). This helps other road users, partic-
ularly pedestrians and cyclists, to hear your
vehicle better. This noise can also be heard
within the vehicle interior in a quiet environ-
ment, for example.
The volume depends on the engine speed. The
faster you accelerate, the louder the sound is. It
is reduced at speeds between 12 and 18 mph
(20 to 30 km/h) and is switched off when a
speed of 20 mph (30 km/h) is reached. Above
this speed, normal vehicle noise emission is suf-
ficient for the vehicle to be heard in good time by
other road users.
page 11).
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Important safety notes
a message appears in the multifunction dis-
play and
a warning tone sounds
page 45).
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the vehicle is stationary
the combustion engine is switched off and
the õ indicator lights up in the instrument
cluster
page 23).
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