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WARNING
Improp e r operat ion of the rear spoiler can
cause crushing injuries.
- Always make sure that nobody, espec ially
children , is in the way when the rea r spo ile r
is deployed or retracted.
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Note
- Neve r push on the vehicle on the rear spoi l-
er. This could cause damage .
- To prevent damage to the rear spoiler do
not lean or place anyth ing on it.
- Only ope rate the rear spoi ler manually when
the luggage compartment
lid is close and
the rear spo iler moving parts are not
blocked . Otherwise, damage could occur.
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Tips
Clean the rear spoiler compartment
every 2 to
3 mont hs. To function correct ly, the rear
sp oiler must be free of ice, sn ow and leav es.
Energy management
The starting ability is optimized
The energy management system manages the
electrical energy distribu tion and op timizes the
availability of electrical energy for starting the
engine .
Whe n a vehicle wit h a conventi onal e nergy sys -
tem is not dr iven for a long time, t he ba tte ry is
d rained by equipmen t (fo r example the immobil -
izer). In certa in circumstances, there cou ld may
not be eno ugh energy to start the engine .
Your veh icle is equ ipped wit h a n intellige nt ener -
gy managemen t system for distr ibuting electr ici-
ty. This significantly improves the starti ng ability
a nd increases the battery life .
The energy ma nagemen t sys t em Is made up of
battery diagnosis, idling current management
and dynamic energy management.
Battery diagnosis
The batte ry diagnos is determines the ba tte ry
cha rge leve l. The sen sors de t ect t he ba tte ry, t he
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batte ry current, an d t he batte ry tempera tu re.
The current charge leve l and the perfo rmance of
t he battery are determined based on th is.
Idling current management
The idling cur ren t management
d ecreases the
energy used wh ile pa rked. With the eng ine
switched off, it manages the energy dis t rib ution
to t he d ifferent e lectr ical components . Date from
battery diagnos is is ta ken into acco unt for this .
Depend ing on t he batte ry charge leve l, elec t rical
equipmen t is switched off one item afte r t he ot h-
er, to prevent the battery from dra ining and to
retain the starting ability.
Dynamic energy management
While driving , dynam ic ene rgy man agement d is-
t ribu t es the ap propri ate amount of energy to t he
e lectrica l equ ipment. It controls the battery
charge level so t hat more ene rgy is not use d then
is be ing generated in order to maintain an opti-
mal battery charge level.
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Tips
- Energy management
can not overcome the
laws of p hys ics. Note that the charge level
and length of the battery life a re limited.
- Whe n the sta rting ability is endange red, the
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indicator light t urns on ¢
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What you should know
Maintaining the starting ability is the highest
priority.
A lot of st ress is placed on t he ba t tery when dr iv-
ing sho rt distances, in t raff ic, and at cold t imes
of the year . A lot of ene rgy is used but little is
generated .
It
is a lso critical when the engine is
not ru nning but e lectr ica l equipment is sw itched
o n. In th is case, energy is used but none is gener -
ated.
In sit uat ions like this, energy ma nagement will
active ly regu lated the distribution of energy.
Long periods without use
If you d o not dr ive your vehicle for several days or
weeks, e lectr ica l equipment is grad ually scaled
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