Driving - BMW XM Owner's Manual

Driving

Vehicle features and options
This chapter describes model-specific equip-
ment, systems, and functions that are currently
available, or may become available in the fu-
ture, even if they are not present in the vehicle.
Additional information:
Vehicle equipment, refer to page 8.
BMW eDRIVE
Principle
BMW eDRIVE is the designation for the electric
drive technology. In addition to the combus-
tion engine, the vehicle features a high-voltage
hybrid system that consists of an electric mo-
tor and a high-voltage battery, among other
things.
The hybrid system can move the vehicle en-
tirely on battery power. It can also support the
combustion engine in certain situations.
General information
The vehicle does not consume any fuel while
running on battery power. This makes it pos-
sible to drive in an environmentally-friendly
manner under certain conditions, for example,
in city traffic.
While driving with the combustion engine, the
hybrid system helps to lower fuel consumption.
The electric motor is switched on to support
this, if required by the situation.
In addition to this, the electric motor acts as
an alternator: during braking and in rolling to
a stop/overrun mode, the electric motor con-
verts the vehicle's kinetic energy into electrical
energy. The electrical energy is stored in the
high-voltage battery and is used to drive the
electric motor.
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Driving
The high-voltage battery can be charged via
the charging socket at charging stations or do-
mestic socket outlets.
Overview
Hybrid system components
1 Combustion engine
2 Charging control unit
3 Electric motor
4 High-voltage cables: orange
5 High-voltage battery
6 Charging socket
7 Power electronics
Settings of the hybrid system
General information
Using the M HYBRID button, the hybrid system
can be set to the following hybrid modes:
CONTROLS
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