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serious damage and/or a
decrease
of the
ca-
pacity void coverage
under
the
New
Vehicle
Limited Warranty.
Starting/driving
the vehicle
Applies to veh icles: with
plug-in
hybrid
drive
The vehicle is started and stopped with the
I<!>
START
ST
OP
I
button. Also note the informa-
tion here
¢
page 82.
Establishing drive ready
mode
See
¢
.&
in Introduction on page 98.
Requ irement:
a
charging
cable must not be
con-
nected
to the
vehicle
¢
page 121 and
the
selec-
tor lever must be in the
P
or N position.
-
Press the brake pedal.
-
Press the
I<!>
START STOPI
button
.
When the vehicle enters drive
ready
mode, the
status message
e-tron READY
appears briefly in
the instrument cluster display and the needle in
the
power meter points to
READY
r:::;,
page 101
.
Driving
The vehicle starts with the electric motor after
establishing the drive ready mode and if the con-
ditions for electric drive mode have been met
¢
page 103
.
The conditions to drive are essentially the same
for the automatic transmission
: ¢
page 89
You and your
passengers
should anticipate the
possibility of a sporty acce leration.
Ending drive ready mode
-
Place
the
selector lever in the
P position.
-
Switch the ignition off with the
le!> START STOPI
button.
Vehicle sound
The vehicle generates electronic vehicle sound at
speeds up
to
approximately 2S mph (40 km/h) so
that your vehicle can be heard from the outside
when in electric drive mode. The veh icle sound
automatically
fades out at higher speeds when
the
sounds from
the tires and
wind start
increas-
ing
.
100
Switching the
ignition on/off
You
can
switch
the
ignit ion on without establish-
ing
drive ready mode.
-
Press
the
I<!>
START STOP
!
button to sw itch
the
ign ition on and off.
Do
not press the brake ped-
al
while doing
this.
The needle stays
pointing
to
OFF@
r:::;,
page 101,
fig. 88 when the ignit ion is switched on.
No indicator lights stay turned on when the igni-
tion is switched off
.
Ignition is switched off automatically
To
prevent
the
battery
from draining, the ignition
will switch off automatically under the following
conditions:
-
The vehicle must have already
been
driven.
-
The vehicle must be stationary.
-
The gaso line engine
must not be
runn ing
.
-
The driver 's door must be open
.
-
The driver's safety belt must be
unbuckled
.
-
The brake pedal must not be pressed.
In
this case, the activated low beam is replaced
by the parking light. The message
Side marker
lights
automatically shut off
in
30 minutes. See
owner's
manual
appears in the
instrument
clus-
ter display
.
The parking lights w
ill
switch off af-
ter approximately 30 minutes or when you lock
the vehicle.
If
the gasoline engine was not stopped, the mo-
tor continues
running
and the
ignition
does not
automat ically switch off
r:::;,
,&.
A
WARNING
To reduce
the
risk of poisoning, never allow
the
eng ine to
run
in
confined
spaces
.
(D
Tips
The vehicle cannot start when
outside
tem-
peratures
are below-18
°F
(-28
°()
r:::;,
page 101.
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