Notes on electric mode:
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Vehicles with hybrid systems generate signifi‐
cantly less noise when stationary and when
being driven than vehicles with combustion
engines.
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When driving in electric mode the vehicle
may not be heard by other road users due to
the significantly reduced noise generated
when driving and when at a standstill.
It is for this reason that the vehicle is equip‐
ped with a sound generator, which serves as
an acoustic vehicle warning system (AVAS).
Notes on the acoustic vehicle warning system:
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The sound generator generates speed-
dependent and stationary vehicle noise emis‐
sions at a speed of up to around 25 mph
(30 km/h).
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This helps other road users, particularly
pedestrians and bike riders, to hear your
vehicle better.
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When driving at speeds above 20 mph
(20 km/h) the vehicle acoustic warning sys‐
tem gradually switches off.
Disconnecting the hybrid system manually
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DANGER Risk of fatal injury by touching
damaged high-voltage components
The vehicle's high-voltage on-board electrical
system is under high voltage. If you modify
component parts in the vehicle's high-volt‐
age on-board electrical system or touch dam‐
aged component parts, you may be electro‐
cuted.
The component parts in the vehicle's high-
voltage on-board electrical system may be
damaged in an accident, although the dam‐
age is not visible.
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Never carry out changes on the high-
voltage on-board electrical system.
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Never touch component parts in the
high-voltage on-board electrical system.
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After an accident, do not touch any
high-voltage components.
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After an accident, have the vehicle
transported away.
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Have the high-voltage on-board electri‐
cal system checked at a qualified spe‐
cialist workshop.
Only disconnect the hybrid system manually in
the following situations:
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The 6 restraint system warning lamp
lights up in the instrument cluster, e.g. after
an accident.
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The vehicle is badly damaged, e.g. after an
accident, and the restraint system compo‐
nents have not been triggered.
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