Hold and Charge function

In some situations, it can be useful to be able to control the hybrid battery's state of charge while driving is in progress. This is possible with the functions Hold and Charge.

Hold and Charge are available in all drive modes. The functions are cancelled if Pure drive mode is activated.

Function buttons for Hold and Charge

The functions are activated in the centre display's function view.

Hold

Battery level sustained for later use.

The function maintains the charge in the hybrid battery for electric drive and saves available electricity for later use, e.g. for driving in an urban environment or through a residential area.

The car works as for normal hybrid operation with discharged battery where, in addition to re-using brake-generated energy, for example, the car starts the internal combustion engine more often in order to maintain the charge in the battery.