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Automatic restartin
g
of the Diesel en
g
ine or ZEV mode NOT available
Maintainin
g
the performance
o
f the s
y
stem
- When the vehicle exceeds
18
mph
(
30 km/h
)
after movin
g
off
(
if the internal
c
ombustion en
g
ine has not alread
y
s
tarted since the vehicle was last started
)
.
- I
f
the hi
g
h volta
g
e batter
y
is not
s
u
ff
icientl
y
char
g
ed. A minimum o
f
4 bars
i
n
ZEV
mo
d
e so as to ensure o
p
erat
i
on
o
ver a certain distance
(
in AUT
O
, electric
o
peration is accessible
f
or a shorter
period with a lower level of char
g
e
)
.
- Wh
e
n th
e
f
ue
l l
e
v
e
l
e
nt
e
r
s
th
e
r
ese
rv
e
z
one
(
where rate of consumption o
f
t
hi
s reserve
i
s
high
,
ZEV
i
n
hibi
t
i
on ma
y
c
ontinue
f
or some time a
f
ter re
f
uellin
g)
.
- Durin
g
re
g
eneration o
f
the particle
e
missions
f
ilter, which occurs
automatically
f
or 5 to 10 minutes,
approximatel
y
ever
y
300 miles
(
500 kms
)
(
or less in extended urban runnin
g)
.
Th
e
i
nterna
l
com
b
ust
i
on en
gi
ne ma
y
restart or
ZEV mode may not be available in the various
c
onditions
p
resented below.
The internal combustion en
g
ine can be
s
witched off automaticall
y
as soon as these
co
n
d
iti
o
n
s
a
r
e
lift
ed
.
Wh
e
n th
e
co
n
d
iti
o
n
s
desc
ri
bed
be
l
o
w
cause
th
e
v
e
hi
c
l
e
t
o
co
m
e
ou
t
of
ZEV m
ode
a
n
d
t
h
e
Di
ese
l
en
gi
ne to restart, t
h
e ve
hi
c
l
e
a
utomaticall
y
chan
g
es to AUT
O
mode.
Y
ou
r v
e
hi
c
l
e
i
s
fitt
ed
with th
e
m
os
t
e
ff
ec
tiv
e
e
missions control s
y
stems, in particular the
Particle Emissions Filter
(
PEF
)
.
At re
g
ular intervals
y
our Diesel en
g
ine will
p
roduce ener
gy
for the self-cleanin
g
of this
filt
e
r.
Durin
g
this PEF re
g
eneration phase, electric
r
unnin
g
is purposel
y
made unavailable and
is accompanied b
y
a messa
g
e "
E
lectric
mode not available: PEF re
g
eneration in
progress
".
A
ction b
y
the driver
- Movin
g
the
g
ear selector to position
M
.
- Action on steerin
g
mounted control
p
addles to chan
g
e
g
ear.
- Sustained and sharp acceleration.
- Use of demistin
g
.
- Use o
f
air conditionin
g
.
Diffi cult weather conditions and
c
ircumstances
- I
f
certain conditions or en
g
ine temperature
requirements make it necessar
y
(
such as
an en
g
ine temperature that is too low
f
o
r
the ambient conditions
)
.
- When the batter
y
is close to maximum
c
har
g
e
(f
or example: when
g
oin
g
down
a lon
g
hill
)
, because en
g
ine recover
y
bein
g
no lon
g
er possible, the internal
c
ombustion en
g
ine restarts automaticall
y
j
ust to provide en
g
ine brakin
g
.
- I
f
the vehicle encounters a steep slope
(
car park ramp, ...
)
.
- I
f
the vehicle has been parked in the sun
f
or a prolon
g
ed period.
- When drivin
g
in mountainous conditions
(
altitude
)
.
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