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Look well ahead when driving
Driving smoothly and proactively reduces
fuel consumption.
Avoid unnecessary acceleration and brak-
ing.
By maintaining a suitable distance to the
vehicle driving ahead of you.
Avoid high engine speeds
Driving at low engine speeds lowers fuel
consumption and reduces wear.
Switch off the engine during
longer stops
Switch off the engine during longer stops,
for instance at traffic lights, railroad cross-
ings or in traffic congestion.
Switch off any functions that
are not currently needed
Functions such as seat heating and the rear
window defroster require a lot of energy
and consume additional fuel, especially in
city and stop-and-go traffic.
Switch off these functions if they are not
needed.
Have maintenance carried out
Have the vehicle maintained regularly to
achieve optimal vehicle efficiency and serv-
ice life. MINI recommends that mainte-
nance work be performed by a MINI service
center.
Also note the MINI maintenance systems,
refer to page 289.
Using the hybrid system effi-
ciently
Concept
The vehicle's hybrid system runs automati-
cally. Through foresighted driving, the hy-
brid properties are efficiently used, i.e., fuel
consumption and energy recovery are opti-
mized.
Optimizing energy recovery
Types of energy recovery
Energy recovery is used to charge the high-
voltage battery. Energy recovery is impor-
tant for the supply of electrical components
and thus a prerequisite for fuel efficiency.
Energy recovery appears in three stages
during coasting and braking:
– Low energy recovery: while coasting to
a halt without stepping on the brake.
– Average energy recovery: while deceler-
ating slightly by gently pressing the
brake pedal.
– Maximum energy recovery: when press-
ing the brake pedal somewhat more
firmly provided that the pointer remains
in the middle area of the CHARGE indi-
cator in the instrument cluster, refer to
page 135.
Optimum energy recovery
Foresighted driving and decelerating helps
with optimizing energy recovery.
As soon as the display shows the maximum
energy recovery, only press the brake pedal
harder if required by the situation.
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