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Eco-driving
Eco-driving is a range of everyday practices that allow the motorist to optimise their fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
Eco-driving suited to your
Hybrid4 vehicle
Use gear selector position A , as thisoptimises gear changes to suit the circumstances, and the AUTOmode of theHybrid4 mode selector.When moving off, accelerate normally up tothe desired speed ( POWER
zone between20 and 40 %). At steady speeds, drive gently with smallmovements of the accelerator pedal (ECOor CHARGEzone), run in electric mode as oftenas possible when driving at low speed. Anticipate the need to slow down and useengine braking ( CHARGE
zone), so as to make use of free energy recovery while keeping light pressure on the accelerator pedal.
Before moving off, if the passenger compartment is too warm, ventilate it byopening the windows and air vents beforeusing the air conditioning.
Above 30 mph (50 km/h), close the windowsand leave the air vents open. Remember to make use of equipment that can help keep the temperature in the passenger compar tment down (sun roof andwindow blinds...).Switch off the air conditioning, unless it has automatic digital regulation, as soon as the desired temperature is attained.Switch off the demisting and defrostingcontrols, if not automatic.Switch off the heated seat as soon as possible.
Switch off the headlamps and front foglampswhen the level of light does not require their use.
Avoid running the Diesel engine when stationary, par ticularly in winter; your vehiclewill warm up much faster while driving.
As a passenger, if you avoid connecting your multimedia devices (film, music, video game...), you will contribute towards limitingthe consumption of electrical energy, and soof fuel.
Disconnect your por table devices beforeleaving the vehicle.
Control the use of your electrical equipment
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Observe the recommendations
on maintenance
Check the tyre pressures regularly, whencold, referring to the label in the door aperture, driver's side.
Carry out this check in par ticular:
- before a long journey,
- at each change of season,
- after a long period out of use.
Have your vehicle ser viced regularly (engine oil, oil filter, air filter...) and obser ve the schedule of operations recommended by themanufacturer.
When refuelling, do not continue after the3 rd
cut-off of the nozzle to avoid any over flow.
At the wheel of your new vehicle, it is onlyafter the first 1 800 miles (3 000 kilometres) that you will see the fuel consumption settle down to a consistent average.
At the end of winter, remove snow tyres and refit your summer tyres.
Spread loads throughout the vehicle; placethe heaviest items in the bottom of the boot,as close as possible to the rear seats.Limit the loads carried in the vehicle andreduce wind resistance (roof bars, roof rack,bicycle carrier, trailer...). Use a roof box in preference.Remove roof bars and roof racks after use.
Limit the causes of excess
consumption
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Consumption of your hybrid in the screen
Average consumption over the last 5 minutes.
"60 % H
ybrid Use" corresponds to 60 % of the cumulative
running time with the addition of the hybrid system and
40 % of the time with the Diesel engine only (with no contribution from the hybrid system).
For more information on the trip computer, refer to the corresponding section.
Resetting the history
With the hybrid system active, when trip 2 displayed, press
the control for 2 seconds to reset the history to zero.
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200 V high voltage battery
The 200 V high voltage battery cannot berecharged from a mains supply.
The battery is Ni-MH (Nickel Metal Hydride) and is located below the boot floor, close to the electric motor.
Charging
The battery is charged when the vehicle
decelerates, the electric motor then becomes
a
generator and conver ts kinetic energy intoelectrical energy (except if the speed of the
vehicle is above 70 mph (120 km/h)).
The battery is not recharged from a mains
supply.
The battery may also be charged automatically
when required b
y the Stop & Start system of
the Diesel engine.
This recover
y allows the use of "free" energy.
The battery charging time is very shor t and iscontinuous.
A discharged battery (following ZEV running or high load, for example) will quickly return to astate of charge sufficient for full operation of the
different hybrid modes.
The charging takes place automaticallywhen driving.
The energy recovery can be faster during deceleration.
The average state of charge is 4 to 5 bars, sopreserving a margin for energy recovery when
deceleration of going downhill (free energy).
To preser ve the ser vice life of thebattery, the level of charge never fallsbelow 20 %, even if a level of 0 bars is displayed after ZEV running. Where the battery is close to maximum, vehicle deceleration with your foot off the accelerator pedal will be at a lower level.
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Underbonnet precautions / warnings
The alternator-star ter motor of your hybrid
vehicle is also supplied at high voltage. If the
vehicle ignition has not been switched off, there
is a risk of the engine restar ting at any time.
Alwa
ys ensure that the
ignition is switched off (Readylamp off) before
opening the bonnet.
Also ensure that the ignition is switchedoff when refuelling to avoid the engine restarting.
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Car washing machine or tunnel
the wash.
With the hybrid system active, Ready
lamp on, parking brakereleased: - Place the gear selector in position N.- Switch off the engine (press on STA R T/STOP). The parking brake is applied automatically and the Ready
lamp goes off inthe instrument panel.- Switch on the ignition again (press on START/STOP) without your foot on the brake pedal. The Ready
lamp remains off. - Release the parking brake using the manual control on thecentre console, while keeping your foot on the brake pedal. - Switch off the ignition (press on STA R T/STOP without your foot on the brake pedal) checking that the parking brake
remains released.
If the Diesel engine is not running, it restar ts.If the Diesel engine is running, it remains running without timelimit.
With the hybrid system active, Readylamp on, parking brakereleased: - Place the gear selector in position N(Auto or Sport mode). - Press the brake pedal then the ECO OFF button.
Car washing machines or tunnels in which theDiesel engine must be switched off.
Car washing machines or tunnels in which the Diesel engine must not be switched off.
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Instrument panel
1.
Energy consumption / generation indicator (available power as a percentage).
For more information refer to the "H
ybrid
system" section.2. Fuel gauge.3.Engine coolant temperature gauge. 4.
Speedometer (mph or km/h).5.
Cruise control or speed limiter
settings.A
.Main lighting and controls dimmer.
B.- Successive shor t presses: under-inflation
detection, recall servicin
g information, alert
log.
- Long press: reset the function selected to
zero (ser vice indicator or trip recorder). 6
. Gear engaged.
7.Instrument panel screen: electrical flow,
trip recorder, aler t messa
ges or state of functions (e.g.: oil pressure, battery, door open, ...), trip computer, media, satellite
navigation.8. Digital speedometer (mph or km/h). 9.Ready lamp: indicates that the vehicle is
ready to drive.
Dials and screens
Control buttons
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Monitoring
Indicator and warning lamps
When the engine is star ted, these same warning lamps should go off.
If they remain on, before moving off, refer to the information on the warning lamp concerned.
Associated warnings
The switching on of cer tain warning lamps may
be accompanied by an audible signal and a
messa
ge in the instrument panel screen.
The warning lamps may come on continuously (fixed) or flash.
Certain warning lamps may come on inone of two modes: fixed (continuous) or flashing.
Only by relating the type of illumination to the operation of the vehicle can itbe determined whether the situation is normal or a fault has occurred.
Refer to the tables on the following pages for more information.
Visual indicators in
forming the driver that asystem is in operation, switched off or has a fault.
When the ignition is switched on
Certain warning lamps come on for a few seconds in the instrument panel and/or
instrument panel screen when the vehicle's
ignition is switched on.
