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Important Cautions
No electrics? Limited function
If the vehicle has no electrical current available – i.e. the ignition is
switched off or the 12V start battery is discharged – certain functions
will be limited, including power brakes and power steering.
Low-volume exterior noise
Remember that a battery electric vehicle does not emit any engine noise.
Its electric motors are quiet and may be difficult to hear by children,
pedestrians, cyclists, and animals. This is especially true in areas of low
speeds like residential streets or parking areas.
High-voltage current
Vehicle components that work with high-voltage current can be
dangerous if handled incorrectly. These high-voltage components
and orange-colored cables should only be handled by qualified
(Volvo) technicians. Please follow the instructions in your Digital
Owner’s Manual.
Recommended battery
depletion limits
Volvo strongly recommends that
you don’t let the battery deplete
to 0%. Below a 20% state of
charge you will receive warnings,
with guidance to charging stations.
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One-Pedal Drive and Regenerative Braking
One Pedal Drive gives seamless control of both acceleration and
deceleration with just the accelerator pedal. When braking, the kinetic
energy that otherwise would have become heat energy is regenerated
into electric energy and fed back to the battery. This saves energy
and helps optimize the car’s range.
Two levels: On and Off.
“ON” is the default setting. Just lifting the accelerator pedal can slow
the car all the way to standstill, not using the brake pedal. It can even
hold the car on steep hills. One-Pedal Drive is recommended in city
driving to help optimize range.
“OFF” means less regeneration when lifting the accelerator, and feels
more like in a combustion engine powered car. This allows full benefit
from the car’s rolling kinetic energy when driving at highway speeds.
Independent of this, the car will always provide brake energy
regeneration when pressing the brake pedal.
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