BMW 2015 BMW i8 Manual Do Proprietário

The high-voltage battery is recharged in part
through energy recovery. The electric motor
acts as a generator when decelerating and
converts the kinetic energy into electrical en‐
ergy.
Energy can be recovered if the following condi‐
tions are met:

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The vehicle is moving.

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Speed higher than approx.
12 mph/20 km/h.

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Selector lever in selector lever position D,
R or S.

▷

The high-voltage battery is not fully
charged.

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Accelerator pedal is not operated.

Energy cannot be recovered in the following
situations:

▷

Selector lever position N is set.

▷

While drive stability control systems con‐
trol the vehicle, even though it is not indi‐
cated by an indicator light.

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The high-voltage battery is fully charged.

▷

When temperature of the high-voltage bat‐
tery is very low or very high.
With cold external temperatures, it is pos‐
sible that the energy recovery is tempora‐
rily unavailable after startup.

The parking brake is used to prevent the vehi‐
cle from rolling when it is parked.

Parking brake

Apply parking brake and further secure
the vehicle if needed.

Set the parking brake firmly when parking; oth‐
erwise, the vehicle could roll. On steep upward
and downward inclines, further secure the ve‐
hicle, e.g., by turning the steering wheel in the
direction of the curb.◀

Take the remote control with you
Take the remote control with you when

leaving the vehicle so that children, e.g., can‐
not release the parking brake.◀

Pull the reel.
The LED lights up.

The indicator lamp lights up red. The
parking brake is set.

Use as emergency brake while driving:
Pull the reel and hold it. The vehicle brakes
hard while the reel is being pulled.

The indicator lamp lights up red, a sig‐
nal sounds and the brake lights light
up.

A Check Control message is displayed.

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