10
STARTING AND DRIVING
Starting the car
446
Switching off the car
447
Ignition positions
448
Selecting ignition mode
449
Alcohol lock*
450
Bypass of the alcohol lock*
450
Before starting the engine with the
alcohol lock*
451
Brake functions
451
Foot brake
451
Brake assistance
453
Braking on wet roads
453
Braking on gritted roads
453
Brake system maintenance
454
Parking brake
454
Activating and deactivating the
parking brake
455
Automatic parking brake activation
setting
456
Parking on a hill
456
In the event of a fault in the park-
ing brake
457
Automatic braking when stationary
457
Activating and deactivating the
automatic brake at a standstill
458
Help when starting on a hill
459
Auto braking after a collision
459
Regenerative braking*
459
Gearbox
460
Automatic gearbox
460
Changing gear with automatic gearbox
461
Changing gear with steering wheel
paddles*
462
Gear selector inhibitor
464
Kick-down function
464
Symbols and messages for auto-
matic gearbox
464
Gear shift indicator
465
All-wheel drive
465
Drive systems
466
Starting and stopping the com-
bustion engine in Twin Engine
467
Drive modes
467
Changing drive mode
472
Energy distribution in hybrid drive
using map data*
473
Level control* and shock absorption
474
Settings for level control*
477
Adjusting the setting for damping
Polestar Engineered*
478
Low speed control
479
Activating and deactivating low-
speed driving using a function button
480
Hill descent control
481
Activating and deactivating hill
descent control with the function
button
482
Economical driving
482
Factors that affect range when
running on electricity
484
Hold and Charge function
485
Preparations for a long trip
486
Winter driving
486
Driving in water
487
Opening and closing the fuel filler flap
488
Filling fuel
489
Handling of fuel
490
Petrol
491
Petrol particle filter
492
Overheating in the engine and
drive system
493
Overloading the starter battery
494
Using jump starting with another
battery
494
Towbar*
496
Specifications for towbar*
497
Extendable and retractable towbar*
497
