Not exact matches
Step hard on the accelerator, and the power bar turns red;
let off or touch the
brakes and the charge bar shines in blue during
regeneration.
Shift paddles
let you select four different driving modes: (1) automatic for unobtrusive performance; (2) minimal
brake regeneration for highway cruising; (3) maximum
brake regeneration for optimal off - throttle deceleration in traffic and during sporting driving; and (4) an automated mode with radar - optimized cruise control to apply the
brakes when slow traffic is sensed ahead.
Defaulting to a standard mode, which initiated a moderate amount of
braking regeneration as soon as I lifted off the accelerator, I could also choose D Minus and D Plus, initiating more aggressive
regeneration or
letting the car coast.
Paddles behind the steering wheel
let you choose four levels of
regeneration while coasting and
braking.
However, a Smart product specialist told me the car would be offered with optional steering wheel - mounted paddles, which will
let drivers choose from four levels of
brake regeneration.