Hi,

 

Have a Superb iv PHEV and I have a stupid question.

 

Next week I have to go to the mandatory technical and emissions test on my car, and I don't know how it will be with the "emissions" part.

 

The car, when  you are stopped, as long as you have 1% of battery, turn off the petrol engine. I use the car 95% of the times in electric only. I have spent only 2 out of 8 lines of petrol, and I drove nearly 1.800 km (I charge it every day and I drive almost always, distances  where I can go 100% electric... sometimes I did longer trips and sometimes I activate the petrol engine on purpose the last couple of km to make it work and don't be for longer periods waiting and to don't keep the same fuel in tank for ages)

 

I can put the "sport" mode and petrol engine would start, but for this I have to move the car, once stopped, petrol engine is off again. Car does not have auto-start-stop to disable. Or at least I don't know how to.

 

My question is, how they could test the emissions of the car while stopped, if petrol engine would not wok...?

Would they treat it like a electric car and will be skipped, even when I have a not only electric engine but a petrol one too?

 

I don't want to looks like stupid if they asked me to turn on the petrol engine to check the emissions and I have no idea how to do it.

 

Thank you all for the support!! 

 

 

Edited 11 March, 20242 yr by Mcpollo

If it’s anything like the U.K. MOT any hybrid is not subject to an emissions test.

 

On many hybrids you can press the pedal to the floor to turn the engine on. But this isn’t suitable for an emissions test.

Hi, thanks for the info.

 

Yes, its like the MOT but I live in Slovakia, we have something called STK but is basically the same, and here I don't know if emissions will be tested...

 

I live in Slovakia but I don't speak Slovak, I sent an email to the center where the car will make the test  they did no get any answer from them.

 

So I was just wondering, just in case....

 

Not tested it but the EV forums have said that if you start the car with the bonnet open it will start the engine.

I can also confirm that you can start the engine by pressing all the way to the floor on the go pedal. The engine goes nuts for a couple of seconds as it's seeing full throttle but if you let off it should stay running.

thanks for the info!

15 hours ago, MarkyG82 said:

Not tested it but the EV forums have said that if you start the car with the bonnet open it will start the engine.

I can also confirm that you can start the engine by pressing all the way to the floor on the go pedal. The engine goes nuts for a couple of seconds as it's seeing full throttle but if you let off it should stay running.

 

 

sorry, this with the DSG in P or in N?

@Mcpollo P I think.

Thank you!

Sorry message duplicated by mistake 😅

Edited 12 March, 20242 yr by Mcpollo