Method and Control Device for Automatically Setting an Operating Mode of a Hybrid Vehicle, and Hybrid Vehicle

A method for automatically setting an operating mode of a hybrid vehicle includes determining whether a distance to the destination is greater than a purely electrically travellable range of the hybrid vehicle, wherein the hybrid vehicle is automatically put into a hybrid mode if the distance to the destination is greater than the purely electrically travellable range of the hybrid vehicle, and the hybrid vehicle is automatically put into a purely electrical drive mode if the distance to the destination is not greater than the purely electrically travellable range of the hybrid vehicle. A corresponding control device and hybrid vehicle are also disclosed.