warning INFINITI Q50 HYBRID 2015 First responder´s Guide

Foreword
This manual describes first response operations and related warnings and cautions for this vehicle.
This vehicle is equipped with a high voltage battery pack.Failure to follow recommended practices
during emergency responses will cause death or serious personal injury.
Please read this manual in advance in order to understand the features of this vehicle and to help you deal
with incidents involving this vehicle. Follow the procedures in order to help assure a successful first
response operation.
This manual is periodically updated. If you are not viewing this manual on the Infiniti web site, we urge you to
go to
www.infinitiusa.comorwww.infiniti-techinfo.comto make sure you have the most recent version of this
manual.
INFINITI EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION
• Infiniti Consumer Affairs: 1-800-662-6200 (US) or 1-800-361-4792 (Canada)
• Hours of operation are 8am - 5pm (Monday-Friday) Eastern, Central and Pacific time zones
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THIS MANUAL
You may see various symbols in this manual. They have the following meanings:
DANGER
This symbol is used to inform you of an operation which will result in death or serious
personal injury if instructions are not followed.
Example: Touching high voltage components without using the appropriate protective
equipment will result in electrocution. PPE must always be worn when touching or
working on high voltage components.
This symbol is used to inform you of an operation which may cause death or serious
personal injury if instructions are not followed.
This symbol is used to inform you of an operation which may cause personal injury or
component damage if instructions are not followed.
Please note that there may be differences between this manual and the vehicle specification due to
specification changes. FRG–2

Table of Contents
FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–2
INFINITI EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–2
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THIS MANUAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–2
1. ABOUT THE INFINITI Q50 HYBRID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–5
1-1 Q50 HYBRID IDENTIFICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–6
1-1.1 EXTERIOR AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–6
1-1.2 INTERIOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–7
1-2 VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) LAYOUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–8
1-3 WARNING AND INDICATOR LAMP INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–9
2. BASIC HIGH VOLTAGE SYSTEM AND 12-VOLT SYSTEM INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–10 2-1 BATTERY INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–10
2-1.1 12-VOLT BATTERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–10
2-1.2 HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–10
2-2 HIGH VOLTAGE-RELATED AND 12-VOLT-RELATED COMPONENT LOCATIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–11
2-3 HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY PACK SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–12
2-4 HIGH VOLTAGE SAFETY MEASURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–13 2-4.1 WARNING LABELS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–13
2-5 HIGH VOLTAGE SAFETY SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–14
2-6 HIGH VOLTAGE CIRCUIT SHUT-OFF SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–15
2-7 PREVENTING ELECTRICAL SHOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–15
2-8 EMERGENCY MEDICAL EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–15
3. EMERGENCY RESPONSE STEPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–16
3-1 PREPARATION ITEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–17
3-1.1
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) PROTECTIVE WEAR CONTROL. . . FRG–17
3-1.2 DAILY INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–18
3-1.3 INSULATED TOOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–18
3-2 VEHICLE IMMOBILIZATION AND STABILIZATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–18
3-3 HOW TO HANDLE A DAMAGED VEHICLE AT AN ACCIDENT SCENE . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–19 3-3.1 HIGH VOLTAGE SYSTEM SHUT-DOWN PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–20
3-3.2 WATER SUBMERSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–30
3-3.3 VEHICLE FIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRG–31
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1-3 Warning and Indicator Lamp Information1. Master Warning Lamp (Orange or Red) 2. Hybrid System Overheated Stop Vehicle Warning (Vehicle Information Display)
3. Hybrid System Warning Lamp (Orange) 4. READY Indicator (Green)
Lamp Name Icon Description
READY Indicator (Green)
This lamp is on when the high voltage system is powered up and
the vehicle is ready to drive.
Master Warning Lamp
(Orange or Red)
This lamp is on when another warning lamp or message is
displayed in the instrument cluster.
Hybrid System
Warning Lamp (Orange)
This lamp is on or blinking when:
• Malfunction has occurred in the hybrid control system and/or
• High voltage leak to vehicle chassis and/or
• Emergency shut-off system has been activated. The shut-off system activates in the following conditions:
– Front and side collisions in which the air bags are deployed.
– Certain rear collisions.
– Certain high voltage system malfunctions.
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40
80
120
160
200
240
280
km/h
MPH
20
40
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4 5
6
7
8
9
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PWR
RPMx1000
6080
100
120
140
160
180
1
1/2
1234
Hybrid System Overheated Stop Vehicle
Warning
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2-4 High Voltage Safety Measures
Circuit insulation The high voltage positive (+) and negative (-) circuits are insulatedfrom the metal chassis.
Reducing the risk of electrocution The high voltage components and harnesses have insulated cases or orange-colored coverings which provide insulation and easy identification.
The high voltage battery case is electrically connected to the vehicle ground.
This connection helps protect the vehicle occupants and emergency
responders from high voltage electrical shock.
Identification The high voltage components are labeled “WARNING” similar to label shown below. All high voltage harnesses are coated in orange.
2-4.1 Warning Labels
WARNING/AVERTISSEMENT
To avoid serious injury, keep clear engine parts at all times. Engine may start at any time if the start switch and the the READY lamps
on the instrument panel are "ON". Make sure both lamps are "OFF" before working in the engine compartment. See Owners Manual.

Pour éviter des blessures graves, assurez-vous que les témoins START SWITCH et READY dans le tableau d e bord sont éteints
(OFF) avant d'entreprendre tout travail à I'intérieur du compartiment moteur. Le moteur peut démarrer à tout moment si le contacteur
d'allumage est à la position ON et que les témoins READY du tableau de bord sont allumés. Assurez-vous que les deux
témoins sont éteints avant de travailler dans le compartiment moteur. Reportez-vous au manuel du conducteur.
B
W A R N I N G / A V E R T I S S E M E N T / A C H T U N G
Make sure READY lamp is "OFF" before working in the engine compartment.
Assurez-vous que les témoin READY est "OFF" avant d e travailler dans le compartiment du moteur.
Bitte gehen Sie sicher, dass die READY-Kontrolleuch te "AUS" ist, bevor Sie jegliche Arbeit
im Motorraum beginnen. D
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AAYIA0010ZZ
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2-5 High Voltage Safety System
The high voltage safety system is intended to help keep vehicle occupants and emergency responders safe
from high voltage electricity.• A high voltage fuse provides short circuit protection inside the high voltage battery.
• The high voltage safety system is insulated from the metal chassis.
• Positive and negative high voltage power cables are connected to the high voltage battery and arecontrolled by normally open system main relays (SMR1 and SMR2) . When the vehicle is shut off,
the relays stop electrical flow from leaving the high voltage battery. However, it can take
approximately ten (10) minutes for the high voltage capacitor to fully discharge.
• The high voltage system and high voltage capacitor may remain powered for up to
approximately 10 minutes after the vehicle is shut off. Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE) must always be worn when touching or working on high voltage components
to avoid risk of electrical shock and severe personal injury or death.
• The high voltage battery retains high voltage at all times. PPE must always be worn when touching or working on high voltage components to avoid risk of electrical shock and
severe personal injury or death.
• A ground fault monitor continuously monitors for high voltage leakage to the metal chassis while the vehicle is running. If a malfunction is detected, the HPCM (hybrid powertrain control module) will
illuminate the hybrid system warning lamp
in the instrument cluster.
• The high voltage battery relays (SMR1 and SMR2) will automatically open to stop the electrical flow in front, side or certain rear collisions that are sufficient enough to activate the supplemental
restraint system (SRS) .
Trunk
Junction Box High Voltage Battery
System main relay 1
Service Plug (With Fuse)
System main relay 2
Transmission
Traction Motor Traction Motor
Inverter
(With built in high
voltage capacitor) Electric
Compressor DC/DC
Converter
Engine Compartment
HPCM
(Hybrid Powertrain Control Module)
AAYIA0124GB
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