stop start MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER PHEV 2016 Owner's Manual (in English)

MotorEngine
Drivingcondi- tions
ParallelHybrid Mode
ON
Drivers front
wheels
and gen- erates
electricity
High- speed
driving
Regenerative braking
Motion energy is converted into electric ener-
gy using the motor as a power generator.
Then a braking force generates and converted electric energy will be charged to the drive
battery.
l If you lift your foot off the accelerator
pedal during driving, a braking force that
is equivalent to engine braking of a com- bustion engine vehicle will be generated.
Also, if you shift the select position into “B” (BRAKE) from “D” (DRIVE), ef-
fectiveness of the regenerative braking is getting stronger. Shift the selector lever into “B” (BRAKE) position according to
the driving condition.
l When you depress the brake pedal, the
regenerative braking force may be in-creased.
l If a problem occurs in the Plug-in hybrid
EV system, or if the ABS and/or the
ASC have been activated, the regenera- tive braking will be restricted. The foot brake will still operate.Operation of gasoline engine
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l Even when the vehicle is driving in EV
drive mode, it may be automatically
changed to series hybrid mode or paral-
lel hybrid mode in the following cases: • The plug-in hybrid EV system is too
hot or too cold.
• Quick acceleration is applied.
• The air conditioner is operating.
• The accelerator pedal is depressed
hard on an uphill road or expressway.
• In cold weather.
• The vehicle has not been refueled for
a long time.
• The drive battery level is low.
In addition to the above, there are more
cases where EV drive mode is automati-
cally changed to series or parallel hybrid mode.
l Even while the vehicle is stopped, the
engine may automatically be started in the following cases: • The drive battery level is low.
• The plug-in hybrid EV system is too
hot or too cold.
• The air conditioner is used.
• The vehicle has not been used for a
long time.
• The engine has not been operated for a long time.
• The vehicle has not been refueled for
a long time.Refueling (gasoline)
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CAUTIONl If the warning display appears, refuel imme-
diately.
If the vehicle runs out of fuel, the engine will not start even in a situation need to be
generated electricity, the following condi- tions will occur.
• The driving performance falls (since only
the electrical power stored in the drive battery can be used for the driving).
• The heating performance is not available
(except vehicles with electric heater).
• The effectiveness of the heater is insuffi-
cient (vehicles with electric heater).
• The catalytic converter may be damaged
due to excessive high temperature.
Refer to “Filling the fuel tank” on page 2-13.
Refer to “Fuel remaining display screen” on page 6-10.
Plug-in Hybrid EV System
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CAUTIONlThe fuel in the fuel tank may not be con-
sumed and it may stagnate for a long time
depending on the use situation of the vehi- cle, the quality of fuel may change, and it
may have a bad influence on the engine or the parts of a fuel system.
Observe the following instructions for pre-
vention.
• Press the battery charge switch to start the
engine within three months at once.Refer to “Battery charge switch” on page
7-22.
• Refill the fuel more than 15 litres at once
within three months. If the fuel remaining display will be below half, you can refillthe fuel more than 15 litres certainly.Refer to “Fuel remaining warning dis-
play” on page 6-11.Drive battery
E00205000024WARNINGlA sealed lithium ion high voltage battery
(drive battery) is adopted for OutlanderPHEV . If the drive battery is disposed of
improperly, there is a risk of severe burns
and electrical shock that may result in se-
rious injury or death and there is also a
risk of environmental damage.
l Never attempt to use the drive battery for
any other purpose.l It is the battery to operate the motor and
the air conditioning.
In addition to the drive battery, Outland-
er PHEV has the auxiliary battery to op-
erate lamps, wipers, etc.
l Compact, light-weight lithium ion bat-
tery with high energy density is used forthe drive battery.
l The drive battery has the following char-
acteristics.
Please read this carefully paying atten- tion to the following:
Characteristics
l The same as ordinary lithium-ion batter-
ies, the battery capacity of the drive bat-
tery gradually reduces with time, result- ing in reduced cruising range. Depend-
ing on the usage conditions, such as fre- quent quick acceleration/deceleration, extremely hot weather, storing the vehi-
cle in high ambient temperatures, etc.,
the rate of battery capacity drop will in- crease.
l The performance may be changed due to
the outside temperature.
At low temperature, in particular, the EV
cruising range is short and the charging time is long, compared to operation at
normal temperature.
l The battery is gradually discharged with-
out use and the battery charge is low- ered.
l It is not necessary to consume the bat-
tery completely before charging.
Precautions for operation
l If your vehicle is not used for a long
time, check the drive battery level dis-
play every 3 months.
If the drive battery level display shows
0, charge the battery until some indica- tion appears. Alternately, put the opera-
tion mode of the power switch in “ON” to start the engine automatically, wait for
the engine to stop automatically, then
put the operation mode of the power switch in “OFF”.
l MITSUBISHI
MOTORS collects drive
batteries. If you scrap your vehicle, please consult a MITSUBISHI
MOTORS Authorized Service Point.
Drive battery
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WARNINGAlso, if possible, do the following opera-
tions and stay out of the way of any on-
coming traffic while awaiting the arrival of emergency responders.
• Apply chocks to the wheels.
• Put the select position in “P” (PARK)
position.
• Apply the parking brake.
• Open the windows, doors and tailgate.
• Put the operation mode in OFF.
• Turn on the hazard warning flashers.
• Move the key away from the vehicle to
prevent unintended start-up of the sys- tem by inadvertent contact with a switch or impact from the crash.
l Never touch high-voltage wiring, connec-
tors, and other high-voltage parts, such as
the inverter unit and drive battery. An electric shock may occur if exposed elec-
tric wires are visible when viewed from inside or outside of your vehicle. For their locations, see “High-voltage components”
on page 3-12.
l If the vehicle receives a strong impact to
the floor while driving, stop the vehicle in
a safe place and check the floor.WARNINGl Never start the plug-in hybrid EV system
if you found a leak of a liquid (except wa-
ter of the air conditioner) while checking the outside of the vehicle because there is
possibility the fuel system has been dam- aged and causing of fire or exploding.
In such case, immediately contact your
MITSUBISHI MOTORS Authorized
Service Point.
l Leaks or damage to the drive battery may
result in a fire. If you discover them, con-
tact emergency services immediately.
Since the fluid leak may be lithium man- ganite from the Lithium-ion battery, nev- er touch any fluid leaking from the inside
or outside of the vehicle. If the fluid con- tacts your skin or eyes, wash it off imme-
diately with a large amount of water and receive immediate medical attention to
help avoid serious injury.
l If you are unable to safely assess the vehi-
cle due to vehicle damage, do not touch the vehicle. Leave the vehicle and contact
emergency services. Advise emergency responders that this is a Plug-in Hybrid
vehicle.WARNINGl If a fire occurs in this vehicle, leave the
vehicle as soon as possible and contact
emergency services. Do not attempt to ex- tinguish a fire by yourself. If the fire in-
volves a lithium-ion battery, it will re- quire large, sustained volumes of water for extinguishment. Using a small amount
of water or the incorrect fire extinguisher
can result in serious injury or death from electrical shock.
l When you leave the vehicle, if possible,
open the windows, doors and tailgate to
prevent accumulation of poisonous/ combustible gasses. This will also assist in
the rescue and fire fighting process.
l As with any vehicle fire, the byproducts of
combustion can be toxic. Do not inhale
smoke, vapors, or gas from the vehicle. Move to a safe distance upwind and uphill
from the vehicle fire and out of the way of any oncoming traffic while awaiting the
arrival of emergency responders.
l If you detect leaking fluids, sparks,
smoke, flames, gurgling, popping or hiss-
ing noises originating from the high volt- age battery compartment, contact emer-
gency services immediately. This may re- sult in a fire.
l Physical damage to the vehicle or high
voltage battery may result in immediate or delayed release of toxic and/or flamma- ble gases and fire.
In case of a collision
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Cautions and actions to deal with intense heatE00203001128
l When the ambient temperature is approximately 45 °C or higher, the phenomena described below may occur. Please take the described
action.
l Even if the ambient temperature is approximately
45 °C or lower, when performing quick charging, driving at high-speed and uphill repeat-
edly, the phenomena described below may occur. Please take the described actions.Approx. ambient temperaturePhenomenaCorrective action
Approx. 45 °C or higherStartup and drivinglThe motor output is restricted and the vehicle perform-
ance may be decreased. Then, the “PROPULSION POW-
ER IS REDUCED” warning display* may be displayed.l Stop the vehicle at a safe
place if needed with the plu- gin hybrid EV system started.Charging and batteryl Charging time becomes longer, charging may not be pos-
sible or it may stop on the way.l Park in a well-ventilated,
shady place.NOTEl *: Refer to “PROPULSION POWER IS REDUCED warning display” on page
6-38. Display of the “PROPULSION POWER IS REDUCED” warning
display does not indicate a malfunction.

Cautions and actions to deal with intense cold
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l When the ambient temperature is approximately -15 °C or lower, the phenomena described below may occur. Please take the described
corrective action.
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Approx. ambi-
ent temperaturePhenomenaCorrective action
Approx. -15 °C or lower
Startup and driving
lThe motor output is restricted and the vehicle performance
may be decreased. Then, the “PROPULSION POWER IS
REDUCED” warning display* 1
may be displayed.l Keep driving if you can drive at
a similar speed as the surround-
ing vehicles.
If you cannot drive at a similar
speed as surrounding vehicles, stop the vehicle in a safe placeand charge the drive battery.l Regenerative braking performance may be decreased.lWhen braking, depress the
brake pedal harder.Charging and batteryl Charging time becomes longer.
l Complete charging may not be possible.lWhen you have finished driv-
ing, charge the drive battery be- fore its temperature falls.
Approx. -30 °C or lowerStartup and driving
lThe Plug-in Hybrid EV system may not start.
Then, blinking of the ready indicator* 2
may continue and
“BATTERY TOO COLD” may be displayed on the multi
information display.* 3l
In the daytime, wait for the
temperature to rise, restart the plug-in hybrid EV system.
l On vehicles equipped with both
MITSUBISHI Remote control
and electric heater, if low tem-
perature is predicted, even if the drive battery is fully charged, connect EV charging cable be-
forehand.
The drive battery is automati-
cally warmed up* 4
.l The motor output may be restricted and the regenerative
braking performance may be decreased or lost when
“BATTERY TOO COLD” is displayed.* 3l
Immediately stop the vehicle in
a safe place.
Also, when braking, depress the
brake pedal harder.
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Approx. ambi-
ent temperaturePhenomenaCorrective actionApprox. -30 °C or lowerCharging and batterylCharging may become impossible or it may stop on the
way.l In the daytime, wait for the
temperature to rise, restart theplug-in hybrid EV system.CAUTIONl “BATTERY TOO COLD” is displayed* 3
, contact a MITSUBISHI MOTORS Authorized Service Point.
l Blinking of the ready indicator* 2
continues and “BATTERY TOO COLD” is displayed* 3
on the multi information display with vehicle conditions, the drive
battery cannot be warm up.NOTEl *1
: Refer to “PROPULSION POWER IS REDUCED warning display” on page 6-38.
Display of the “PROPULSION POWER IS REDUCED” warning display does not indicate a malfunction.
l *2
: Refer to “Ready indicator” on page 6-44.
l *3
: Refer to “Warning display list” on page 6-24.
l *4
: To warm up the drive battery, you should perform to register the wireless LAN device (which conforms to IEEE 802.11 b and supports iOS or Android)
for MITSUBISHI Remote Control to the vehicle. If the information of “
” mark on the wireless LAN device is displayed, connect the EV charging cable as
soon as possible.
Refer to “MITSUBISHI Remote Control*” on page 3-23.
If the warming up of the drive battery is activated during home or public charging device (EVSE: Electric Vehicles Supply Equipment) charging, the charg-
ing and warming up of the drive battery may be stopped.
While warming up the drive battery, the following phenomena may occur.
• The operation sound of on board equipment and the state of charge is displayed on the multi information display.
Refer to “Charging from rated AC 220-240 V outlet” on page 3-12.
• Inside of the vehicle may be heated automatically.
• The drive battery may not become full charge, or the remaining capacity of drive battery may decrease.

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WARNINGlDo not move away from the fuel tank fill-
er until refueling is finished. If you moved away and did something else (for exam-
ple, sitting on a seat) part-way through the refueling process, you could pick up afresh charge of static electricity.
l Be careful not to inhale fuel vapour. Fuel
contains toxic substances.
l Keep the doors and windows closed while
refueling the vehicle. If they were open,fuel vapour could get into the cabin.
l If the tank cap must be replaced, use only
a MITSUBISHI MOTORS genuine part.CAUTIONl The fuel in the fuel tank may not be con-
sumed and it may stagnate for a long time
depending on the use situation of the vehi- cle, the quality of fuel may change, and it
may have a bad influence on the engine or the parts of a fuel system.
Observe the following instructions for pre-
vention.
• Press the battery charge switch to start the
engine within three months at once.Refer to “Battery charge switch” on page
7-22.CAUTION• Refill the fuel more than 15 litres at once
within three months. If the fuel remaining display will be below half, you can refill
the fuel more than 15 litres certainly. Refer to “Fuel remaining display screen” on page 6-10.
Fuel tank capacity
45 litres
Refueling
1. Before filling with fuel, stop the plug-in
hybrid EV system.
2. The fuel tank filler is located on the rear
left side of your vehicle.
Open the fuel tank filler door by pulling the release lever located on the side of the driver’s seat.
3. Open the fuel tank filler tube by slowly
turning the cap anticlockwise.
1- Remove
2- Close
CAUTIONl Since the fuel system may be under pressure,
remove the fuel tank filler tube cap slowly. This relieves any pressure or vacuum that
might have built up in the fuel tank. If you
hear a hissing sound, wait until it stops be- fore removing the cap. Otherwise, fuel may
spray out, injuring you or others.
Filling the fuel tank
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*4: When using a EVSE to which charging cable is not attached, use a Mode 3 charging cable for Outlander PHEV (Type 2 to 1) -available
separately. For details, please consult a MITSUBISHI MOTORS Authorized Service Point.
Alternately, the drive battery can be almost fully charged by turning on the battery charge switch while the vehicle is running or stopping. Refer to “Battery charge switch” on page 7-22.

Battery
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There are two types of batteries installed in your vehicle: a drive battery for operating the
motor (electric motor unit) and air condition-
ing as well as an auxiliary battery for starting the Plug-in Hybrid EV system and operatingthe lamps, wipers, etc.
This chapter explains charging of the drive battery.NOTEl The auxiliary battery is automatically charg-
ed while the ready indicator is illuminated orduring charge for the drive battery.
Refer to “Ready indicator” on page 6-44.
l If the auxiliary battery is flat, the Plug-in
Hybrid EV system cannot be started.Refer to “Emergency starting” on page
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There are two types of charging: normalcharging and quick charging.
Normal charging is performed through the on
board charger using rated AC 220-240V out-
let as the power source
The rated AC voltage may differ from coun-
try to country.
Battery
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WARNINGlTo reduce the risk of electric shock or fire
due to electric leak, always use an earthed
outlet protected by a residual current de-
tector, rated for amperage equal to or greater than the value specified by MITSUBISHI MOTORS , and that is con-
nected to a dedicated branch circuit. If
the circuit is shared, and another electri- cal device is being used at the same time
the vehicle is charging, the circuit may heat abnormally, the breaker may trip
and the circuit may cause adverse inter-
ference on the household electrical appli- ances such as TVs and audio systems.
l It is possible to charge even in rain or
snow. However, be sure to pay attention
to the following:
• Do not touch normal charging port,
normal charge connector, outlet and plug with wet hands.
• Keep away from water when connect-
ing the normal charging port, normal
charge connector, outlet and plug.
• Do not perform the charging in the out
of doors when heavy rain, heavy snow, strong winds, and when bad weather is
expected.
• Do not charge if there is possibility a
lightning strike. When thunder rum- bling begins suddenly during normal
charging, do not touch the vehicle and the EV charging cable and turn off the
breaker.WARNINGl If water goes into the normal charging
port or the normal charge connector, itcould cause a short circuit, a fire and an electric shock.
Be sure to completely close the charging lid and the inner lid and do not leave the
EV charging cable in an outdoors.
l If the connected part of the charging plug
has been buried in snow while charging,
turn off the hand switch or the breaker
connected with the outlet first, then re- move the snow and disconnect the charg-
ing plug. If your vehicle body has been buried in snow while charging, remove
the snow and then disconnect the charge connector.
l When you perform the normal charging
at away from home, some normal charg-ers may not correspond to your vehicle.
Consult an administrator or a maker of
the normal charger that it corresponds to your vehicle before using it. Also perform
normal charging according to the operat-
ing procedure indicated on the body of normal charger.
l Do not open the charging lid for anything
other than charging and using the exter-
nal power feed.CAUTIONl Do not attempt to perform a jump start on
the auxiliary battery at the same time that the
drive battery is being charged. Doing so may
damage the vehicle or charging cable and
could cause injury.
Refer to “Emergency starting” on page 9-02.NOTEl If you open the charging lid with the opera-
tion mode of the power switch is ON, a buz- zer sounds approximately 10 minutes inter-mittently to alert the charging cannot be star- ted. If you close the charging lid or put theoperation mode in OFF, the buzzer stops.
l If you insert the charge connector to the
charge port with the operation mode is ON,
a buzzer sounds continuously approximately
10 minutes to alert the charging cannot be started.
If you pull the charge connector out or put the operation mode in OFF, the buzzer stops.
l Repeatedly performing only quick charging
may reduce the battery capacity.
In usual charge, normal charging is recom-
mended.
l To maintain the capacity of the drive battery,
the following is recommended:
• If you repeatedly perform only quick
charging, fully charge the vehicle in nor-
mal charging mode every two weeks.
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NOTE•Do not repeat charging near the full
charge level.
l The quick charging gives priority when the
normal charging and the quick charging are performed at the same time. At this time, thenormal charging will be stopped.
l Even if the operation mode of the power
switch is OFF, you may hear the operating sound of the cooling fan for cooling the
drive battery during charging.
This is not a malfunction.
l If your vehicle is not used for a long time,
check the energy level gauge every 3 months. If the gauge shows 0, charge thedrive battery until some indication appears.
Alternately, put the operation mode of the
power switch in “ON” to start the engine au- tomatically, wait for the engine to stop auto-matically, then put the operation mode of the
power switch in “OFF”.
l In the event of an electrical power outage
while charging, charging restarts automati- cally with the restoration of electricity.Charging port courtesy lamp
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The charging port courtesy lamp (A) illumi-
nates when the charging lid is opened while
the select position is in “P” (PARK) position. It goes off automatically after a few seconds.If you want to turn on it again, press the charging port courtesy lamp switch (B).
When charging is started, the charging port
courtesy lamp blinks 3 times and then goes off automatically.NOTEl The charging port courtesy lamp illuminat-
ing time can be adjusted.
For details, please consult a MITSUBISHI
MOTORS Authorized Service Point.
l If the
MITSUBISHI Remote Control (if so
equipped) is operated when the charging
port courtesy lamp is off, the lamp may illu-
minate.
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