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WARNING
■General precautions while
driving
Driving under the influence: Never
drive your vehicle when under the
influence of alcohol or drugs that
have impaired your ability to oper-
ate your vehicle. Alcohol and cer-
tain drugs delay reaction time,
impair judgment and reduce coor-
dination, which could lead to an
accident that could result in death
or serious injury.
Defensive driving: Always drive
defensively. Anticipate mistakes
that other drivers or pedestrians
might make and be ready to avoid
accidents.
Driver distraction: Always give
your full attention to driving. Any-
thing that distracts the driver, such
as adjusting controls, talking on a
cellular phone or reading can
result in a collision with resulting
death or serious injury to you,
your occupants or others.

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ommended to charge the traction
battery until the tr action battery
charge warning light turns off in
order to ensure sufficient driving dis-
tance.
Shift the shift position to D when
stopped at a traffic light, or driv-
ing in heavy traffic, etc. Shift the
shift position to P when parking.
When shifting the shift position
to N while driving, there is no
positive effect on electricity con-
sumption. In the N, the traction
Batter y Electric Vehi-
cle driving tips
Unlike the conventional
vehicles, the electricity con-
sumption efficiency of bat-
tery electric vehicles will
decline if they continue
driving on highways (or
freeways) or at high aver-
age speeds, causing the
possible driving distance to
reduce. Therefore, if the
remaining charge of the
traction battery is low, avoid
relying on the displayed
possible driving distance
too much as well as driving
on highways (or freeways).
Driving the vehicle at mod-
erate speeds, the traction
battery’s electricity con-
sumption can be controlled.
The following driving tips
will contribute to reduction
in the battery consumption
and increase in the driving
range.
Shift position operation

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battery cannot be charged. Also,
when using the air conditioning
system, etc., the traction battery
electricity is consumed.
(P.237)
Repeated acceleration and
deceleration due to traffic con-
gestion, long waits at traffic
lights, and driving on steep
inclines will lead to poor electric-
ity consumption. In order to
avoid those situations as much
as possible, check traffic reports
before leaving. If the vehicle is
driven in traffic congestion, gen-
tly release the brake pedal to
allow the vehicle to move for-
ward slightly, avoid overuse of
the accelerator pedal. Doing so
can help minimize unnecessary
electricity consumption.
Make sure to operate the brakes
gently and a timely manner. A
greater amount of electrical
energy can be regenerated
when slowing down.
Control and maintain the vehicle
at a constant speed. Before
stopping at a toll booth or simi-
lar, allow plenty of time to release the accelerator and gen-
tly apply the brakes. A greater
amount of electrical energy can
be regenerated when slowing
down.

Use the air conditioning only
when necessary. Doing so
can help reduce excessive
electricity consumption.
In summer: When the ambient tem-
perature is high, use the recircu-
lated air mode. Doing so will help to
reduce the burden on the air condi-
tioning system and reduce electric-
ity consumption as well.
In winter: Exce ssive or unneces-
sary heating should be avoided.
Also, electricity consumption can
be improved by avoiding overuse of
the heater.
 When using the Remote Air
Conditioning System
( P.409) while the AC
charging cable is connected
to the vehicle, electricity con-
sumption immediately after
starting off will be reduced
because air conditioning is
operated mainly using elec-
tricity from an external power
source.
Make sure to check the tire infla-
tion pressure frequently.
Delays
When braking
Highway (or freeways)
driving
Air conditioning
Checking tire inflation
pressure

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tem can be used by the power
supply from an external power
source
*.
*: Depending on the situation, elec-
tricity of the traction battery may
be consumed.
■Traction battery heater
When the outside temperature
is low and the charging cable is
connected to the vehicle, this
function automatically warms
the traction battery until it
reaches or exceeds a certain
temperature.
 The operation of this function
is stopped automatically when
the charging cable is discon-
nected or if the charging cable
is left connected to the vehicle
for approximately 3 days.
 When the charging schedule
is used ( P.118), this func-
tion will operate according to
the schedule settings.
■Traction battery warming
control
This control operates after the
charging cable remains con-
nected to the vehicle for approx-
imately 3 days and the traction
battery heater automatically
stops. It automatically insulates
the traction battery in extremely
low temperatures.
 This control stops 31 days
after the charging cable is
connected, even if it is still
connected to the vehicle. 
When this control operates,
charging schedule settings
are ignored and charging
starts immediately.
■Traction battery cooler
When the traction battery is hot
and the AC charging cable is
connected to the vehicle, this
function cools the traction bat-
tery to protect it.
The function may operate when
continuously driving at high
speeds such as driving on high-
ways or freeways, or during DC
charging.
■Using My Room Mode during
DC charging
 P.130
■Traction battery heater
●Traction battery heater may oper-
ate when charging is not being
performed.
●When Traction battery heater is
operating, the charging indicator
will illuminate.
●When Traction battery heater is
operating during charging, the
charging may take longer than
normal.
●The remaining charge of the trac-
tion battery declines when the
traction battery hea ter operates, it
might be necessary to recharge
the traction battery again in order
to supplement the remaining
charge.
■Traction battery cooler
●For AC charging: Traction battery
cooler settings can be changed on
the multi-information display.
(  P.100)
●The AC charging indicator will illu-

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action battery
cooler is on standby or operating.
●When the charge level of the trac-
tion battery is low, the traction bat-
tery cooler may n ot operate, even
if the temperature of the traction
battery is high.
●When the following conditions are
met while the trac tion battery
cooler is operating, the cooling
operation will stop.
• The hood is opened
• The power switch is turned to ACC or ON.
• The shift position is changed to any position other than P
• The Remote Air Conditioning Sys- tem is operated ( P.409)
• The remaining charge of the trac-
tion battery drops below a certain
amount
●The traction battery cooler oper-
ates using power s upplied by the
traction battery and an external
power source.
• While the traction battery cooler is
operating, the charge of the trac-
tion battery will increase and
decrease within a certain range,
and will not increase as during AC
charging.
• When the traction battery cooler operates, charger will recognize it
as the battery being charged. If
this function ope rates while a
charger which charges a charging
fee is connected to the vehicle,
AC charging fees will apply.
■Changing of the traction battery
cooler setting
Setting can be changed on the
multi-information display.
Use the meter control switches
(  P.156) and select “Vehicle Set-
tings”, “Charging Se ttings”, “Battery
Cooler”, and change the setting.
When selecting to off, the traction
battery output may be restricted
depending on the driving situation.
To enable the use of battery
electric vehicle, we recommend
systematically charging the
vehicle.
■Before leaving home
In order to use the battery elec-
tric vehicle, charge the traction
battery at home before leaving.
■On the way to the destina-
tion or at the destination
When the remaining charge of
the traction battery gets low,
recharge the battery at the near-
est charging station.
Charging tips
This section explains meth-
ods for using the charging
function for this vehicle and
checking information
related to charging.
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1 Press or of the meter
control switches to select .
2 Press or of the meter
control switches to select “Vehi-
cle Settings”, and then press and
hold .
3 Press or of the meter
control switches to select
“Charging Settings”, and then
press .
The “Charging Sett ings” screen will
be displayed.
4 Press or of the meter
control switches to select
“Charging Limit”, and then press
.
The “Charging Limit” screen will be
displayed.
5 Select “Full”, “90%”, “80%”,
“70%”, “60%” or “50%” and then
press .
●Setting operations on multimedia
1 Select .
2 Select “Vehicle customize”.
3 Select “Charging”.
4 Select “Charging limit”.
5 Select “Full”, “90%”, “80%”,
“70%”, “60%” or “50%”.
If the setting is changed during DC
charging, charging may stop due to
the operation of the DC charger
timer and the traction battery cannot
be fully charged.
■Protection function of AC
charging inlet overheating
By installing a temp erature sensor
to the AC charging inlet, prevents
parts from melting when the tem-
perature rises due to foreign matter
entering the charging connector. When a certain temperature
increase is detected, charging is
stopped immediately.
After this, when the power switch is
off, a message will be displayed on
the multi-information display
(
 P.140)
WARNING
■When charging
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may cause an
unexpected accident, resulting in
death or serious injury.
●Connect to a power source suit-
able for charging. ( P. 9 6 )
●Check that the AC charging
cable, plug and outlet are free of
foreign matter.
●Before charging, check that the
AC charging inlet is not
deformed, damaged or cor-
roded, and check that the inlet
is free of foreign matter such as
dirt, snow and ice.
If there is dirt or dust in these
areas, remove completely
before inserting the charging
connector.
●Do not get the te rminals of the
AC charging inlet wet.
●Only use outlets where the plug
can be securely inserted.
●Do not bundle or wind the AC
charging cable while charging,
as doing so may result in over-
heating.
●Do not touch the terminals of
the charging connector and AC
charging inlet with a sharp metal
objects (needles, etc.,) or
hands, or short them with for-
eign objects.

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cannot be hear d due to noise
occurrence during DC charging
●As the battery approaches full
charge, the charging speed will
decrease and it will take longer to
complete charging.
●The time to complete charging
may change, or charging may
stop before reaching the upper
limit of the charge capacity, due to
the remaining charge of the trac-
tion battery, the outside tempera-
ture, the specifications of the
charger (stand), etc.
●It is recommended to avoid fre-
quent DC charging to prevent a
decline in the traction battery
capacity.
●Quickly move from the DC
charging space for other users
after the DC charging is com-
pleted.
■How to set the DC charging
power
You can change the DC charging
power limit on the multi-information
display or multimedia.
●Setting operations on multi-infor-
mation display
1 Press or of the meter
control switches to select .
2 Press or of the meter
control switches to select “Vehi-
cle Settings”, and then press and
hold .
3 Press or of the meter
control switches to select
“Charging Settings”, and then
press .
The “Charging Sett ings” screen will
be displayed.
4 Press or of the meter
control switches to select “DC charging power”, and then press
.
The “DC charging power” screen
will be displayed.
5 Press or of the meter
control switches to select the
charging power from “MAX”,
“125kW”, “100kW”, “75kW”,
“50kW” and then press .
*The maximum power when
charging is limited to the selected
power or less.
If “MAX” is selected , the vehicle will
be charged with the maximum
power that can be charged.
●Setting operations on multimedia
1 Select .
2 Select “Vehicle customize”.
3 Select “Charging”.
4 Select “DC charging power”.
5 Select from “MAX”, “125kW”,
“100kW”, “75kW”, “50kW”.
*The maximum power when
charging is limited to the selected
power or less.
If “MAX” is selected , the vehicle will
be charged with the maximum
power that can be charged.
■Changing the “Cha rging Limit”
settings
 P.108
■If “Check Charging System
Close Charging Port Lid See
Owner’s Manual” is displayed
on the multi-information display
If the system check after DC
charging is not completed success-
fully, the EV system will not start
even if the power switch is pressed
while depressing the brake pedal.
Perform a system check with the fol-
lowing procedures.

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the electric power balance will
be automatically displayed on
the multi-information display,
and an approximation of the
electricity balance (the balance
between the amount of electric-
ity provided and electricity con-
sumed) during My Room Mode
can be checked.Discharging (-)
Charging (+)
The size of the arrow symbol
changes depending on the power
supply and electric ity consumption
amounts.
If the electricity consumption is
more than the power supply, is
displayed more than .
If the power supply and electricity
consumption amounts are equal,
and are displayed as the
same size.
■Meter display while charging
After turning the power switch to ON
while charging, the power switch
automatically turns off if My Room
Mode is not selected within approxi-
mately 100 seconds.
■When using My Room Mode the
following may occur
●When the remaining charge of the
traction battery d rops to the lower
limit, the air conditioning system
automatically stops. In that case,
the air conditioning system can
not operate until the remaining
charge of the traction battery
increases. Turn off the power
switch once, then use My Room
Mode after the remaining charge
of the traction battery increases.
●The charging time of the traction
battery gets longer.
●Noise may be heard from the
radio depending on conditions of
the radio wave.
●The surrounding area of the
onboard traction battery charger
in the motor compartment may
become hot.
●The electric power steering sys-
tem warning light (yellow) may
turn on, but this is not a malfunc-
tion.
■Using My Room Mode during
DC charging
When using My Room mode during
DC charging, the state of charge
completion will be lo wer than when
not using My Room Mode.
■When “My Room Mode” is used
while the traction battery is fully
charged
When the power switch is turned on
while the traction b attery is fully
charged and the charging connector
that supplies power is connected,
“Charging Port Lid is Open” is dis-
played on the multi-information dis-
play. In this cas e, press on the
meter control switches to display the
setting screen of “My Room Mode”,
and then select “My Room Mode”.
When “My Room Mode” is used
while the traction b attery is fully
charged, the electric power of the

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■Charging starts, even though the charging schedule is regis-
tered
Likely causeCorrection procedure
“Charge Now” is set to on
When charging according to the
charging schedule, set “Charge
Now” to off. ( P.124, 128)
Charging schedule is set to offCheck that charging schedule is not
set to off. ( P. 1 1 8 )
AC charging connector was removed
and reinserted while charging indica-
tor of the charging port was flashing
If the AC charging connector is
removed and reinserted while the
charging indicator is flashing, the
charging schedule is canceled. Tem-
porarily remove the AC charging
connector, and then reconnect it.
The Remote Air Conditioning Sys-
tem was operated
When the Remote Air Conditioning
System is operated, the system will
start charging, even if the charging
schedule is registered. To carry out
charging using the charging sched-
ule, stop the Remote Air Condition-
ing System, and then reconnect the
AC charging connector.
Outside temperature is low and trac-
tion battery warming control ( P. 9 9 )
operated
 When traction battery warming
control operates, the charging
schedules are ignored and
charging starts. In order to protect
the traction battery , allow charging
to continue.
 After removing and installing the
12-volt battery, the charging
schedule setting may become
invalid due to the in itial setting of
the traction battery warming con-
trol system even wh en the outside
temperature is not low.
In this case, after a few runs, the
system’s initial settings will be
completed and the charging
schedule settings will take effect
when the outside temperature is
not low.

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■If “The Traction Battery Temp is low System put priority on
charging to preserve battery condition” is shown
■If “Check Charging System Close Charging Port Lid See
Owner’s Manual” is shown
■If “Charging Stopped Time Limit Reached” is shown
Likely causeCorrection procedure
The traction battery warming control
is operated ( P. 9 9 )
When the traction battery warming
control operates, the charging
schedule is not used and charging is
performed.
This is a control to protect the trac-
tion battery, and not a malfunction.
Likely causeCorrection procedure
System check is not completed prop-
erly after DC charging.
The EV system can not be started
until the system check is completed
properly. Perform a system check
following the procedures on P.115.
Likely causeCorrection procedure
The DC charging is not completed
within the restric ted time with DC
charger.
• Depending on the type of DC char- ger, the timer may be set to stop
charging after a certain time.
Check with the charging station
manager.
Depending on the condition of the
vehicle, the charging time may
become longer than normal, and the
DC charging may not be completed
within the restricted time.
• When the A/C, headlights, audio system, etc., are turned on, the
electricity consum ption of the vehi-
cle will be increas ed. Perform the
DC charging after turning off all of
the above.
• The temperature of the traction battery may be low. Perform the
DC charging after warming up the
traction battery.