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84 1-3. Charging
CAUTION
■Caution while charging
People with implantable cardiac pacemakers or cardiac resynchronization
therapy-pacemakers should keep away from the charging equipment and/or
charging cables while the vehicle is charging.
Charging may affect the operation of such devices.
■ When charging
●When charging the vehicle, make sure you observe the following precau-
tions. Failure to do so can cause a fire or electric shock that may result in
death or serious injury.
• Check that the electrical receptacle, charging cable and charging port
do not have any damage.
• Check that charging cable plug's prongs are not bent.
• Check that the charging cable plug prongs are not dirty from dust and so forth.
• Insert the charging cable plug all the way into the electrical receptacle.
• Do not use an electrical receptacle that leaves the charging cable plug unstable after being inserted, such as an electrical receptacle that is in
an extremely high location.
• Do not perform charging with the charging cable bundled or coiled.
• Check that the charging cable is not bent or underneath any heavy objects.
• Use a hook or mounting bracket to support the charging cable, so that it is not supported by the AC 120 V electrical receptacle.
• Use a dedicated AC 120 V electrical receptacle (NEMA 5-15R or NEMA 5-20R).

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4-1. Maintenance and care
Cleaning and protecting the vehicle exterior
■Before washing the vehicle
Check that the charging port cap and charging port door on your vehicle are
closed properly.
■ Automatic car washes
●Fold the mirrors and remove the antenna before washing the vehicle.
Start washing from the front of the vehicle. Make sure to re-install the
antenna and extend the mirrors before driving.
● Brushes used in automatic car washes may scratch the vehicle surface
and harm your vehicle’s paint.
● In certain automatic car washes, the rear spoiler may interfere with
machine operation. This may prevent the vehicle from being cleaned
properly or result in damage to the rear spoiler.
■ High pressure car washes
Do not allow the nozzles of the car wash to come within close proximity \
of
the windows.
Perform the following to protect the vehicle and maintain it in prime
condition:
● Working from top to bottom, liber ally apply water to the vehicle
body and wheel wells of the vehicle to remove any dirt and
dust.
● Wash the vehicle body using a sponge or soft cloth, such as a
chamois.
● For hard-to-remove marks, use car wash soap and rinse thor-
oughly with water.
● Wipe away any water.
● Wax the vehicle when the waterproof coating deteriorates.
If water does not bead on a clean surface, apply wax when the vehicle
body is cool.