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■ Traction battery warming control
This control operates after the charging cable remains connected to the vehicle for approximately 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.
■ Traction battery cooler
When the traction battery is hot and the AC charging cable is connected to the vehicle, this function cools the traction battery to protect it.
The function may operate when continuously driving at high speeds such as driving on highways or freeways, or during DC charging.
■ Using My Room Mode during DC charging
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■ Traction battery heater
● Traction battery heater may operate when charging is not being performed.
●When traction battery heater is operating, the charging indicator illuminates.
●When traction battery heater is operating during charging, the
charging may take longer than normal.
●The remaining charge of the traction battery declines when the traction battery heater operates, it
might be necessary to recharge the traction battery again in order to supplement the remaining
charge.
■ Traction battery cooler
● The charging indicator is illuminated while traction battery cooler is on standby or operating.
●When the charge level of the traction battery is low, the traction battery cooler may not operate, even
if the temperature of the traction battery is high.
●When the following conditions are met while the traction 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 System is operated( �P. 501)
• The remaining charge of the traction battery drops below a certain amount
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