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Confirm the following before charging
Before charging, always check the following items.
• The parking brake is applied.( �P. 241)
• The power switch is turned to OFF.( �P. 229)
• Lights such as the headlights, emergency flashers and interior lights, etc. are turned off.
If these light switches are turned on, then these features will consume electricity, and charging time will increase.
■ During charging
●The charging starting time may differ depending on the state of the vehicle, but this does not indicate a malfunction.
●During charging, sounds may be
heard from near the traction battery in accordance with the operation of the air conditioning system
or traction battery cooler( �P. 89).
● Depending on radio wave conditions, interference may be heard on the radio.
■ When charging using a public charging facility, check the setting of the charging schedule function.
●When the charging schedule is registered, temporarily turn off the function or turn“ Charge Now” on.( �P. 106)
●When the charging schedule is set to on, charging will not start even if the AC charging cable is connected. Also, charging fee may occur due to connection of the AC charging cable.
■ Capacity reduction of the traction battery
The capacity of the traction battery will decline gradually when the traction battery is in use. The rate at which it declines will differ in accordance with environmental conditions and the way in which the vehicle is
used. Observing the following can help suppress the decline in the traction battery capacity.
●Avoid parking the vehicle in high temperature areas, under direct
sunlight when the traction battery is fully charged.
● Avoid accelerating and decelerating frequently and suddenly.
●Avoid frequent driving at high speed.
● Use the charging schedule function as much as possible in order to fully charged the traction battery before starting off.( �P. 106)
● Avoid frequent DC charging
Also, if the capacity of the traction battery capacity reduces, the distance that can be driven decreases. However, vehicle performance does not significantly become worse.
■ When the remaining charge of the traction battery is low after charging
In the following situations, the remaining charge of the traction battery after charging completes may be less than normal in order to protect the traction battery( the driving
range after the battery is fully
charged may be shorter). *
●Charging is performed when the outside temperature is low or high
● Charging is performed immediately after high-load driving or in extreme heat
In any other situation, if the remaining charge of the traction battery is significantly lower than normal after
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