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gets in your eyes or on your skin,
it could lead to serious injury. In
the event that it does get on you,
immediately wash it off with a
large amount of water and see a
doctor immediately for examination.
. If a fire occurs in the vehicle, put
it out with a electrical fire extinguisher. If a electrical fire extinguisher is not available, use a
large amount of water from a fire
hydrant or similar source.
! When disposing of your vehicle
WARNING
The nickel-metal hydride battery is
used as a high voltage battery. For
safety, observe the following precautions.
. If you are disposing of your
vehicle, have a SUBARU dealer
remove and collect the high
voltage battery. If it is not properly collected, in addition to contributing to environmental pollution, it is possible that the following may occur, resulting in serious injury or death.
– An accident involving electric
shock that occurs when
someone touches the high
voltage portions of an illegally
dumped or otherwise improperly disposed high voltage
battery.
– An accident involving electric
shock, heat generation,
smoke emission, fire, explosion, leaking of the battery
fluid, etc., caused by utilizing
the high voltage battery in
another vehicle.
. Do not offer the high voltage
battery for resale, transfer, modification, etc. under any circumstances. Particularly in the cases
of resale and transfer, the other
party of the resale/transfer may
not recognize the dangers of the
high voltage battery which could
result in serious injury.
& General information
! Tips for high voltage battery
. The engine and the regenerative brake
charge the high voltage battery. You do
not have to charge the high voltage
battery from an outside source. However,
if the select lever is in the “P” or “N”
position, the battery will not be charged.
Even when driving in heavy traffic, place
the select lever in the “D” position.
. In order to maintain the battery in good
condition, drive the vehicle at least once
every a month for at least 30 minutes. If
you leave the vehicle for a long time, the
battery may discharge or the life of the
battery may be shortened.
! Regarding sounds and vibrations
particular to the hybrid system
The following sounds or vibration may
occur when the hybrid system is operating. However, these are characteristic to
the hybrid system and do not indicate a
malfunction.
. Electric motor sounds heard from the
engine compartment (near the transmission)
. Sounds from the engine compartment
and from the cargo area when starting or
stopping the hybrid system
. Operating sound of the high voltage
battery air intake (located on the left side
of the rear seats) or the cooling fan
(located in the cargo area)
. High frequency sounds from around
the cargo area
. Operation sounds from the engine
compartment when driving using only
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