Efficient Use Of Your Hybrid Vehicle - Toyota 2007 Camry Hybrid Owner's Manual

Efficient use of your hybrid
vehicle
Drive your vehicle with smooth accel-
eration and deceleration.
D
While driving, energy is recovered
through the regenerative brake as the
vehicle decelerates. However, for effi-
cient use, do not accelerate or deceler-
ate your vehicle more than necessary.
D
Avoid abrupt acceleration and decelera-
tion.
D
The power of the hybrid battery can be
checked on the multi−information dis-
play or the navigation system screen
(with navigation system). See "—Hybrid
battery status" on page 5 for details.
Gradual or non−abrupt acceleration and
deceleration will make more effectively
use of the traction motor without hav-
ing to use engine power.
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'07Camry hybrid_U (L/O 0610)
When parking, be sure to put the trans-
mission into the "P" position. While
driving, put the transmission into the
"D" position.
D
In the "N" position, the engine operates
but electricity cannot be generated. The
hybrid battery will be discharged requir-
ing unnecessary engine power to re-
charge.
D
The hybrid system automatically re-
charges the hybrid battery when the
remaining battery power is reduced.
However, the hybrid battery cannot be
recharged if the transmission is in the
"N" position.
For detailed information, see "How to save
fuel and make your vehicle last longer" on
page 311 in Section 3.
INFORMATION
The engine starts and stops automati-
cally. (It stops during a low load driv-
ing, deceleration or when the vehicle
is stopped.)
As long as the "READY" light remains
on, you can start your vehicle using
the traction motor even with the en-
gine stopped.
The engine may not stop automatical-
ly in the following conditions:
z During engine warm−up
z During hybrid battery charging
z During low or high hybrid battery
temperature
2007 CAMRY HV from Oct. '06 Prod. (OM33749U)