If Your Vehicle Will Not Start; If Your Traction Motor Stalls While Driving; If Your Vehicle Overheats Or Power Is Down - Toyota RAV4 2000 Owner's Manual

If your vehicle will not start

1. Make sure the charge connector is
disconnected.
If it is not disconnected when the motor
switch is turned to "START", the vehicle
is not ready to start.
2. Check the SOC (State of Charge) me-
ter and traction battery voltmeter in
the instrument cluster. If the needle
of the SOC meter or traction battery
voltmeter enter the red or yellow
zone, immediately apply a charge.
For the details, see "SOC
Charge) meter and traction battery voltme-
ter" in Section 1−1.
If the motor system caution light or SOC
warning light comes on, follow the instruc-
tions given in "Service reminder indicators
and warning buzzers" in Section 1−1.
3. The auxiliary battery may have been
discharged.
Contact EV service station and have the
auxiliary battery charged.
NOTICE
z Because of the electric vehicle, you
cannot start the traction motor by
pushing it.
z You cannot jump−start the vehicle.
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If your traction motor stalls
while driving

If your traction motor stalls while driving...

1. Reduce your speed gradually, keeping
a straight line. Move cautiously off the
road to a safe place.
2. Turn on your emergency flashers.
3. Try starting the traction motor again.
If the traction motor will not start, see "If
your vehicle will not start".
(State of
If your vehicle overheats or
power is down
If the output control warning
comes on, observe the following.
light