Toyota RAV4 2000 Owner's Manual page 37

BATTERY CHARGE CONTROLLER
FUNCTION AND OPERATION
RAV4 EV has 4 types of settings for
charging as shown below:
(1) Normal charge (See page 27.)
(2) Charge by timer (See page 28.)
(3) Charging and preheating/precooling
for vehicle interior (See page 29.)
(4) Setting preheating/precooling for
vehicle interior only (See page 29.)
Tips for Battery Charging:
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When ambient temperature is low,
such as during winter conditions,
charging capacity may be reduced
due to battery characteristics. When
ambient temperature is low, it is
recommended to charge
When ambient temperature is high,
charge indoors, in the shade or at
night.
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Do not disconnect the charge cou-
pler unless you must stop charging
in the middle of operation. Even if
the charge coupler is reinserted,
charging may stop soon.
In Preheating/precooling mode":
You can recharge your RAV4 EV at any
convenient or cost effective time (for ex-
ample, during off−peak hours), by using
the battery charge timer. The battery
charge timer can also be used to preheat
or precool the vehicle interior. Preheating
and precooling will operate anytime you
use your Home Charge Device.
NOTE: If the preheating/precooling
function is set to turn on prior to com-
pleting a normal full charge; battery
charging will terminate at the set time
allowing the preheating/precooling
function to initiate.
indoors.
(1) Normal charge
1. When you insert the charge coupler
into the charge port, charging starts
automatically after a few seconds.
2. When the batteries are fully charged,
the charger stops automatically. If it is
necessary to stop or interrupt the
charging process, remove the charge
coupler from the charge port.
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