Toyota VELLFIRE 2010 Manual page 228

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226 4-2. How to drive
EV drive mode
EV drive mode is a mode in which power is supplied from the drive battery and the
vehicle runs using only the electric motor. You can drive early in the morning or late
at night in residential areas or indoor parking lots without worrying about noise
or exhaust gas. Since the vehicle approach notification system is normally ON,
please turn it OFF if you want to drive quietly. (ÿ P.68)
Press the switch to switch ON/OFF of EV
drive mode
When the EV drive mode is entered,
the EV MODE indicator light is displayed
on the multi-information display.
Press the switch again to return to
normal driving (driving with gasoline
engine and electric motor).
knowledge
ÿ Switching to EV drive mode
In the following cases, it may not switch to EV drive mode. If the vehicle does not switch to EV drive
mode, a buzzer sounds and a message is displayed on the multi-information display. •When the hybrid
system is at high temperature After parking in
the hot sun, going uphill or driving at high speed,
etc.
•When the hybrid system is at a low temperature
After the vehicle has been parked for a long time at low temperatures (below 0°C), etc.
•When the gasoline engine is warming up •When
the charge level of the drive battery is low
Low drive battery level displayed on the energy monitor (ÿ P. 100)
• When the vehicle
speed is high • When the accelerator pedal is stepped on hard or on
a slope • Defogging the front windshield