Brake Warning Light (Red) And Buzzer; Ready Indicator; Charging Indicator - Mitsubishi MOTORS Outlander PHEV 2018 Owner's Manual

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Warning lights

Ready indicator

The ready indicator keeps flashing until Plug-
in Hybrid EV System is activated. When the
Plug-in Hybrid EV System has activated nor-
mally and the vehicle becomes ready to run,
the indicator stops flashing and stays lit.
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Refer to "Starting the Plug-in Hybrid EV Sys-
tem" on page 5-14.
If the indicator keeps flashing, the vehicles
cannot drive.

Charging indicator

This indicator flashes when the EV charging
cable (normal charger or quick charger) is
connected.
After that, the indicator switches to being
illuminated when charging starts and goes out
when charging is completed.
NOTE
 Although it is possible to start the Plug-in
Hybrid EV System if quick charging has not
finished normally, the charging indicator is
continuously blinking.
Refer to "Charging troubleshooting guide"
on page 3-36.
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Features and controls
Warning lights
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Brake warning light (red) and
buzzer
This light comes on when the operation mode
is put in ON, and goes off after a few seconds.
Always make sure that the light goes off
before driving.
A warning is also displayed in the multi-
information display.
The warning light also illuminates after start-
ing the Plug-in Hybrid EV system under the
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following conditions.
 When the parking brake is still applied.
 When the brake fluid level is low.
 When the brake system circuit is not
working properly.
When the vehicle is moving at more than 5
mph (8 km/h) and parking brake applied, a
buzzer will sound to inform the driver that the
parking brake is not properly release.
Before driving, be sure that the parking brake
is fully released and brake warning light is
off.
CAUTION
 If the brake warning light and the Anti-lock
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braking system warning light are illuminated
at the same time, the braking force distribu-
tion function will not operate, so the vehicle
may be destabilized during sudden braking
under the following conditions.
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• When the brake warning light does not go
out even when the parking brake is
released.
• When the brake warning light stays on
while driving.
• If the above occurs, avoid sudden braking
and high-speed driving. Park the vehicle in
a safe place, and contact a certified Mit-
subishi EV dealer as soon as possible.
 The vehicle should be brought to a halt in the
following manner when brake performance
is deteriorated.
• Confirm that the vehicle slows down when
you press down on the brake pedal harder
than usual. In some cases, the brake pedal
may go all the way to the floor.
• Should the brakes fail, use regenerative
brake to reduce your speed and keep pull-
ing the Electric parking brake switch.
(Refer to "Electric parking brake" on page
5-42)
Depress the brake pedal to illuminate the
stop lights to alert the vehicles behind you.

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