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CAUTION
Do not grasp the top of normal charge con-
nector. It could cause injury from the protru-
sion on the charging lid.
NOTE
If the operation mode of the power switch is
put in ON with the EV charging cable con-
nected to the normal charge port, the Plug-in
hybrid EV system will not turn on.
Do not connect or disconnect the normal
charge connector repeatedly in a short time
period. You may experience difficulty charg-
ing your vehicle.
To change the operation mode of the power
switch to "OFF" from "ACC" or "ON" to
use an electric device, such as the audio sys-
tem, during charging, make sure that the
select position is in "P" (PARK) position,
and press the power switch to turn "OFF"
without depressing the brake pedal.
Normal charging (charging method with rated AC 120 V outlet)
7. Make sure that the charging indicator (I)
on the instrument cluster is illuminated.
If the charging indicator is not illumi-
nated, charging will not start.
Make sure that the normal charge port, the
plug and the connector are correctly con-
nected, and perform charging from Step 4
again.
NOTE
When the normal charge connector is con-
nected to the normal charge port, the charg-
ing indicator is blinking. When charging is
started, the charging indicator is illuminated
and the charging port courtesy light blinks
three times.
If you want to confirm the main drive lith-
ium-ion battery level or the predicted charg-
ing time during charging, one of the doors is
opened or the multi-information display
switch is operated, the main drive lithium-
ion battery level display (J) appears and the
predicted charging time display (K) appears
on the information screen in the multi-infor-
mation display.In addition, when the remain-
ing time is less than 1 hour, the predicted
charging time display appears --:--. It and
does not indicate a malfunction.
You may hear operating sounds from the
main drive lithium-ion battery cooling sys-
tem, such as sounds from the cooling fan and
air conditioning compressor, during normal
charging. This is normal.
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