Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV 2019 Manual page 27

Plug-in Hybrid EV System
NOTE
2 l Depending on the usage of the vehicle, the
engine may not start for a long period of
time and unused fuel will remain in the fuel
tank. Fuel can deteriorate over time, which
can adversely affect the engine and/or the
fuel system.
If the vehicle is not refueled with more than
15 litres at least once every 3 months, the
engine will automatically start, while the
ready indicator is illuminated, to help pre-
vent deterioration of the fuel. At that time,
charging of the drive battery will start and
the battery charge mode display will appear
on the information screen in the multi infor-
mation display. The charging will stop, how-
ever, before the drive battery is fully charg-
ed.
The engine may also start even while the EV
drive mode is selected or the vehicle is sta-
tionary.
To stop the engine from starting automatical-
ly when the vehicle is operated on the drive
battery power only for a long time, start the
engine and drive the vehicle enough to re-
duce the fuel level to approximately half
tank. Refill the fuel tank with at least 15 li-
tres of unleaded petrol.
2-04 General information
Refueling (gasoline)
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CAUTION
l If the warning display appears, refuel imme-
diately.
If the vehicle runs out of fuel, the engine
will not start even in a situation need to be
generated electricity, the following condi-
tions will occur.
• The driving performance falls (since only
the electrical power stored in the drive
battery can be used for the driving).
• The heating performance is not available
(except vehicles with electric heater).
• The effectiveness of the heater is insuffi-
cient (vehicles with electric heater).
• The catalytic converter may be damaged
due to excessive high temperature.
Refer to "Filling the fuel tank" on page
2-15.
Refer to "Fuel remaining display screen" on
page 6-11.
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CAUTION
l The fuel in the fuel tank may not be con-
sumed and it may stagnate for a long time
depending on the use situation of the vehi-
cle, the quality of fuel may change, and it
may have a bad influence on the engine or
the parts of a fuel system.
Observe the following instructions for pre-
vention.
• Start the engine more than once every 3
months by activating the battery charge
mode.
Refer to "SAVE/CHARGE mode switch"
on page 7-28.
Refer to "Battery charge mode" on page
7-29.
• Refill the fuel more than 15 litres at once
within 3 months. If the fuel remaining dis-
play will be below half, you can refill the
fuel more than 15 litres certainly.
Refer to "Fuel remaining display screen"
on page 6-11.