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6-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
fluid.
WARNING
■
When adding washer fluid
Do not add washer fluid when the
hybrid system is hot or operating
as washer fluid contains alcohol
and may catch fire if spilled on the
hybrid system, etc.
NOTICE
■
Do not use any fluid other
than washer fluid
Do not use soapy water or engine
antifreeze instead of washer fluid.
Doing so may cause streaking on
the vehicle's painted surfaces, as
well as damaging the pump lead-
ing to problems of the washer
fluid not spraying.
■
Diluting washer fluid
Dilute washer fluid with water as
necessary.
Refer to the freezing tempera-
tures listed on the label of the
washer fluid bottle.
12-volt battery
Location
The 12-volt battery is located in
the right-hand side of luggage
compartment.
■
Before recharging
When recharging, the 12-volt bat-
tery produces hydrogen gas which
is flammable and explosive. There-
fore, observe the following precau-
tions before recharging:
●
If recharging with the 12-volt bat-
tery installed on the vehicle, be
sure to disconnect the ground
cable.
●
Make sure the power switch on
the charger is off when connecting
and disconnecting the charger
cables to the 12-volt battery.
■
After recharging/reconnecting
the 12-volt battery
●
The hybrid system may not start.
Follow the procedure below to ini-
tialize the system.
1
Shift the shift lever to P.
2
Open and close any of the doors.
3
Restart the hybrid system.
●
Unlocking the doors using the
smart key system may not be pos-
sible immediately after reconnect-
ing the 12-volt battery. If this
happens, use the wireless remote
control or the mechanical key to
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