Honda Insight Owner's Manual page 80

Gauges
Charge/Assist Gauge
IMA ASSIST GAUGE
IMA CHARGE GAUGE
This gauge shows you the charge/
discharge status of the Integrated
Motor Assist (IMA). When the IMA
is assisting the engine, the pointer
stays in the assist gauge (upper part
of the gauge). When the IMA
battery is being charged, the pointer
stays in the charge gauge (lower part
of the gauge).
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You can also check the status of the
IMA system function on the multi-
information display (see page
If the IMA battery is too hot or too
cold, the IMA system limits the IMA
battery's output power to protect the
battery. This disables the IMA assist
and auto idle stop, even though the
battery level indicator on the multi-
information display may show that
the battery is well-charged (see page
85 ). Therefore, if the motor assist
is frequently used, the battery
becomes hot and starts to limit its
output power.
It takes a short time to normalize the
IMA battery's output power
depending on the weather.
84 ).