- Honda Car Owner's Manual

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SERVICESAFETYCONSIDERATIONS
TheInsight'sIMAsystememployshigh-voltagecomponentsandhighlymagneticcomponents,andso
anyoneworkingontheIMAsystemmustexercisecautionandfollowServiceManualprocedurescarefully.
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IMAMotorRotor
The rotor of the IMA motor is highly magnetic. Consequently, all iron, magnetic and electronic
materialsmustbekeptawayfromtherotorifitistobereplaced.
Therotorshould notbe handledbypeoplewithapacemakerorothersimilarmedicaldevice.Keep
electronic devices away from the rotor as the magnetic field may damagewatches, video tapes, floppy
disks,oranyothermagneticstoragedevices.
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The«IPU»(RearIMAComponents)Compartment
BeforeworkingintheIPUCompartment,thesearethesafetystepsthatHondarecommends:
• Removeanyjewelry.
• Turnofftheignitionswitchandremovethekey.
• TurnofftheBatteryModuleswitch(locatedbelowthesmallcoverinthemiddleoftherear
cargoareafloor,andreplacethelocktosecuretheswitch.
• Waitfor5minutesbeforeperforminganymaintenanceproceduresontheIMAsystem.This
allowsthe3largecapacitorsinsidetheMDMtodischarge.
• Ifthe IPU cover hastoberemoved,there isa boltinside thelidarea. (It isimpossible to
removethisboltiftheBatteryModuleswitchhasn'tbeenturnedoff.)
• BeforeperforminganymaintenanceproceduresintheIPU,makesurethatthejunctionboard
terminalvoltageisatornear0V.
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BeforeswitchingontheBatteryModuleswitchmakesure:
• Allhighvoltageterminalshavebeentightenedtothespecifiedtorque
• Nohighvoltagewiresorterminalshavebeendamaged
• Tocheckforclearancebetweeneachhighvoltageterminalofthepartyoudisassembledand
thevehiclebody
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