- Honda Car Owner's Manual

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IMAMODESOFOPERATION
Asthe Insight'sgoes from being stationaryto accelerating, cruisingand thendecelerating, theIMA
hybrid system's mode of operation changes. In each mode of operation, the gasoline engine and IMA
electricmotoreachplayadifferentrole.Clickonthelinksbelowtolearnmoreaboutaparticularmodeof
operation.
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Vehicle
Operating
Mode
Start-up Acceleration

Cruising Deceleration Stationary
Gasoline
EngineMode
VehiclePropulsion FuelCut AutoIdleStop
ElectricMotor
Mode
EngineStart
Assisting
with
Propulsion
Generation/
Off
Regenerative
Braking
Off
      
Full
No
generation
NoCharging

High

Assistwith
partialload
&wideopen
throttle
Generatefor
12vsystem
Low
Engine
startupby
IMA
Wideopen
throttleassist

AutoStopSystemEnabled
Battery
State
of
Charge

Zero
Startupby
auxiliary
Starter
Motor
Noassist
Generation
for
recharging
Regeneration

Generation
      
IMA
Contribution
toFuel
Efficiency
Bestfuel
controlwhen
starting
Reduce
engineload
andfuel
consumption
bymotor
assist
Reduce
unnecessary
generation
andloadby
efficient
battery
control
Recoverand
storeenergy,
nofuel
consumption

Nofuelconsumption
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