MY Owners Manual

Plug-in Hybrid EV System
General information 2-5
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 The performance may be changed due to
the outside temperature.
At low temperature, in particular, the EV
cruising range is short and the charging
time is long, compared to operation at
normal temperature.
 The battery is gradually discharged with-
out use and the battery charge is lowered.
 It is not necessary to consume the battery
completely before charging.
 If your vehicle is not used for a long time,
check the drive battery level display every
3 months.
If the drive battery level display shows 0,
charge the battery until some indication
appears. Alternately, put the operation
mode of the power switch in “ON” to start
the engine automatically, wait for the
engine to stop automatically, then put the
operation mode of the power switch in
“OFF”.
 Mitsubishi Motors collects drive batteries.
If you scrap your vehicle, please consult a
Mitsubishi Motors Authorised Service
Point.
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 Even if the charge level is the same, the
EV cruising range may vary depending on
driving conditions. Since driving at high
speed or climbing on a hill requires higher
consumption of the drive battery than
usual, the EV cruising range is shortened.
 Since the air conditioning (cooling or
heating) consumes power of the drive bat-
tery, its operation results in a shorter EV
cruising range. Maintain an appropriate
temperature.
 Put the selector lever to “B” (BRAKE)
position according to the road condition.
To charge the drive battery with appropri-
ate use of the regenerative brake, it can be
increased the EV cruising range.
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The Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System
(AVAS) is device that uses sound to alert
pedestrians of the presence of the vehicle.
The system operates when the vehicle speed
is about 35 km/h or less and the engine is not
running.
Refer to “Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System
(AVAS)” on page 7-24.
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A crash or impact significant enough to
require an emergency response for conven-
tional vehicles would also require the same
response for Outlander PHEV.
Also follow the instructions described below
to avoid severe burns and electrical shock that
may result in serious injury or death.
Precautions for operation
EV cruising range
Acoustic Vehicle Alerting Sys-
tem (AVAS)
WARNING
 Even if the Acoustic Vehicle Alerting Sys-
tem (AVAS) sounds, pay special attention
to pedestrians.
Pedestrians may not notice the oncoming
vehicle, which may cause an accident
resulting in serious personal injury or
death.
In case of a collision
WARNING
 If your vehicle is drivable, pull your vehi-
cle off the road to a safe, nearby location
and remain on the scene.
Also, if possible, do the following opera-
tions and stay out of the way of any
oncoming traffic while awaiting the
arrival of emergency responders.
•Apply chocks to the wheels.
•Put the select position in “P”(PARK)
position.
•Apply the parking brake.
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