MY Owners Manual

Warning lamps
6-38 Instruments and controls
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With the operation mode in ON, a buzzer
sounds under the following condition:
 The vehicle speed exceeds 8 km/h with
the parking brake applied.
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This lamp is a part of an
onboard diagnostic system
which monitors the emissions,
engine control system.
If a problem is detected in one
of these systems, this lamp illuminates or
flashes.
Although your vehicle will usually be driva-
ble and not need towing, we recommend you
to have the system checked as soon as possi-
ble.
This lamp will also illuminate when the oper-
ation mode of the power switch is put in ON,
and goes off after the Plug-in Hybrid EV Sys-
tem has started. If it does not go off after the
Plug-in Hybrid EV System has started, we
recommend you to have the vehicle checked.
This data will be erased if a auxiliary battery
cable is disconnected which will make a rapid
diagnosis difficult. Do not disconnect a auxil-
iary battery cable when the check engine
warning lamp is ON.
CAUTION
 In the situations listed below, brake perfor-
mance may be compromised or the vehicle
may become unstable if brakes are applied
suddenly; consequently, avoid driving at
high speeds or applying the brakes suddenly.
Furthermore, immediately the vehicle should
be brought to a stop in a safe location and we
recommend you to have it checked.
•The brake warning lamp does not illumi-
nate when the parking brake is applied or
does not turn off when the parking brake is
released.
•The brake warning lamp and the ABS
warning lamp illuminate at the same time.
For details, refer to “ABS warning lamp”
on page 7-30.
•The brake warning lamp remains illumi-
nated while driving.
 The vehicle should be brought to a halt in the
following manner when brake performance
has deteriorated.
• Depress the brake pedal harder than usual.
Even if the brake pedal moves down to the
very end of its possible stroke, keep it
pressed down hard.
• Should the brakes fail, use regenerative
braking to reduce your speed and carefully
pull the parking brake lever.
Depress the brake pedal to operate the stop
lamp to alert the vehicles behind you.
Check engine warning lamp
CAUTION
CAUTION
 Prolonged driving with this lamp on may
cause further damage to the emission control
system. It could also affect fuel economy and
drivability.
 If the lamp does not illuminate when the
operation mode is put in ON, we recommend
you to have the system checked.
 If the lamp illuminates while the Plug-in
Hybrid EV System is operating, avoid driv-
ing at high speeds and have the system
inspected by a MITSUBISHI MOTORS
Authorised Service Point as soon as possible.
NOTE
 The engine electronic control module
accommodating the onboard diagnostic sys-
tem has various fault data (especially about
the exhaust emission) stored.
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