MY Owners Manual

Basic knowledge for charging
3-4 Charging
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•Do not touch normal charging port, nor-
mal charge connector, outlet and plug
with wet hands.
•Keep away from water when connecting
the normal charging port, normal charge
connector, outlet and plug.
•Do not perform the charging in the out of
doors when heavy rain, heavy snow,
strong winds, and thunder, when a bad
weather is expected in the future.
 If water goes into the normal charging
port or the normal charge connector, it
could cause a short circuit, a fire and an
electric shock.
Be sure closing completely the charging
lid and the inner lid and do not leave the
EV charging cable in an outdoors.
 If the connected part of the charging plug
has been buried in snow while charging,
turn off the hand switch or the breaker
connected with the outlet first, then
remove the snow and disconnect the
charging plug. If your vehicle body has
been buried in snow while charging,
remove the snow and then disconnect the
charge connector.
WARNING
 When you perform the normal charging at
away from home, some normal chargers
may not correspond to your vehicle. Con-
sult an administrator or a maker of the
normal charger that it corresponds to
your vehicle before using it. Also perform
normal charging according to the operat-
ing procedure indicated on the body of
normal charger.
CAUTION
 Do not attempt to perform a jump start on the
auxiliary battery at the same time that the
drive battery is being charged. Doing so may
damage the vehicle or charging cable and
could cause an injury.
Refer to “Emergency starting” on page 9-2.
NOTE
 To maintain the capacity of the drive battery,
the following is recommended:
•Fully charge the vehicle in normal charging
every two weeks.
• Do not repeat charging near the full charge
level.
WARNING
 If your vehicle is not used for a long time,
check the energy level gauge every 3
months. If the gauge shows 0, charge the
drive 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”.
 In the event of a electrical power outage
while charging, charging restarts automati-
cally with the restoration of electricity.
NOTE
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