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minate when the traction battery
cooler is on standby or operating.
Charging tips
●When the charge level of the trac-
tion battery is low, the traction bat-
tery cooler may not operate, even
if the temperature of the traction
battery is high.
This section explains meth-
ods for using the charging
function for this vehicle and
checking information
●When the following conditions are
met while the traction battery
cooler is operating, the cooling
operation will stop.
• The hood is opened
• The power switch is turned to
ACC or ON.
• The shift position is changed to
any position other than P
• The Remote Air Conditioning Sys-
tem is operated (P.409)
• The remaining charge of the trac-
tion battery drops below a certain
amount
related to charging.
Systematically charging
To enable the use of battery
electric vehicle, we recommend
systematically charging the
vehicle.
■ Before leaving home
In order to use the battery elec-
tric vehicle, charge the traction
battery at home before leaving.
●The traction battery cooler oper-
ates using power supplied by the
traction battery and an external
power source.
• While the traction battery cooler is
operating, the charge of the trac-
tion battery will increase and
decrease within a certain range,
and will not increase as during AC
charging.
• When the traction battery cooler
operates, charger will recognize it
as the battery being charged. If
this function operates while a
charger which charges a charging
fee is connected to the vehicle,
AC charging fees will apply.
■ On the way to the destina-
tion or at the destination
■Changing of the traction battery
cooler setting
When the remaining charge of
the traction battery gets low,
recharge the battery at the near-
est charging station.
Setting can be changed
multi-information display.
on the
Use the meter control switches
(P.156) and select “Vehicle Set-
tings”, “Charging Settings”, “Battery
Cooler”, and change the setting.
When selecting to off, the traction
battery output may be restricted
depending on the driving situation.
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