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Virtual engine sound system
The Virtual Engine Sound System gen‐
erates engine sound for pedestrians to
hear vehicle sound because there is no
sound while the Electric Vehicle (EV) is
operating.
If the vehicle is in the ready mode
and the gear is not in P (Park), the
VESS will operate.
When the gear is shifted to R (Reverse),
an additional warning sound will be
heard.
CAUTION
The vehicle does not operate a
sound. Be aware of your driving en‐
vironment and drive safely.
After you park the vehicle or while
you are waiting at a traffic light,
check whether there are children or
obstacles around the vehicle.
Distance to empty
You can check the distance the vehicle
can be driven with the current battery
amount.
When destination is not set
• Distance to empty may depend on
many factors such as the charge
amount of the high voltage battery,
weather, temperature, durability of
the battery, geographical features,
and driving style.
• Natural degradation may occur with
the high voltage battery depending
on the number of years the vehicle is
used. This may reduce the distance
to empty.
• When using the heater during cold
weather or driving at high speed, the
high voltage battery consumes a lot
more electricity. This may reduce the
distance to empty significantly.
• The vehicle can stop shortly after the
"---" has been displayed.When it is
displayed, drive to a safe place to
stop the vehicle. (The available range
varies depending on driving speed,
heater/air conditioner, weather, driv‐
ing style, and other factors.)
• Distance to empty that is displayed
on the instrument cluster after com‐
pleting a recharge may vary signifi‐
cantly depending on previous operat‐
ing patterns. When previous driving
patterns include high speed driving,
resulting in the high voltage battery
using more electricity than usual, the
estimated distance to empty is re‐
duced. When the high voltage battery
uses little electricity in ECO mode, the
estimated distance to empty increa‐
ses.
When destination is set
When the destination is set, the dis‐
tance to empty may change. The dis‐
tance to empty is recalculated using
the information of the destination.
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