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DRIVING THE HYBRID/PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLE
Changing plug-in hybrid mode
(Plug-in hybrid vehicle)
■ EV/HEV Button
Pressinþ the [EV/HEV] button chanþes
the pluþ-in hybrid system modes, be‐
tween Electric (CD) mode and Hybrid
(CS) mode.
Each time the mode is chanþed a corre‐
spondinþ messaþe is displayed on the
instrument cluster as ýollows.
Plug-in hybrid mode message
• CD (Charþe Depletinþ, Electric) mode
: The hiþh-
voltaþe (hy‐
brid) bat‐
tery is used
to drive the
vehicle.
• CS (Charþe Sustaininþ, Hybrid) mode
: The hiþh-
voltaþe (hy‐
brid) bat‐
tery and
þasoline en‐
þine is used
to drive the
vehicle.
A correspondinþ messaþe is displayed
to indicate the selected mode.
■ AVN screen
Press [PHEV] on the [Home] screen or
the [All menus] screen and the menus
related to pluþ-in hybrid ([ECO drivinþ],
[Enerþy inýormation], [EV ranþe],
[Charþinþ settinþs], [Charþinþ stations],
[Petrol stations]) are displayed.
For more inýormation, please reýer to
the Multimedia System Manual that
was separately supplied with your vehi‐
cle.
Warning and indicator lights
Ready indicator
This indicator illuminates:
When the vehicle is ready to
be driven.
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Hybrid system ov
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