Cautions and actions to deal with intense cold
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When the vehicle is driven in a low ambient temperature, its heater performance can be insufficient. Also, using the heater can reduce the vehicle’s cruising
range.
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When the ambient temperature is approximately -15 °C or lower, the phenomena described below may occur. Please take the described corrective action.
Approx.
ambient tempera-
ture
Phenomena
Corrective action
Approx. -15 °C or
lower
Startup and driving
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Motor output is restricted, and the power down warning lamp*
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may come on.
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If the traction battery’s remaining power is low (approximately
30%), driving performance decreases by approximately 20%.
Continue driving. (As the traction battery
temperature rises, the output restriction
will gradually be removed.)
Charging and battery
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Charging times get longer.
• Regular charge: Becomes approximately 2-3 hours longer at
-15 °C.
• Quick charge: Becomes approximately 2 hours longer
at - 15 °C.
• Charging times get longer with further reductions in tempera-
ture.
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Charging may complete with 16 bars of energy level gauge*
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does not go on. Even if charging is completed with 16 bars of en-
ergy level gauge come on, the 16th bar may go off early. The light-
ing bars may decrease with further reductions in temperature.
When you have finished driving, charge
the traction battery before its temperature
falls.
General information
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