IMPORTANT VEHICLE INFORMATION
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Your 500e operates entirely on electricity stored in the high voltage battery
.
Unlike a
conventional vehicle or Hybrid there is no internal combustion engine
.
Battery Electric
Vehicles have unique operating characteristics that you should become familiar with to
ensure you are getting the optimal performance from your vehicle
.
High Voltage Battery
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Your vehicle is equipped with a Lithium-ion high voltage battery that is used to power
the electric powertrain systems and the 12 Volt vehicle electrical system
.
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The high voltage battery is located under the vehicle
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The high voltage battery is main-
tenance free and designed to last for the life of the vehicle
.
Lithium-ion batteries provide the following
benefits:
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Lithium-ion batteries are much lighter
than other types of rechargeable batter-
ies of the same size
.
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Lithium-ion batteries hold their charge;
they only lose approximately 3% of their
charge per month
.
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Lithium-ion batteries have no memory,
which means that you do not have to
completely discharge them before re-
charging, as with some other batteries
.
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Lithium-ion batteries can be recharged
and discharged thousands of times
.
INTRODUCTION/WELCOME
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