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Driving your vehicle
• L (Low) - Regenerative braking
maximized mode :
Place the gear lever in L (Low) when
driving down a steep grade, such as
a mountain road. This maximizes the
regenerative braking energy and
charges the high voltage battery
more rapidly. The regenerative brak-
ing that is applied will have a similar
effect as engine braking in a conven-
tional vehicle.
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NOTICE
Avoid driving your vehicle with the
gear shift lever in N (Neutral)
because the regenerative braking
system does not operate when the
vehicle is in neutral.
Air Conditioning Operation
The air conditioning system is oper-
ated by the electric power of the fuel
cell stack and high voltage battery. If
you use the air conditioning more
than necessary, fuel economy will
become worse due to excessive con-
sumption of the electric energy.
For better fuel economy, we recom-
mend you select "AUTO" mode with
the temperature in 23 °C (73 °F).
Distance to Empty
Distance to empty when the fuel is
full varies between 250 and 300
miles depending on following condi-
tions.
- Driving pattern
- Road condition : highway, uphill
road, down hill road, mountain road
- State of fuel cell stack
- Frequency of air conditioning use
- Luggage weight
- Tire pressure
- Weather and air temperature