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2-1. Electric vehicle system
Owners Manual_USA_A6717BE-A_en
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Electric Vehicle system
DC charging inlet
Traction battery
Electric motor (traction motor)/Inverter (front/rear)
Air conditioning compressor
■ Electromagnetic waves
● High-voltage parts and cables on
the battery electric vehicles incor-
porate electro-magnetic shield-
ing, and therefore emit
approximately the same amount
of electromagnetic waves as con-
ventional gasoline-powered vehi-
cles or home electronic
appliances.
● Your vehicle may cause sound
interference in some third party-
produced radio parts.
■ Traction battery (Lithium-ion
battery)
The traction battery has a limited
service life.
The traction battery capacity (the
ability to store energy) reduces with
time and use in the same way as
other rechargeable batteries. The
extent at which capacity reduces
changes drastically depending on
the environment (outside tempera-
ture, etc.) and usage conditions,
such as how the vehicle is driven
and how the traction battery is
charged.
This is a natural characteristic of
lithium-ion batteries, and is not a
malfunction. Also, even though the
driving range decreases when the
traction battery capacity reduces,
vehicle performance does not sig-
nificantly become worse. In order to
reduce the possibility of the capacity
reducing, follow the directions listed
on P.101, “Capacity reduction of the
traction battery”.
■ Starting the EV system in an
extremely cold environment
When the traction battery is
extremely cold (below approxi-
mately -22°F [-30°C]) due to the
temperature outside of the vehicle, it
may not be possible to start the EV
system. In this case, try to start the
EV system again after the tempera-
ture of the traction battery increases
due to the outside temperature
increasing, etc.
WARNING
■ High-voltage precautions
The vehicle has high voltage DC
and AC systems as well as a 12-
volt system.
DC and AC high voltage systems
are very dangerous and can
cause severe burns and electric
shock that may result in death or
serious injury.
● Never touch, disassemble,
remove, or replace the high volt-
age parts, cables (orange) or
their connectors.
● The EV system will become hot
after starting as the system
uses high voltage. Be careful of
both the high voltage and the
high temperature, and always
obey the warning labels
attached to the vehicle.
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