Instruments
Also, if the needle of the energy usage indi-
cator indicates the engine output zone, the
needle does not indicate the charge zone even
when there is charging of the electrical ener-
gy by regenerative braking.
Meter illumination control
Each time you press the rheostat illumination
button, there is a sound and the brightness of
the instruments changes.
NOTE
Depending on the state of the vehicle (such
as during heating of the air conditioner), the
engine may start even if the needle of the en-
ergy usage indicator is indicated before zone
2 (the zone that the engine starts in high pos-
sibility).
Even when the EV priority mode is selected
and the engine does not start, the needle of
the energy usage indicator may indicate zone
2 (the zone that the engine starts in high pos-
sibility).
When the EV priority mode is selected, even
if the needle of the energy usage indicator
enters zone 2, it will not start the engine un-
less it is over the specified point by pressing
the accelerator pedal.
Depending on the vehicle condition, the
movement of the needle of the energy usage
indicator may be different or fluctuate.
Economical driving can be achieved by op-
erating in such state that the swing of the
needle is small within zone 1.
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NOTE
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With the charging power gauge of the multi
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information display, you can check the
charging power of electric energy generated
by regenerative braking even while the en-
gine is operating.
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Both the display of the charge zone by the
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energy usage indicator needle and the dis-
play of the charging power gauge in the mul-
ti information display indicate the charging
power of electric energy by regenerative
braking.
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1- Brightness level
2- Rheostat illumination button
Engine output zone
Indicates the instantaneous output (kW) of
the engine.
NOTE
You can adjust to 8 different levels respec-
tively for when the position lamps are illu-
minated and when they are not.
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Charge zone
Indicates the charging power generated by
the regenerative brake.
The more the needle moves, the more electric
energy is charged.
The needle of the energy usage indicator may
not enter the charge zone when the drive bat-
tery is close to full charge.
When the lamp switch is in a position other
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than the “OFF” position, the meter illumina-
tion switches automatically to the adjusted
brightness, depending on the brightness out-
side the vehicle.
The brightness level of the instruments is
stored when the operation mode of the pow-
er switch is put in OFF.
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Instruments and controls
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