2011 MITSUBISHI I-MIEV battery

WARNING
• Make sure to use the EV charging ca- ble that comes with the vehicle.
• Do not charge another vehicle using the attached EV charging cable.
Doing so the cable may be heated and
this might result in fire.
• Make sure to use an outlet that is pro- tected from water entering.
• Do not perform charging with the body cover.
• Do not remove and insert plugs with wet hands.
• Do not charge the battery if there is a risk of lightning.
l If abnormal smells are detected or the ve-
hicle produces smoke, quickly stop charg-
ing.
l Do not perform charging at a poorly ven-
tilated place with surroundings covered.
Keep sparks, cigarettes, and flames away
from the auxiliary battery.
Flammable gas generated from the auxili-
ary battery in charging may be filled in a
building, resulting in explosion.
If charging is inevitably required, venti-
late the area well.
l Grasp the regular charging plug when
connecting or disconnecting the EV charg-
ing cable.
Grasping the cable could cause an elec-
tric shock, short circuit, and/or fire. CAUTION
l
Do not perform charging from other pow-
er source like a generator. Doing so could
cause a malfunction.
l During charging, the cooling fans inside
the bonnet room may automatically be op-
erated even if the electric motor switch is
in the “LOCK” position.
Keep your hands away from the cooling
fan during charging.
NOTE l The

on board charger is only for rated AC
220-240 V outlets.
l When connecting or disconnecting the regu-
lar charging plug, insert/pull out the plug
straight.
Also, do not incline or twist the plug.
Doing so could cause a bad connection or mal-
function.
l Make sure to lock the doors to prevent theft,
etc. during charging.
Charging from rated AC 220-240 V
outlet E08301000023
1. Fully
apply the parking brake and place the
selector lever to the “P” (PARK) position.
2. Stop the electric devices such as lamps and turn the electric motor switch to the “LOCK”
position. 3. Pull
the regular charging opener (A) at the
bottom left/right of the instrument panel to
open the regular charging lid (B) at the right
rear side of the vehicle. 4. Press the tab (C) to open the inner lid (D). Charging
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CAUTION
l
Do not clasp the top of regular charging
plug. It could cause injury to touch the
protrusion on the lid. NOTE
l If

the electric motor switch is turned to the
“START” position with the regular charging
plug connected to the regular charging con-
nection, the electric motor unit cannot be star-
ted.
8. Make sure that the charging indicator on the instrument cluster is illuminated. If the charging indicator is not illuminated,
charging is not started.
Make

sure that the regular charging connec-
tion and the plug are appropriately connec-
ted, and perform charging from Step 5 again.
NOTE l When the regular charging plug is connected
to the charging connection, the charging indi-
cator is blinking. When charging is started,
the charging indicator is illuminated.
l The charge level for traction battery can be
checked with the energy level gauge (I) on
the instrument cluster.
Refer to “Energy level gauge” on page 4-06. 9. Charging
is complete when the charging indi-
cator turns off. Pull out the regular charging
plug while pressing the button (J). NOTE
l Charging

can be stopped half way. In this
case, also, pull out the regular charging plug
while pressing the button.
10. Close the inner lid and close the regular charg- ing lid. Charging
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3. Pull the quick charging lid opener (A) at the
bottom left/right of the driver’s seat to open
the quick charging lid (B) at the left rear side
of the vehicle. 4. Press the tab (C) to open the inner lid (D). WARNING
l Do
not touch the metal terminal of the
quick charging connection (E) and the
quick charging plug.
Doing so could cause an electric shock and/
or malfunction. CAUTION
l
Do
not leave for a long time with the in-
ner lid opened. It becomes impossible to
charge if foreign material enters the
quick charging connection.
5. Connect
the quick charging plug in the quick charging connection to begin charging.
For connecting and disconnecting, follow the
instruction manual for each quick charger.
6. Make sure that the charging indicator on the instrument cluster is illuminated. If the charging indicator is not illuminated,
charging is not started.Follow the manual of each quick charger.
NOTE l When

the regular charging plug is connected
to the charging connection, the charging indi-
cator is blinking. When charging is started,
the charging indicator is illuminated.
l The charge level for traction battery can be
checked with the energy level gauge (F) on
the instrument cluster.
Refer to “Energy level gauge” on page 4-06. l
Operation
noise may be heard from the ve-
hicle body during quick charging.
This noise comes from operation of the
traction battery cooling system, and it is
not a malfunction.
l Since the traction battery cooling system
uses cool air of the air conditioning, the
air conditioning is automatically operated.
After quick charging, if the area under
the vehicle is wet, transparent and loose,
it is dehumidified water from the air con-
ditioning and not a malfunction. Charging
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NOTE
l The
indication lamp (3) comes on each time
a switch is pressed.
l If the UNLOCK switch (2) is pressed and
any of the doors or the tailgate is not opened
within approximately 30 seconds, relocking
will automatically occur.
l It is possible to modify functions as follows:
For further information, please contact your
MITSUBISHI MOTORS Authorized Service
Point.
• The time for automatic relocking can bechanged.
• The confirmation function (flashing of the turn-signal lamps) can be set to oper-
ate only when the doors and the tailgate
are locked or only when the doors and
the tailgate are unlocked.
• The confirmation function (this indicates locking or unlocking of the doors and the
tailgate with the flash of the turn-signal
lamps) can be deactivated.
• The number of times the turn-signal lamps are flashed by the confirmation
function can be changed.
l The keyless entry system does not operate in
the following conditions:
• The key is left in the key cylinder.
• The door or the tailgate is open.
l The remote control switch will operate with-
in approximately 4 m from the vehicle. How-
ever, the operating range of the remote con-
trol switch may change if the vehicle is loca-
ted near a power station, or radio/TV broad-
casting station.
l If either of the following problems occurs,
the battery may be exhausted. • The remote control switch is operated at
the correct distance from the vehicle, but
the doors and the tailgate are not locked/
unlocked in response.
• The indication lamp (3) is dim or does not come on.

For further information, please contact
your MITSUBISHI MOTORS Author-
ized Service Point.
If you replace the battery yourself, refer
to “Procedure for replacing the remote
control switch battery” on page 2-04.
l If your remote control switch is lost or dam-
aged, please contact your MITSUBISHI
MOTORS Authorized Service Point for a re-
placement remote control switch.
l If you wish to add a remote control switch,
we recommend you to contact a
MITSUBISHI MOTORS Authorized Service
Point.
A maximum of 4 remote control switches are
available for your vehicle.
Operation of the outside rear-view mir-
rors E00310800119
To fold
Within
30 seconds of locking the doors and the tail-
gate using the LOCK switch (1), press the LOCK
switch twice rapidly to fold the outside rear-view
mirrors.
To extend
Within 30 seconds of unlocking the doors and the
tailgate using the UNLOCK switch (2), press the
UNLOCK switch twice rapidly to return the out-
side rear-view mirrors to their extended positions. Procedure for replacing the remote
control switch battery
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1. Before

replacing the battery, remove static
electricity from your body by touching a met-
al part such as doorknob of the room.
2. Remove the screw (A) from the remote con- trol switch. 3. With
the MITSUBISHI mark facing you, in-
sert the clothcovered tip of a straight blade
(or minus) screwdriver into the notch in the
remote control switch case and use it to open
the case. Locking and unlocking
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NOTE
l Be
sure to perform the procedure with the
MITSUBISHI mark facing you. If the
MITSUBISHI mark is not facing you when
you open the remote control switch case, the
switches may come out.
4. Remove the remote control transmitter from the remote control switch case. Then, open
the remote control transmitter using the meth-
od described in step 2. 5. Remove the old battery. 6. Install a new battery with the + side (B) down.
Coin type battery
CR1616
- side
+ side 7. Close the remote control transmitter firmly.
8.

Place the remote control transmitter in the re-mote control switch case, then securely close
the remote control switch case.
9. Attach the screw (A) removed in step 1.
10. Check the keyless entry system to see that it works.
NOTE l You may purchase a replacement battery at
an electric appliance store.
l A MITSUBISHI MOTORS Authorized Serv-
ice Point can replace the battery for you if
you prefer. CAUTION
l
When
the remote control switch case is
opened, be careful to keep water, dust,
etc. out. Also, do not touch the internal
components. Doors
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l
Make
sure the doors are closed: driving
with doors not completely closed is dan-
gerous.
l Never leave children in the vehicle unat-
tended.
l Be careful not to lock the doors while the
key is inside the vehicle.
NOTE l To

prevent the key from being locked inside
the vehicle, neither the lock knob on the driv-
er’s door nor the key can be used to lock the
driver’s door when it is open.
To lock or unlock with the key 1- Lock
2-

Unlock Locking and unlocking
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Electric window control
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The electric windows can only be operated with the
electric motor switch in the “ON” position. WARNING
l Before operating the electric window con-
trol, make sure that nothing can get trap-
ped (head, hand, finger, etc.).
l Never leave the vehicle without removing
the key.
l Never leave a child (or other person who
might not be capable of safe operation of
the electric window control) in the vehicle
alone.
l The child may tamper with the switch at
the risk of its hands or head being trap-
ped in the window.
Electric window control switch E00302301705
Each window opens or closes while the correspond-
ing switch is operated.
Driver’s switch (LHD)
Driver’s switch (RHD) 1- Driver’s door window
2-

Front passenger’s door window
3- Rear left door window
4- Rear right door window
5- Lock switch
Driver’s switches
The driver’s switches can be used to operate all
door windows.
A window can be opened or closed by operating
the corresponding switch.
Press the switch down to open the window, and
pull up the switch to close it.
If the switch for the driver’s door window is fully
pressed down, the door window automatically
opens completely.
If you want to stop the door window movement,
pull up the switch.
Passenger’s switches
The passenger’s switches can be used to operate
the corresponding passenger’s door windows. Press the switch down for opening the door win-
dow, and pull up the switch for closing.
NOTE
l Repeated

operation with the electric motor
unit stopped will run down the battery. Oper-
ate the window switches only while the elec-
tric motor unit is running.
Lock switch E00303101188
When this switch is operated, the passenger’s
switches

cannot be used to open or close the win-
dows and the driver’s switch cannot open or close
any windows other than the driver’s window. Locking and unlocking
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To recline the seatback
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In
order to recline the seatback, lean forward slight-
ly, pull the seatback lock lever up, and then lean
backward to the desired position and release the lev-
er. The seatback will lock in that position. CAUTION
l
The
reclining mechanism of the seatback
is spring loaded, causing it to return to
the vertical position when the lock lever
is operated. When using the lever, sit
close to the seatback or hold it with your
hand to control its return motion. To adjust seat height (driver’s seat on-
ly)
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To

adjust the seat height, operate the lever repeated-
ly. 1- Raise
2-

Lower Heated seat (driver’s seat only)*
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The

heated seat can be operated with the electric
motor switch in the “ON” position. Operate the
switch as indicated by arrows. The indication lamp
(A) will illuminate while the heater is on. 1- Heater on.
2-

Heater off. CAUTION
l
Switch
off the seat heater when not in use.
l Continuous use while the ready indicator
is not illuminated can cause the auxiliary
battery to run down.
l If the following types of persons use the
heated seat, they might become too hot or
receive minor burns (red skin, heat blis-
ters, etc.):
• Elderly or ill people
• People with sensitive skin
• Excessively tired people
• People under the influence of sleep in-ducing medication, etc. Seat and seat belts
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l
If there is no operation for about 10 seconds
when the meter illumination control or serv-
ice reminder is shown, the display returns to
the odometer.
Odometer E00530800016
The odometer indicates the total distance the vehi-
cle has travelled.
NOTE
l Even

if the electric motor switch is turned to
“ACC” or “LOCK”, the odometer will be dis-
played for about 30 seconds after the reset but-
ton is pressed.
Tripmeter E00530900017
The tripmeter indicates the distance travelled dur-
ing a particular trip or period.
There

are two tripmeter displays: Tripmeter and .
Tripmeter can be used to measure the distance
travelled

since the current trip began. At the same
time, Tripmeter can be used to measure the dis-
tance from an intermediate location.
NOTE
l Even

if the electric motor switch is turned to
the “ACC” or “LOCK” position, the tripme-
ter will be displayed for about 30 seconds af-
ter the reset button is pressed.
To reset the tripmeter
To return the display to “0”, press the reset button
(A) for more than 2 seconds. Only the currently dis-
played value will be reset. NOTE
l If

the auxiliary battery terminal is removed,
the memories for the tripmeter and
displays are erased and the displays return to
0.
Service reminder E00517700164 The service reminder shows the driving distance
(1)

or number of months (2) remaining until the
next 12-monthly (20,000 km / 12,500 miles) inspec-
tion.
When the next inspection is nearly due, the display
shows “-----”.
At this time, a spanner mark (3) is shown for a few
seconds whenever the electric motor switch is
turned from the “LOCK” position or the “ACC” po-
sition to the “ON” position. NOTE
l Even

if the electric motor switch is turned to
the “ACC” or “LOCK” position, the service
reminder will be displayed for about 30 sec-
onds after the reset button is pressed.
Driving distance
Number of months 1. The
display shows the driving distance or
number of months remaining until the next in-
spection.
2. When the next inspection is nearly due, the display shows “-----”.
For further information, we recommend you
to consult a MITSUBISHI MOTORS Author-
ized Service Point.
At this time, a spanner mark is shown for a
few seconds whenever the electric motor Instruments and controls
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