2012 MITSUBISHI iMiEV Owners Manual

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To turn the MiEV Remote ON/OFF
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1. Extend the antenna (A) and press the power/communica-
tion switch (B) for 1 second or more to turn the MiEV
Remote on. When it communicates with the vehicle prop-
erly, the vehicle information will be displayed on the
screen.
2. To turn the MiEV Remote off, press the power/communi-
cation switch (B) for 3 seconds or more and store the
antenna (A).
To set the ON timer
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1. Start the regular charging. Refer to “Regular charging
(charging method with rated AC 120 V outlet)” on page 1-
20.
2. Turn on the MiEV Remote. Refer to “To turn the MiEV
Remote ON/OFF” on page 1-50.
3. Press the UP switch (C) or the DOWN switch (D) once.
The time remaining from the present to the time that was
previously set for the ON timer will be displayed and
blink.
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NOTE
The remaining time for the last charging is displayed with
blinking as follows.
Example: If you set the charging starting time to 11:00
PM of the day before:

If the MiEV Remote cannot communicate with the vehi-
cle, the remaining time will not be displayed.4. If you need to change the remaining time for the ON
timer, press the UP switch (C) or the DOWN switch (D) to
change the remaining time.
The remaining time can be changed within the range from
0 to 19.5 hours in half hour increments.
NOTE
When you want to start the charging at the same time as
the last time, changing the remaining time is unnecessary.

When the remaining time is set to 0h, the charging starts
immediately after step 5.
Present time
Remaining time
Display
9:00 PM 2:00 2h
9:10 PM 1:50 2h
9:40 PM 1:20 1.5h
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5. Press the power/communication switch (B) for less than 1
second to send the setting data to the vehicle.
The MiEV Remote will sound melodies on transmission
and reception.NOTE
The melodies can be turned off. Refer to “To turn on/off
melody and buzzer” on page 1-63.

If a communication error occurs or the MiEV Remote
System is not functioning properly, the buzzer will sound.
Refer to “Display of MiEV Remote during communicat-
ing with vehicle” on page 1-57.

If the OFF Timer is unset when setting the ON timer, the
OFF timer will be automatically set with “fully charged”.

To set OFF Timer, refer to “To set OFF Timer” on page 1-
54.
6. To turn off the MiEV Remote, refer to “To turn the MiEV
Remote ON/OFF” on page 1-50.
NOTE
The energy level gauge in the instrument panel on the
vehicle will illuminate and the charging indicator will
blink approximately 30 seconds after the vehicle has
received the setting for the ON timer.
After approximately 30 seconds, the energy level gauge
and the charging indicator will go off, and the vehicle will
be prepared for the Charging Timer.
Energy level gauge
Charging indicator
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Turning the electric motor switch to the “ON” position or
the “ACC” position will cancel the Charging Timer.

If the MODE switch is pressed while changing the ON
timer setting, the change will be canceled.

The symbol on the MiEV Remote will be illumi-
nated while the vehicle is charging.

If the charge connector is disconnected before the time set
by the ON timer, the Charging Timer is not canceled. If
the charge connector is re-connected again before starting
the charge or setting the charge timers, the Charging
Timer will resume.
To start the charging immediately after the ON timer
has been set
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1. Turn on the MiEV Remote. Refer to “To turn the MiEV
Remote ON/OFF” on page 1-50.
2. Press the UP switch (C) or the DOWN switch (D) once,
and the remaining time from the present to the time set for
the ON timer will be displayed and blink.
3. Change the remaining time to 0h by pressing the UP
switch (C) or the DOWN switch (D).
4. Press the power/communication switch (B) for less than 1
second to send the setting data to the vehicle. The MiEV
Remote will sound melodies on transmission and recep-
tion. The charging will start.
Refer to “Regular charging (charging method with rated
AC 120 V outlet)” on page 1-20.
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5. Turn off the MiEV Remote. Refer to “To turn the MiEV
Remote ON/OFF” on page 1-50.
To set OFF Timer
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The OFF timer can be set during the regular charging or after
setting the ON timer.
1. When the power of MiEV Remote is off, turn the power
on. Refer to “To turn the MiEV Remote ON/OFF” on
page 1-50.
2. Press the MODE switch (E) to change the display to the
OFF timer (2).1_ Shown the ON timer
2_ Shown the OFF timer
3_ Shown the Remote Climate Control
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3. Press the UP switch (C) or the DOWN switch (D) once.
The time set last time for the OFF timer will be displayed
and blink.
4. If you need to change the time for the OFF timer, press the
UP switch (C) or the DOWN switch (D) to change the
time.
• The time can be changed within the range from 0.5h to
19.5h by half hour and can be changed to “-h”.
• When “-h” is displayed, the charging will end when
Main Drive Lithium-ion Battery is fully charged.NOTE
To display “-h”, press the UP switch (C) when 19.5h is
displayed or press DOWN switch (D) when 0.5h is dis-
played.5. Press the power/communication switch (B) for less than 1
second to send the setting data to the vehicle.
The MiEV Remote will sound melodies on transmission
and reception.
NOTE
The melodies can be turned off. Refer to “To turn on/off
melody and buzzer” on page 1-63.

If a communication error occurs or the MiEV Remote
System is not functioning properly, the buzzer will sound.
Refer to “Display of MiEV Remote during communicat-
ing with vehicle” on page 1-57.

If the ON timer is unset when setting the OFF timer, the
ON timer will be automatically set with “0h”.
6. Turn off the MiEV Remote. Refer to “To turn the MiEV
Remote ON/OFF” on page 1-50.
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NOTE
The energy level gauge in the instrument panel will illu-
minate and the charging indicator will blink approxi-
mately 30 seconds after the vehicle has received the
setting for the OFF timer.
After approximately 30 seconds, the energy level gauge
and the charging indicator will then go off, and the vehicle
will be prepared for Charging Timer in accordance with
the ON/OFF setting.
The symbol on the MiEV Remote illuminates while
the Main Drive Lithium-ion Battery is charging.

The Charging Timer will be cancelled if the electric motor
switch is turned to the “ON” or “ACC” position.

Once the Main Drive Lithium-ion Battery is fully charged,
the charging will end even if before the time set by the
OFF timer.

If the charge connector is disconnected during charging,
the OFF charging timer will be canceled.
Energy level gauge
Charging indicator
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Display of MiEV Remote during communicating with
vehicle
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It communicates with the vehicle when the power of the MiEV
Remote is turned on with pressing the power supply/communi-
cation switch (B) for 1 second or more and if the power sup-
ply/communication switch (B) is pressed for less than 1 second
while the power of the MiEV Remote is on.
If the normal reception melody sounds after the transmitting
melody, it is set completion.
Communication symbol (F) blinks while communicating with
the vehicle.
If the buzzer sounds with ERROR symbol (G) blinks, a prob-
lem is detected. Refer to “Actions to be taken when the MiEV
Remote system does not operate correctly” on page 1-67.
To cancel Charging Timer
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There are two methods to cancel Charging Timer.

By using the MiEV Remote

By operating the electric motor switch on the vehicleNOTE
If the Charging Timer is canceled during charging, the
charging will continue until the Main Drive Lithium-ion
Battery is fully charged.

If the Charging Timer is canceled before charging starts,
charging will start immediately and continue until the
Main Drive Lithium-ion Battery is fully charged.

Charging Timer cannot be canceled by disconnecting the
charge connector before the time set by the ON timer. The
Charging Timer will resume when the charging connector
is again connected to the vehicle.
A. By using the MiEV Remote
1. When the power of MiEV Remote is off, turn the
power ON. Refer to “To turn the MiEV Remote
ON/OFF” on page 1-50.
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