2-5 High Voltage Safety System
The high voltage safety system is intended to help keep vehicle occupants and emergency responders safe
from high voltage electricity.• A high voltage fuse provides short circuit protection inside the high voltage battery.
• The high voltage safety system is insulated from the metal chassis.
• Positive and negative high voltage power cables are connected to the high voltage battery and arecontrolled by normally open system main relays (SMR1 and SMR2) . When the vehicle is shut off,
the relays stop electrical flow from leaving the high voltage battery. However, it can take
approximately (10) minutes for the high voltage capacitor to fully discharge.
• The high voltage system and high voltage capacitor may remain powered for up to
approximately 10 minutes after the vehicle is shut off. Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE) must always be worn when touching or working on high voltage components
to avoid risk of electrical shock and severe personal injury or death.
• The high voltage battery retains high voltage at all times. PPE must always be worn when touching or working on high voltage components to avoid risk of electrical shock and
severe personal injury or death.
• A ground fault monitor continuously monitors for high voltage leakage to the metal chassis while the vehicle is running. If a malfunction is detected, the HPCM (hybrid powertrain control module) will
illuminate the hybrid system warning lamp
in the instrument cluster.
• The high voltage battery relays (SMR1 and SMR2) will automatically open to stop the electrical flow in a frontal collision that is sufficient enough to activate the supplemental restraint system (SRS) .
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Powering Down the High Voltage System
The high voltage system can be shut down with any 1 of the following procedures:• Turn OFF the power switch and disconnect the 12V battery. Refer to
Primary Procedure (DG–21).
• Disconnect the underhood fuse panel terminal connector for the high voltage control system and disconnect the 12V battery. Refer to
Alternate Procedure 1 (Disconnect Underhood Fuse
Panel) (DG–24)
.
• Remove the service plug and disconnect the 12V battery. Refer to
Alternate Procedure 2
(Remove Service Plug) (DG–27)
.
Primary Procedure
NOTE:
Before disconnecting the 12V battery terminal, if necessary, lower the windows, adjust the
steering column, adjust the seats, unlock the doors, etc. Once 12V battery is disconnected,
power controls will not operate.
1. If possible, check the READY
indicator status in the instrument cluster. If it is on, the high
voltage system is active.
2. Place the shift selector in the Park (P) position.
3. Push the ignition switch once to turn OFF the high voltage system. Verify that the READY indicator is off
and then continue to the next steps to open the trunk for
12V battery negative cable access.
If the READY indicator does not turn off, refer to
Alternate Procedure 1 (Disconnect Underhood Fuse
Panel) . (DG–24)
4. If possible, keep the Infiniti Intelligent Key at least5 meters (16 feet) away from the vehicle (except to
open the trunk as noted below) .
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Alternate Procedure 1 (Disconnect Underhood Fuse Panel)
NOTE:Before disconnecting the underhood fuse panel and the negative (-) battery cable,
if necessary, lower the windows, adjust the steering column, adjust the seats, unlock
the doors, etc. Once the underhood fuse panel and negative (-) battery cable are
disconnected, power controls will not operate.
1. Pull release handle (1) and pull up release lever (2) to open the hood.
2. Remove clips (A) and RH hood ledge cover (1) .NOTE:
: Arrow in illustration depicts vehicle front
direction.
3. Remove clips (A) and RH cowl cover (1) .
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4. Disengage pawls (A) of underhood fuse panel cover andremove underhood fuse panel cover (1) .
NOTE:
: Arrow in illustration depicts vehicle front
direction.
5. Pull underhood fuse panel (1) out by hand and disconnect terminal (black) connector (A) .
NOTE:
: Arrow in illustration depicts vehicle front
direction.
6. If you cannot identify the connector, disconnect all connectors on the underhood fuse panel.
To avoid unintended reinstallation and risk of electrical shock and severe personal injury
or death, the dismantler should cover the fuse box and connectors with insulated tape or
remove the fuse panel and carry on his/her person.
7. Open the trunk using any of the following:NOTE:
The trunk release power cancel switch must be
in the ON position in order for the trunk to be
opened using any of the methods below.
a. push-button switch on the lower LH side of theinstrument panel (ensure that the trunk release
power cancel switch is in the ON position) .
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b. trunk button on the Infiniti Intelligent Key[press for longer than one (1) second].
c. trunk open request switch (located above license plate)*.
* You must have the Infiniti Intelligent Key within
approximately 1 meter (3 feet) range of trunk
request switch to use the trunk open
request switch function.
NOTE:
If the electrical release does not work,
the trunk will have to be forced open.
8. Open the 12V battery service access cover.
9. Disconnect negative (-) battery cable and cover it with insulated tape.
10. Wait approximately ten (10) minutes for complete discharge of the high voltage capacitor
after the fuse panel and battery cable have been disconnected.
11. Perform the dismantling operation. Refer to
6. Dismantling Information (DG–40).
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3-3.2 Cutting the Vehicle Body
•Do not cut into high voltage related areas to avoid severe personal injury or death.
•
Do not cut into the Li-ion battery to avoid severe personal injury or death.
•
When removing parts, NEVER touch the high voltage parts or the insides of the
exposed orange-colored high voltage cables to avoid severe personal injury or death.
PPE must always be worn when touching or working on high voltage components.
• To avoid unintended reinstallation and risk of electrical shock and severe personal injury or death, the dismantler should carry the fuses or service plug on his/her person while
work is in progress.
Do not cut air bag parts to avoid unintended deployment of the air bags and the risk of
severe personal injury or death.
If approximately (10) minutes have passed since the rescuer shut down the high voltage system
(refer to
3-3.1 High Voltage System Shut-Down Procedure (DG–20)) , then the dismantler can cut the
vehicle except for the Li-ion battery.
DO NOT cut the Li-ion battery due to possible electrocution risk and electrolyte solution leakage.
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4-1 Jump Starting Procedures
NOTE:Jumper cable connections under the hood of the Q50 HYBRID are not connected directly to
a battery. They are connected to chassis ground and a fuse box terminal. Refer to the
following instructions and the above illustration.
1. If the booster battery is in another vehicle (A) , position the two vehicles (A and B) to bring the12V battery and fuse box into close proximity to each other.
DO NOT allow the two vehicles to touch.
2. Apply the parking brake. Move the selector lever the P (Park) position. Switch off all unnecessary electrical systems (headlights, heater, air conditioner, etc.) .
3. Remove fuse box cover on the Q50 HYBRID and connect jumper cables in the sequence as illustrated ( ) .
• Always connect positive (+) to positive (+) and negative (-) to body ground (for example,
as illustrated) , not to the 12V battery.
• Make sure the jumper cables do not touch moving parts in the engine compartment and that the cable clamps do not contact any other metal.
• If the hybrid system does not start right away, push the ignition switch to the OFF position and wait approximately ten (10) seconds before trying again.
4. Start the engine of the booster vehicle (A) and let it run for a few minutes.
5. Start the hybrid system of the vehicle being jump started (B) .
6. After starting the hybrid system, carefully disconnect the negative cable and then the positive cable ( ) .
7. Reinstall the fuse box cover.
NOTE:
If it is not possible to turn the hybrid system ON by following this procedure, contact
an INFINITI retailer immediately.
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9. Remove the rear seat back finisher (1) , and rear seatback plate (2) .
10. Remove the trunk room finisher, trunk side finisher LH, and trunk side finisher RH. Refer to the Trunk Room Trim Exploded View in
6-2.1 Exploded Views (DG–42).
11. Remove fuse and fusible link box from Li-ion battery according to the following steps. a. Remove the fuse and fusible link box cover toremove harness mounting nuts (A) and (B) .
b. Remove the relay (1) from fuse and fusible link box.
c. Remove the fuse and fusible link box from Li-ion battery, and move to side.
12. Remove the cover of 12V battery positive terminal.
13. Remove the DC/DC harness (1) from 12V battery.
14. Disconnect sub oil pump inverter harness connectors (A)
15. Disconnect positive terminal from 12V battery, and disconnect fusible link harness connector (12V battery
side) (A) .
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