2015 MITSUBISHI iMiEV Owner's Manual (in English)

Door locks 5-8 Features and controls
5
5. Install a new battery with the + side (A) down. 6. Close the remote control transmitter firmly. 7. Place the remote control transmitter in theremote control transmitter case, then securely close the remote control trans- mitter case.8. Check the keyless entry system to see that it works.
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Turn the key toward the front of the vehicle to lock the door. After checking that the door is
locked, turn the key back to the center and remove it.
NOTE
 A certified i-MiEV dealer can replace the battery for you if you prefer. CAUTION When the remote control transmitter case is opened, be careful to
keep water, dust, etc.
out. Also, do not touch
internal components.+ side - side Coin type battery CR1620
Door locks
WA R N I N GMake sure all doors are tightly closed and locked while driving.• Locked doors, in co
mbination with the
use of seat belts, can help reduce the riskof ejection in
an accident.
• Locked doors can help keep passengers, especially small children, from opening doors and falling out
of moving vehicles.
• Locked doors can help
prevent outsiders
from gaining access to your vehicle when you slow down or come to a stop.
 Lock your vehicle when
ever you leave it.
Children who get into
unlocked vehicles
may not be able to get out. Children trapped inside vehicles can quickly be overcome by heat
and suffer serious
injury or death due to heat stroke. Never leave children unattended inside a vehicle. In addition
to the risk of heat
stroke, children can activate switches and controls, resulting in an injury or fatalaccident.
To lock or unlock the door with the key
1- Insert or remove the key 2- Lock 3- Unlock
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Power door locks
Features and controls 5-9
5
Move the lock knob to the lock position to lock the door. All doors should be kept locked while driv-ing. The driver’s door can be unlocked without using the lock knob by pulling on the insidedoor handle. 1. Move the inside lock knob to the locked position.
2. Be sure the keys are not inside the vehi- cle. Close the door.
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If you open the driver’s door while the key isin the “LOCK” or “ACC” position, a tonewill sound, reminding you
to remove the key.
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If the key is in the electric motor switch when you push the lock knob forward with the driver’s door or passenger’s door open, the lock knob will automatically return to theunlocked position.
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To lock or unlock the door from the inside 1- Lock 2- Unlock To lock the door without using the key
Key reminder buzzer Lock out protection
Power door locks
NOTE
 When locking or unlocking with the key on the driver’s door, only the driver’s door willlock or unlock.  Repeated continuous
operation between lock
and unlock could acti
vate the power door
locking systems built-i
n protection circuit
and prevent the system’s from operating. Ifthis occurs, wait about
1 minute before oper-
ating the power door lock switch.
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Child safety locks for rear door 5-10 Features and controls
5
All of the doors and the liftgate can be locked or unlocked by operating the power door lock switch on the driver’s or the passenger’s door.
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All doors and the liftgate will unlock when the selector lever is moved to the “P” (PARK) position with the electric motor switch in the“ON” position.
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Child safety locks help prevent rear passen-gers, especially child
ren, from opening the
rear door using the inside door handle. A lock lever for the child safety lock is pro- vided on each rear door.When the lever is in the lock position (1), the rear door cannot be opened using the inside door handle.To open the rear door when the child safety lock lever is in the lock position, pull the out- side door handle.When the lever is in the release position (2), the child safety lock is released and the rear
To lock and unlock by the power door lock switch 1- Lock 2- Unlock To unlock the doors and liftgate You can select the functions to unlock the doors and liftgate either using the electric motor switch position or using the selector lever position.These functions are not
activated when the
vehicle is shipped from the factory. To acti- vate or deactivate
these functions, please
contact a certified i-MiEV dealer.
Using the selector lever position
Child safety locks for rear door 1- To lock 2- To release
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Liftgate
Features and controls 5-11
5
door can be opened using the inside door han- dle.
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After unlocking the liftgate, push the switch(A) and pull up the liftgate.
Pull the liftgate grip (A) downward as illus- trated. Gently push the upper gate from the outside with enough force so that it is com- pletely closed. Always ensure the liftgate issecurely closed.
WA R N I N G Always keep the door
s tightly closed and
locked when driving. An unlocked door may be accidentally
opened by a passen-
ger, especially by
a child who could fall
out. Also, if the doors are not locked, there is a greater risk of
someone being thrown
from the vehicle
in an accident.
Liftgate
WA R N I N GWhen opening and closing the liftgate, make sure that there are no people nearby and be careful not to hit your head or pinch your hands, neck, etc.
To open
NOTE
 If you do not open the li
ftgate immediately
after pulling the handle,
the liftgate can not
be lifted. If this happens, pull the handle again and lift
the liftgate.
 The liftgate cannot be opened when the bat- tery is flat or disconnected.
To close
CAUTION To avoid injuring your hand or arm, do not attempt to close the liftgate the gate grip (A). Before starting the vehi
cle, be sure to con-
firm that the liftgate is locked. If the liftgate opens while driving the vehicle, objectsstored in the luggage compartment could fall out into the road. When closing the liftga
te, always ensure that
everybody removes their hands and fingers from the liftgate opening.NOTE
 Gas struts (B) are instal
led to support the lift-
gate.To prevent damage or faulty operation. • Do not hold the gas struts when closing the liftgate. • Also, do not push or pull on the gas struts.
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Theft-alarm system 5-12 Features and controls
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The theft-alarm system is designed to provide protection from unauthorized entry into thevehicle. This system
is operated in three
stages: the first is the “armed” stage, the sec- ond is the “alarm” stage, and third is the “dis-armed” stage. If triggered, the system provides both audible and visual alarm sig- nals.
Park the vehicle and stop the electric motor unit. Arm the system
as described below.
1. Remove the key from the electric motor switch.
2. Lock all doors and the liftgate by using the keyless entry system. At this time, the theft-alarm indicator (A) in the meter cluster
flashes for confirma-
tion.
• Do not attach any pl
astic material, tape,
etc., to the gas struts. • Do not tie anything, etc., around the gas struts. • Do not hang any objects on the gas struts.
Theft-alarm system
NOTE
CAUTION Do not modify or add parts to the theft-alarm system. Doing so could
cause the theft-alarm
to malfunction.
Armed stage
Arm the system and leave
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Theft-alarm system
Features and controls 5-13
5
3. The system has ente
red the armed stage
after about 20 seconds, when the theft-alarm indicator flashi
ng becomes slower.
The theft-alarm indicator continues to flash while the system is in the armedstage.
The alarm will be activated if the following occurs while the vehicle is parked and the system is armed.  One of the doors and the liftgate is opened without using the keyless entry system.
When the alarm is activated: 1. The headlights blink on and off for 3 min- utes. After 3 minutes the headlights automati-cally shut off. 2. The horn will sound intermittently for 3 minutes.
The alarm can be deacti
vated in the following
ways.  By using the keyless entry system to lock or unlock the doors and liftgate. Turn the electric motor switch to the “ON” position.
The system will be disarmed if the following operation is performed.  The electric motor switch is turned to the “ON” position.
NOTE
 The system will be disarmed if, while the theft-alarm indicator is
illuminated, all doors
and the liftgate are
unlocked by using the
keyless entry system.  The system will be disarmed if, while the theft-alarm indicator is illuminated, the elec-tric motor switch is turned to the “ON”.  The system will not be armed if a door or the liftgate is not completely closed. If this hap- pens, rearm the system
as described above.
 The theft-alarm system can be activated when people are riding inside the vehicle or when the windows are open. To prevent acci-dental activati
on of the alarm, do not set the
system to the system armed mode while peo- ple are riding in the vehicle.  If the answerback function (flashing of the turn signal lights by locking and unlockingthe doors and the liftgate
) is deactivated, the
turn signal lights do not flash after the lock- ing and unlocking operation.For information on the answerback function, refer to “Keyless entry system” on pages 5-5.
Alarm stage Type of alarm Horn sounds!Headlights blink on and off!
NOTE
 The alarm will continue to operate for 3 min- utes. At the end of that
period, the alarm will
automatically shut off
to save battery power.
The system will then
be rearmed until the
proper disarming step is taken.  The alarm will resu
me if unauthorized
actions are taken again, even if the alarm has stopped.
Alarm deactivation Disarmed stage
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Power window control 5-14 Features and controls
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 All doors and the lift
gate are unlocked by
using the keyless entry system.
Use the following proce
dure to test the sys-
tem:
1. Lower the driver’s window. 2. Arm the system as explained in “Armedstage”. 3. Make sure that the theft-alarm indicator comes on and flashe
s for approximately
20 seconds. 4. Wait a few seconds and then unlock the driver’s side door by using the inside doorlock knob. Open the door. 5. Make sure that the horn sounds intermit- tently and the headlights blink when a door is opened. 6. Disarm the system by unlocking all doorsand the liftgate by using the keyless entry system.
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NOTE
 If the UNLOCK button on the remote control transmitter is operated when all doors and the liftgate are closed and no door is opened within approximately 30 seconds, re-armingwill automatically occur.  The amount of time afte
r unlocking until the
vehicle relocks automatically can be adjusted. See a certified i-MiEV dealer for details.  Once the system has been disarmed, it can- not be rearmed except
by repeating the arm-
ing procedure.
Testing the theft-alarm system Disarm...by using the keyless entry system
Power window control 1- Open (down) 2- Close (up)
NOTE
 Never try to operate the main switch and sub-switch in different
directions at the same
time. This will free
ze the window in posi-
tion.  Operating the power windows repeatedly with the electr
ic motor unit stopped will run
down the 12V starter battery. Use the win- dow switches only while the electric motorunit is operating.WA R N I N G Before operating the power windows, make sure that nothing can be trapped (head, hands, fingers, etc.) in the window. Never leave the vehi
cle without carrying
the key. Never leave children
or unreliable adults
unattended inside the vehicle.
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Power window control
Features and controls 5-15
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The main switch located on the driver’s door can be used to opera
te all the windows.
A window can be opened
or closed by operat-
ing the corresponding switch. Press the switch down to open the window,and pull up the switch to close it. If the driver’s door window switch is fully pressed down, the driver’s door window auto- matically opens completely. If you want to stop the window movement,operate the switch lightly in the reverse direc- tion.
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Each sub-switch can be
used for it’s own pas-
senger door window, unless the driver’s win-dow lock switch is activated.
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The power windows can be run up or downwhen the electric motor switch is in the “ON” position. The door windows can be opened or closedfor a 30-second period after the electric motor switch is turned to the “ACC” or “LOCK” position. However, once the driver’s door orthe front passenger’s door is opened, the power windows cannot be operated.
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When this switch is in the lock mode, the pas-senger door switches cannot be used to open or close the door windows, and the mainswitch will open or close only the driver’s door window. To unlock the switch, press it again.
Main switch 1- Driver’s door window switch2- Front passenger door window switch3- Left rear door window switch 4- Right rear door window switch 5- Lock switch
Sub switch 1- Close2- OpenPower window timer function
Lock switch 1- Lock 2- UnlockWA R N I N G Before driving with a child in the vehicle, be sure to lock the window switch to make it inoperative. Children tampering withthe switch could easily trap their hands or heads in the window.
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