782-1. Fuel cell electric vehicle
Owners Manual_USA_M62064_en
■Maintenance, repair, recycling,
and disposal
Contact your Toyota dealer regard-
ing maintenance, repair, recycling,
and disposal. Do not dispose of the
vehicle or any of its components
yourself.
The electric motor (traction
motor) allows smooth, powerful
takeoff and acceleration. This
vehicle drives similarly to a gas-
oline vehicle without any special
actions by the driver. ( P.169)
As there are no engine sounds
and the vehicle is quiet, opera-
tion noises unique to fuel cell
electric vehicle components
may be heard. ( P.77)
■Regenerative braking
In the following si tuations, the vehi-
cle generates electricity from the
deceleration of the vehicle while
driving.
●The accelerator pedal is released
while driving with the shift position
in D.
●The brake pedal is depressed
while driving with the shift position
in D.
■Charging the traction battery
Because electricity generated by the
fuel cell stack and regenerative
braking charges the traction battery,
the battery does not need to be
charged from an outside source.
However, if the vehicle is left parked
for a long time, the traction battery
will slowly discharge. For this rea-
son, be sure to drive the vehicle at
least once every few months for at
least 30 minutes or 10 miles (16
km). If the traction ba
ttery becomes fully
discharged and yo u are unable to
start the fuel cell system, contact
your Toyota dealer.
■Charging the 12-volt battery
P.487
■Sounds and vibrations specific
to a fuel cell e lectric vehicle
Because there is no engine sound
or vibration, it is easy to mistake the
fuel cell electric vehicle for being off
when it is actually still running, as
indicated by the “READY” indicator
being illumina ted. For safety, make
sure to always shift the shift position
to P and apply the parking brake
when parked.
The system may behave differ-
ently on cold days as it may be
performing a special cold-start
process to improve the start up
performance. ( P.180)
Operation noises ( P.77),
purge process ( P.182), etc.,
may differ from usual. However,
this is not a malfunction.
Compressed hydrogen gas fuel
can be filled at hydrogen sta-
tions.
More information about hydrogen
fuel and fueling can be found in the
“Opening the fuel door” section of
this manual. ( P.210)
Driving the vehicle
Fuel cell system
Fuel filling
