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■Setting “Charge Now” to “On”
The “Charge Now” setting can be changed by performing one of the
two following procedures.
Operation on “Charge Schedule” screen
Press the charging schedule switch.
The “Charge Schedule” screen will display on the multi-information dis-
play.
Press or of the
meter control switches to
select “Charge Now”, and
then press .
Each time is pressed,
“Charge Now” switches between
“On” and “Off”.
Operation on “Ending” screen
Turn the power switch off.
The “Ending” screen is displayed on the multi-information display.
(P. 198)
While the “Ending” screen is
displayed, press or
of the meter control switches
to display the “Next Event”
screen.
*
*
: When the power switch is turned
off, the “Charge Now” setting
screen may be displayed.
Press to set “Charge Now” to “On”.
Each time is pressed, “Charge Now” switches between “On” and
“Off”.
After setting operations are complete, charging starts when the
charging cable is connected. (P. 155)
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■Changing “Next Charging Event”*
*
: When “Charge Now” is set to “On” etc., it is not possible to change the reg-
istered “Next Charging Event”.
Press the charging schedule switch.
The “Charge Schedule” screen will display on the multi-information dis-
play.
Press or of the
meter control switches to
select “Next Charging
Event”, and then press .
The “Edit Next Charging Event”
screen will display.
Press or of the
meter control switches to
select the item to change,
and then press .
Change the registered settings
in accordance with the following
table.
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SettingOperation
Charging Mode/Time
Operate , , and of the meter control
switches to set the charging mode (“Start” or
“Departure”) and charging start (or departure) time.
After changing the settings, press to return the
previous screen.
“Day”
Operate or of the meter control switches to
select the day to carry out charging according to the
charging schedule.
After changing the setting, press to return the
previous screen.
“Climate Prep”
(if equipped)
This can be set when the charging mode is set to
“Departure”. Each time is pressed, air condition-
ing-linked operation switches between “On” and
“Off”.
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After setting operations are
complete, press .
A confirmation screen of chang-
ing “Next Charging Event” will
display.
Press or of the meter
control switches to select “Yes”,
and then press to save the
charging schedule.
Press to return to the previous screen.
When canceling the “Next Charging Event”, select “No” and then press
.
■Charging schedule switch
●The charging schedule switch functions regardless of the condition of the
power switch.
However, when the charging schedule switch is pressed while the power
switch is not turned to ON mode, if the meter control switches are not oper-
ated for a certain amount of time after the charging schedule setting screen
is displayed, the display automatically turns off.
●The charging schedule switch cannot be used while driving.
■When charging schedule setting operations are canceled
When the vehicle is in the following conditions, charging schedule setting
operations are canceled.
●A message is displayed while performing a setting operation
●The power switch is operated before the settings are confirmed
●The vehicle starts off
●A display with a higher priority than that of the charging schedule setting is
shown
■Charging schedule
The “Charge Schedule” screen can be displayed and setting operations can
be performed from the “Vehicle Settings” setting on the multi-information dis-
play. (P. 726)
■“Next Charging Event”
After charging completes, the “Next Charging Event” displayed on the multi-
information display will not change until the charging cable is removed, even
after charging is performed according to the “Next Charging Event” schedule.
■To return to original setting after changing “Next Charging Event” set-
ting
Turning the setting of “Charge Now” on and then off can return the setting of
“Next Charging Event” to its original setting.
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■When “Next Charging Event” is changed while charging
● When the charging mode is “Departure”, the current charging is interrupted
or continued depending on the remaining time until the charging is com-
pleted.
● When the charging mode is “Start”, the current charging is interrupted, the
next charging will start at the set time.
■ When the power switch is turned off
It is possible to check the next charge
schedule (“Next Charging Event”) by oper-
ating or of the meter control
switches while the power switch is turned
off and the “Ending” screen*1 ( P. 198) is
displayed.*2
*1: The “Ending” screen may not be dis-
played during charging.
*2: When the power switch is turned off, the “Next Charging Event” confir-
mation screen may be displayed.
WARNING
■ Cautions while performing the setting operation
When performing the setting operation while the hybrid system is operated,
ensure that the vehicle is parked in a place with adequate ventilation. In a
closed area such as a garage, exhaust gases including harmful carbon
monoxide (CO) may collect and enter the vehicle. This may lead to death or
a serious health hazard.
NOTICE
■ While performing the setting operation
When performing the setting operation while the hybrid system is stopped,
be careful that the 12-volt battery will not be discharged.
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Charging starts, even though charge schedule is registered
“Charge Now” is set to “On”
When charging according to the charging
schedule, set “Charge Now” to “Off”.
(P. 174)
Charge schedule is set to
“Off”Check that charge schedule is not set to
“Off”. (P. 1 7 2 )
Charging mode is set to
“Departure” and schedule
departure time is close to
current timeWhen the system determines that there is
no time to finish charging by the set sched-
uled departure time, it starts charging.
Check the charge schedules.
Charging cable was
removed and reinserted
while charging indicator was
flashingIf the charging cable is removed and rein-
serted while the charging indicator is flash-
ing, the charging schedule is canceled
(P. 158). Temporarily remove the charging
cable, and then reconnect it.
The Remote Air Conditioning
System was operated
When the Remote Air Conditioning System
is operated, the system will start charging,
even if the charge schedule is registered. To
carry out charging using the charging
schedule, stop the Remote Air Conditioning
System, and then reconnect the charging
cable.
“Traction Battery Heater”
(P. 144) operated
When the charging mode is set to “Depar-
ture”, “Traction Battery Heater” may operate
before charging starts. Check the status of
the charging indicator. (P. 115)
Charging ends earlier than time set in “Departure”
Charging end time does not
match estimated end time
due to condition of power
source or outside tempera-
tureIf sudden changes in temperature or
changes in the condition of the power
source occur while charging, charging may
end earlier than the time estimated by the
system.
Likely causeCorrection procedure
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Charging is not complete, even though it is time set in “Departure”
“Climate Prep” is set to “On”
(vehicles with “Climate Prep”
function)
When “Climate Prep” is set to “On”, the air
conditioning operates until the set departure
time. Therefore, charging may not complete
by the set time due to charging conditions.
To have the hybrid battery (traction battery)
fully charged, allow charging to continue.
Charging end time does not
match estimated end time
due to condition of power
source or outside tempera-
tureIf sudden changes in temperature or
changes in the condition of the power
source occur while charging, charging may
not end exactly at the time estimated by the
system.
Charging does not start, even though it is time set in “Start”
Charging cable was con-
nected after set timeConnect the charging cable before the time
set in “Start”.
Likely causeCorrection procedure
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Instrument cluster
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The meter control switches equipped on the steering wheel can be
used to switch the screen display and change settings related to func-
tions displayed on the screen.
Each time the button is
pressed, the mileage display
switches among odometer, trip
meters, etc., and the fuel con-
sumption information for each
distance switches as well.
(P. 214)
Pressing , , or
performs such operations as
scrolling the screen
*, switching
the contents of the display
* and
moving the cursor.
This button is used to perform such operations as selecting the cur-
rent item or switching between on and off.
When pressed, the display returns to the previous screen.
*: On screens where the screen can be scrolled and the display can be
switched, marks are displayed to indicate the direction of operation (such
as and ).
Operations related to the combination meter
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Left-hand drive vehicles
When the switches are pressed, the instrument cluster light changes
as follows.
The instrument cluster brightness levels that can be selected differ
depending on whether the tail lights are on and surrounding brightness lev-
els. (P. 202)
Darker
Brighter
When the switches are pressed,
the adjustment level check screen
(pop-up display
*) is displayed on
the main display.
*: A short time after the operation is completed, the pop-up display turns off.
Furthermore, the pop-up display can be turned on and off in the “Meter
Customize” settings. (P. 250)
Right-hand drive vehicles
To adjust the brightness of the instrument cluster light, perform opera-
tions on the screen of the multi-information display. (P. 247)
The instrument cluster brightness levels that can be selected differ
depending on whether the tail lights are on and surrounding brightness lev-
els. (P. 202)
Press or of the meter control switches on the screen
and select .
Press to display the cursor.
Instrument cluster light control
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