Plug-In Hybrid

PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric vehicle)

Plug-in Hybrid information

The Plug-in Hybrid vehicle flexibly uses power from the electric system and power from the engine according to the efficient driving conditions.

Starting Plug-in Hybrid mode

Press PHEV on the home screen.

Menu screen for Plug-in Hybrid mode

The Plug-in Hybrid menu consists of five sections: EV range, Energy information, Charge management, ECO driving, Energy flow.

  1. EV range

    Displays the distance of possible driving on the map.

  2. Energy information

    Displays the battery information.

  3. Charge management

    Moves to the Charge management menu.

  4. ECO driving

    Moves to the ECO driving menu.

  5. Energy flow

    Moves to the Energy flow menu.

ECO driving

This displays the fuel economy information and previous driving history according to the vehicle’s driving.

Fuel economy

This displays fuel economy information according to vehicle’s driving.

Press PHEV > ECO driving > Fuel economy.

  1. Fuel engine use / Electric motor use

    Displays fuel economy information. (The graph is updated every 2 minutes and 30 seconds.)

  2. Average

    Displays average fuel economy according to the vehicle’s driving.

  3. Reset

    Resets information of the displayed fuel economy graph.

The fuel economy graph is reset when the system is turned off.

History

This displays the date, distance and fuel economy of the previous driving history.

Press PHEV > ECO driving > History.

  • The star-shaped icon on the date with the highest fuel economy is displayed.

  • If you want to delete the previous driving history, press [] > Delete history.

    • Mark all: Marks all items.

    • Unmark all: Unmarks all items.

    • Delete: Deletes the selected items.

Energy information

This displays the detailed information of the battery information.

Press PHEV > Energy information.

  1. Total range

    Displays the distance of possible driving with current fuel and battery.

  2. Electric

    Displays the distance of possible driving with current remaining battery.

  3. Fuel

    Displays the distance of possible driving with current remaining fuel.

  4. Battery

    Displays current battery level.

  5. Displays the expected charging time while the charging cable is being connected.

When the charging cable is connected, the remaining time to full charge is displayed.

Energy flow

This displays the status of the power delivery for each component according to the vehicle’s driving.

Press PHEV > Energy flow.

  1. Displays the driving state of the plug-in hybrid vehicle.

  2. Displays the flow of power transfer between the components.

Driving status of plug-in hybrid vehicle

Idle mode

The vehicle is in the Idle mode with no delivery of power.

Hybrid mode

The engine’s power and the motor’s power are both used for driving the vehicle.

Engine mode

The engine’s power is used for driving the vehicle.

Charging in engine mode

The engine’s power is used for driving the vehicle and the battery is charged at the same time.

Battery charging 1

While the vehicle is in the Idle mode, the engine’s power is used for charging the battery.

Battery charging 2

The deceleration energy from braking is used for charging the battery.

Engine brake

The engine’s power is used for slowing down the vehicle.

Electric mode

The battery power is used for driving the motor, which drives the vehicle. The engine’s power is not used.

Charging in electric mode

The engine’s power is used for charging the battery, and the electric motor power is used for driving the vehicle at the same time.

Battery charging 3

Both the engine’s power and the deceleration energy from braking are used for charging the battery.

Charging when engine braking

The engine’s power is used for slowing down the vehicle, and the deceleration energy is used for charging the battery at the same time.

EV range

This displays the distance of possible driving on the map.

Press PHEV > EV range.

  • Shaded area: Unreachable areas.

Charge management

Charging settings

This function is automatically set to begin charging the battery at the scheduled time of the day you have selected.

Departure time settings

Set the intended departure time for the charging schedule.

  1. Press PHEV > Charge management > Charging settings > Next departure.

  2. Press [].

    1. If you don't want to use the settings, press this button.

    2. Changes the settings.

  3. When you press OK, this function sets to the desired departure time.

    • Repeat: Selects the day of the week you want to charge.

Scheduled charging

When Scheduled charging, you can set to off-peak time settings.

  1. Press PHEV > Charge management > Charging settings > Scheduled charging.

  2. Press [].

    • Off-peak tariffs prioritised: Charging starts in consideration of the scheduled charge time.

    • Off-peak tariffs only: Charges only within scheduled charging time.

Charging current (If equipped)

Charging current (Type 1) (If equipped)

You can select an appropriate charging current when using an AC charger (station), or AC charger (portable).

Press PHEV > Charge management > Charging current.

AC charging current (Type 2) (If equipped)

You can set the current to be supplied by the AC charger to 60%, 90%, or 100%.

Press PHEV > Charge management > AC charging current.